Unexpected Parker Duofold Bid Snipe

[sidthecat]

You can put it on a tasteful silk ribbon and wear it. A word of caution, though...put a dab of craft adhesive on the cap threads to keep it from wandering away.

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You can put it on a tasteful silk ribbon and wear it. A word of caution, though...put a dab of craft adhesive on the cap threads to keep it from wandering away.

I'll use a lanyard. Better than a clip in a school of thieves.

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IT'S HERE! It looks a lot smaller than I thought, though. Certainly makes a great pocket pen. Unposted, it's a Kaweco Liliput. Posted, it's as long as my Parker 51. The gold nib definitely has some flex, going from a wet fine up to a BB (1._ mm). It writes like a gushing firehose, so it will struggle until I can get my hands on some Pelikan ink. It fills well, does not hiss when I put my mouth on the button end and blew, and blew out bubbles in clear water when I pressed the button, which will probably break my thumb from that heavy push needed to fill up the entire sac. IT WRITES LIKE HEAVEN. I have to acknowledge that this is my first fully exposed gold nib (previously purchased hooded nibs to avoid getting pens stolen) so flex is new to me. I. Love. It.

 

If I had known the size of the pen, I would have easily brought it to school, considering the ringtop function and concealable size. But, becuase it's a Duofold, it stays home.

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FLEXY FLEXY (The camera angle diminishes the actual size of the flex)