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Hello, is there a place on the web, where one can buy a spare gold filled cap for a parker 51 vacumatic that is dated 1948? The one I have has a cap that has lost parts of its 'gold filling.". Your advice will be highly appreciated. Thank you.

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My 1948 gold filled 51 also has "brassing" in the same location. It gives it character. I wouldn't replace it myself. If you want to, you can lightly polish the area with a sunshine cloth and the brass will shine up to look like the surrounding gold and it will look much better.

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In my experience, not many good quality caps are for sale, or come up for auction that regularly

 

Your best bet is either:

 

1) contact some of the P51 experts and online sellers - like Ernesto at Parker51.com directly

 

2) just be patient, and keep searching ebay etc for badly listed auctions or auctions with poor photos ( sometimes sellers dont know what they have, and list pens at BIN prices below market rate)

 

Pens with perfect caps command a premium, for a reason - most pens were used ( they were an expensive item back in the day) and so there are far more dented/brassed/scratched caps around than pristine ones

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Thank you so much for your all of the valuable comments. Of course, I can leave with the cap as I am in love with my pen and the way it performs each day. I will check with Ernesto directly or leave it for its character and look as is. I think that the gold plating might be one option. However, I understand that there is a difference between gold-filling and gold-plating. I am so new to this hobby with respect to P 51s.

 

Thanks again.

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With patience and persistence one may be able to come across not one but dozens of spare gold filled/rolled gold caps in pristine condition.

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With patience and persistence one may be able to come across not one but dozens of spare gold filled/rolled gold caps in pristine condition.

 

And... where can I buy that "patient" you keep talking about? I'd prefer someone with local stock, since I'm in a hurry ;)

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Impossible if in case you are in a hurry. :)

 

You being in a hurry is evident from your clicking the 'submit' button twice in a row. :) :)

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Mitto sir, If you come across one in Pakistan, please do let me know. I will be glad to buy it from you. Thank you.

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Mitto sir, If you come across one in Pakistan, please do let me know. I will be glad to buy it from you. Thank you.

You want one like these?

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1phfpLnVx1lnzBDmsyVfrSkzcs-FbzIvR/view?usp=drivesdk

 

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oEHOphNE5fwKn9LAfPgw6BChVf-5z4I8/view?usp=drivesdk

 

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Salaams, Will these fit. These seem like the ones that are on aerometric. If you find a parker 51 aerometric the whole pen please let me know. I would like to buy one from you. Thank you sir.

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Salaams, Will these fit. These seem like the ones that are on aerometric. If you find a parker 51 aerometric the whole pen please let me know. I would like to buy one from you. Thank you sir.

 

Ok. So you are after this one. The transitional cap that came with the 1948 vac 51s.

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n_289N0-hJ_kWSnsXC8EdBPrHhxx2zfv/view?usp=drivesdk

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If I'm not mistaken, you've already found a cap replacement? I have a NOS gf cap I'm trying to get rid of.

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