Unknown Parker 51 Nib

[NGiducos]

I just got the pet and im amazed by this nib, its very thin in construction and it puts out a very thin one as well, ive tried to compare it with some of my other pens but nothing came close to its level of fineness, then i tried to compare it with some of my gel pens and it wrote quite the same. It wrote with a 0.5-0.6 line. A possible accountant nib?

 

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1SG1YUhzEfJnBtPBjOicVvQ5dXDY2_yRF

[Fermata]

One of my Parker 51s which I had called Fine nibbed has a 0.5mm line.

 

A rough guide for me, on Parker 51s is 0.3 Ef, 0.5 F, 0.7 Medium, 0.9 Broad.

 

But there are differences for US and UK made 51s which tend to be a little broader.

[NGiducos]

Oh i see thank you for replying . So in short 51 nibs are generally much finer than parker 45 nibs.

[Fermata]

Yes, 45 nibs tend to be wider.

 

I have a broad P45, that is a .9 width. Different types and combinations of ink and paper can also have a significant effect on line width also.

Edited February 15, 2018 by Parkette

[NGiducos]

I have an x 45 and its really comparable to the fineness of the 51, true ink and paper can make a difference but ive inked both of them with the same ink, pelikan violet and 45 still writes comparably thicker than the 51

[watch_art]

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/196187-parker-51-nib-widths-compared-to-other-brands/?p=1986581

[NGiducos]

Thanks for replying, i have already viewed that thread and as it was stated there parker didnt mark their nibs on 51, so its a bit hard and confusing (unless it has the original sticker it had). None the less thanks for sharing your time with my inquiries

[Chrissy]

It looks like an EF nib, and maybe it doesn't have that much tipping left, which probably makes it write a finer line anyway.

[NGiducos]

Thank you Chrissy for replying, you do make a good point, i did think that the tipping on my 51 was abit run down! Ill take it to a nib meister some time next month for a proper prognosis of its current state

[inkstainedruth]

I would concur that it's likely to be an EF, from the photos. I don't know enough about the more "exotic" nibs that might have been available for 51s (I have mostly Fs, but a couple of Ms, a couple of EFs, and a one English-made 51 Aerometric with what I think is an OB (certainly an OM) nib.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth