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"omas Extra" - Real? How To Clean?


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I purchased this used on a whim. (hopefully that whim wasn't ill-founded) Can anyone tell me if it appears to truly be an Omas? The nib pic isn't very good but it's two tone, rose gold, marked 585 with the stylized angular "omas" above it. The markings on the pen body say only Omas Extra, beneath which says Made in Italy. There is one greek key band on the cap and the clip is plain.

 

My question is two-fold - is it real?

 

And... the plunger end is quite difficult to screw in and out, and the cap doesn't screw on easily either. How can I clean this pen thoroughly? I have filled and emptied it with soapy water several dozen times as well as with Goulet pen cleaner many many times too, still getting some ink out and both threaded areas are "resistant."

 

Is silicone grease the answer for the threads?

 

Thank you in advance for your expertise. :)

Nancy

 

 

 

 

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Why should it be not real?

Is a piston filled pen, and making a fake will be difficult and expansive.

It is also a niche pen, so it will not have a big market.

Definitively, is not a fake !.

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Why should it be not real?

Is a piston filled pen, and making a fake will be difficult and expansive.

It is also a niche pen, so it will not have a big market.

Definitively, is not a fake !.

While the pen in the OP is almost certainly authentic, I cringe every time I hear someone say stuff like that.

 

There is absolutely nothing difficult or expensive about making a piston filled pens. A great example are the Reform 1745s that were often sold for around $10.00.

 

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While the pen in the OP is almost certainly authentic, I cringe every time I hear someone say stuff like that.

 

There is absolutely nothing difficult or expensive about making a piston filled pens. A great example are the Reform 1745s that were often sold for around $10.00.

Fake pens are normally maded in China.

How many chinese pens piston filled do we know ? .....

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Hi Nancy -

 

Looks real… no issues there.

 

I would try asking your "repair" question in either the main forum, or the Repair Q&A forum. And though it won't fix your piston issue, I would also try polishing it with some Simichrome, it should shine up nicely.

 

Enjoy your new pen!

 

 

 

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Fake pens are normally maded in China.

How many chinese pens piston filled do we know ? .....

China builds space stations and send missions to the moon as well as many of the computers used to post here.

 

China can build a piston filler any time they want.

 

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China builds space stations and send missions to the moon as well as many of the computers used to post here.

 

China can build a piston filler any time they want.

I'm sure about that.

But again I never saw a fake pen piston filled. That's it. Nothing else.

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