Trillium Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 This nib is on a pen that is allegedly circa 1935 , German and made of celluloid....but the manufacturer is unknown. Odd, I know...but the nib intrigues me bth with the mark and the purity stamp..anyone have an idea who made this? Link to post Share on other sites
enchiridion Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 it's beautiful. Is it a stallion, a mustang or a unicorn? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++www.bermond.be Link to post Share on other sites
rwilsonedn Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Or a bock, perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites
pen2paper Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) lion rampant on torse?vintage Bock, looks like a stag, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Piston-fill-Fountain-pen-Bock-Heidelberg-14k-585-Gold-Nib-c1960-s-/181097834825 Edited June 12, 2013 by pen2paper http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons/emoticon-animal-007.gif~Hi! fountain pen enthusiast here~ Link to post Share on other sites
Strang Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I have a vintage Bock which has a goat in front of a mountain on the nib. But I don't know about this Rampant Unicorn mark. Link to post Share on other sites
inkstainedruth Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I had to turn my laptop upside down to see the logo better. But the heraldry geek in me is saying "(maybe) unicorn" (German-style ones sometimes did not have the "beard" that you normally see in heraldic unicorns), because it definitely looks like it's got a lion's tail; the horn, on the other hand, is a bit wimpy...). The nib appears to have a silver-colored cast to it (or at least that's how the image is coming up my my screen). But it appears to also say 14C. What does the decimal number mean? Is that some sort of alloy number? It makes me think of the decimal number hallmark for sterling silver but that is, IIRC .985 (I have a bracelet that my great aunt gave me that was made somewhere in South America, and my mom looked up the marking). Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth "It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen." Link to post Share on other sites
fabrimedeiros Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 But it appears to also say 14C. What does the decimal number mean? Is that some sort of alloy number? I Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth0.585 means 58.5% gold or 14c. 100% gold is 24c. 75% =18c Link to post Share on other sites
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