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What Nib For This Button Filled Striped Duofold?


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When I saw the listing linked below I asked a friend in Kuwait to press the Buy button on my behalf as early as possible.

 

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Parker-51-Forest-Green-Duofold-Green-Brown-Striped-Fountain-Pens-Repair/382293936743?hash=item59027e8a67:g:KAwAAOSwz3JaGQMF&_trkparms=gclientid%3DHgmOLSumDxqjQcR9CAwV89DaMZe3bp1I6CRLBBMcpiatjjdYcqkjBNeS9M4zifQd&_trksid=p2489528.m4335.l8656

 

And the pens were bought for me within minutes. I have the correct non recessed forest green hood for this 1948-49 forest green 51 (see the perfect shape 'press 6 times' filler shroud in picture 2). So that P51 would be completed the moment it arrives.

 

Now to the bonus pen. The non blue diamond little Striped Duofold ("Visiometer Ink Supply" Mens' Duofold?) needs a nib and perhaps a section as well as the seller says. Although I cant see anything wrong with the section, assuming I would be needing both nib and section for this pen, what are my options? Would it take a corresponding size Vacumatic nib and section? Further, what is the size of this pen?

 

Thanks.

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Khan M. Ilyas

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That is a nice catch!

 

The Duofold seems a bit shorter than the P51 so it might be the Jr size.

The ink vue section was also used on Parker Challenger pens so maybe you have to search in that direction when looking for spares. If I remember well, the nib on Striped Duofolds and Challengers was also of comparable style: both carried a plain gold nib, unmarked as to gold content, and with simple "PARKER PEN MADE IN USA" imprint, with or without date code.

Lengthwise, the Striped Duofold Jr and Challenger Jr are of comparable size but I do not know whether the sections are interchangeable.

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That is a nice catch!

 

The Duofold seems a bit shorter than the P51 so it might be the Jr size.

The ink vue section was also used on Parker Challenger pens so maybe you have to search in that direction when looking for spares. If I remember well, the nib on Striped Duofolds and Challengers was also of comparable style: both carried a plain gold nib, unmarked as to gold content, and with simple "PARKER PEN MADE IN USA" imprint, with or without date code.

Lengthwise, the Striped Duofold Jr and Challenger Jr are of comparable size but I do not know whether the sections are interchangeable.

Thank you, joss. And yes, I too have found out now that the nib would be a plain unmarked gold one like in this picture.

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ns9bqbMbM3NG4qqCXUuKz08pGPetm4Kw/view?usp=drivesdk

 

And I don't think there appears anything wrong with the visualated section. When saying the section is damaged, the seller perhaps refers to the teeth marks that he or someone else caused by using pliers for removing it from the barrel. If that is the damage, I am confident that could easily be filled and polished.

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