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I was researching the Parker VP, a pen that is currently the one I want to get next. I found two different shapes of nibs, but haven't been able to find an explanation. All that I've been able to figure out is that the second style seems to be far more rare.

 

Does anyone have any insight?

 

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I also do not recognize the VP nib on the second photo. I guess that it is not the light and/or angle with which the photo is taken that is fooling us? You may ask Pentooling.

 

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After checking the other pictures at Pentooling it is clear that it is not the light that is fooling us: it is another version of the VP nib with a wide flat top surface and extra broad nib points.

 

On one of the additional photos there is an accompanying original Parker pamphlet describing the pen as "VP with XBroad Right Foot Oblique 21 Gull Wing Nib".

 

I was not aware of the term "gull wing" in respect to VP nibs. As far as I am aware, that term was not used in Parker VP advertisements so maybe it does refer to the particular shape of this extra broad #21 nib.

 

So it is not a prototype but possibly a rare nib indeed.

 

And nice to learn something new, thanks for bringing it up.

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Good luck on your hunt for a VP - they are great pens. For the past 6 months my shirt pocket everyday pen has been a VP filled with Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black.

 

Yes, the second type of nib you show is rare. If you look 3/4 of the way down the "Site Updates" page at parker51.com, you can see another example on a VP with prototype features, where it is referred to as an "early winged nib."

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I've recently acquired a never-inked VP and am loving it. It came with a 62 nib, I've found both a 65 and 66 to try as well. Love this pen.

Does anybody have a scan of the owner's pamphlet that came with a new VP? I've been looking but so far, without any luck.

Thanks! -Carolyn

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I've recently acquired a never-inked VP and am loving it. It came with a 62 nib, I've found both a 65 and 66 to try as well. Love this pen.

Does anybody have a scan of the owner's pamphlet that came with a new VP? I've been looking but so far, without any luck.

 

Yes, you can download it from Jim Mamoulides' PenHero website:

http:www.penhero.com/PenGallery/Library/ParkerVP1962.htm

 

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18 hours ago, tomaster said:

I also have one of these (mint) VS Parker fountain pens in my collection, with a "gull wing" 14k nib. What else is special about this pen is the filling mechanism. https://tompens.com/en/toltotoll/parker-galeri/egyeb-parker/1198-striated-parker-vs-early-gull-wing-nib

 

Nice pen (though it is a VP, not VS) and nice picture of the Gull Wing nib!  As you may know, the Clean Filler is very fragile and the stem is prone to breakage. The most special though is the barrel with longitudinal grooves. I have not seen such a barrel before.

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These pens are really something special. I can’t help but wonder why Parker didn’t just sub the plastic used in 51 aero connectors for the lucite. You’d use the window, but that wasn’t a problem for the 51.

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