Comparisons Please

[OldGriz]

What is the big difference between the Parker 51 and the Parker 100...

Pam has a great sale going on the Parker 100 and I was considering one.. I am also considering the 51....

HELP....

[Bill D]

Hi Tom,

 

Just to be clear, by Parker 51, to you mean the vintage "51" or the recent Parker 51 SE (Special Edition)? They're very different pens, although they look similar on the outside. There are others here better qualified to explain the differences (I don't have either, though I hope to get an aerometric "51" at some point). Try searching through the old posts, and I think you'll find the old & new 51s discussed.

 

good luck!

Bill

[JeffTL]

The only hooded-nib Parker I have handled is an Aerometric from the 1950s, but I've heard that among modern Parkers, the 100 is better than the 51 SE, though there are probably some people who prefer the 51 SE. The 51 SE is not the same pen as an old 51; it doesn't self-fill or have a 51-like nib and feed.

 

Since the 51 SE appears to pretty much always be $350, and a sale price on the 100 would probably be less than $200, you might want to consider getting a new 100 and an old, actual 51 (Aerometric or Vacumatic) or two for what a 51 SE would cost you.

[TheNobleSavage]

I have a Modern Parker 51 SE and I absoutly love it. It is a wonderful writing pen that is very light IMO. The Parker 100 looks heavier and the design looks modern. Both pens have hooded nibs and both are cartridge converters. There are some similarities but for the most part, they are 2 completely different pens. OBTW the Parker 100 is much cheaper than the modern 51 SE. I think Pam Braun sells the 100 for under 140.00 brand new. Here are some pictures! I hope this helps!!

 

TNS

 

Parker 100

 

Parker 51 SE

 

Vintage Parker 51

[FLZapped]

What is the big difference between the Parker 51 and the Parker 100...

Pam has a great sale going on the Parker 100 and I was considering one.. I am also considering the 51....

HELP....

The 100 is larger and heavier. Writes very nice, very free flowing. (I have likened it to a firehose) The following compares it to a couple other pens I have.

 

-Bruce

 

Parker 100 writing.

 

BTW - The Falcon 50 is a fine point as is the 100.....the 21 is probably a medium.

 

Forgot I had this photo. The top pen is a 21, the middle a 100, the lower a falcon 50, which is a slender pen, much like a ballpoint - the box is what the 100 comes in:

 

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/FLZapped/Pens.jpg

Edited December 11, 2005 by FLZapped

[Glenn-SC]

FLZapped:

I didn't realize that the 100 was soooo big! I have both 21s and 50s so the photo really helped.

 

JeffTL:

I don't know of any 51s that "self fill", vacumatics and aeromatics "fill" through the creation of a vacuum in the pen body (via moving a diaphram or squeezing the sack in one way or another). Are you thinking about the 61?

Also, I just bought a NIB 51 SE off the green board for $175. Can't wait to see how it writes.