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Mystery Sheaffer 1990Ish


Madak

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Query,

Been trying to identify Sheaffer pen I bought back in 1990's. Anyone clue me in what model this might be? Hard to see Sheaffer written on the pocket clip due to the flash.

 

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Madak

 

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That's a good ol' Sheaffer school pen, 3rd gen; 1st gen was longer and more torpedo/cigar-shaped, 2nd gen was similar to yours but the barrel and cap had short, conical ends instead of the flat ends. Yours is missing the metal trim ring that goes on the barrel, where it meets the section (you can see the slight indentation where it fits on).

 

These are the pens that many of us grew up using in junior and senior high from the late 50s/early 60s onwards.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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You might look inside the cap. If you ever unscrewed the section (to replace the cartridge, say) and put the cap back on the barrel, the ring could have come off in the cap and then when you replaced the section and put the cap back on, it would've been shoved further in, up against the plastic inner cap. This happened to me and another FPNer.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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These are good pens and extremely durable. NOS ones might need some polishing or breaking in. They sold for about $4 in their day, bring about $8 today. They take the traditional Sheaffer cartridges, and some Sheaffer converters fit. The metal ones with a sac inside and a squeeze bar are the most likely to fit.

 

Though it may also be trim, that ring has bumps on it just the right size to hold the cap on. With years of wear the bumps may get worn down and the cap fit too loosely, but you can readjust them with needle nose pliers or even a Swiss Army Knife..

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