Paker 75 bent clip - how/whether to fix

[oblique]

Hi! I have just acquired a P-75 Vermeil set. The fountain pen was never inked, yet the clip is slightly banana-shaped. Same story with the pencil.

 

What do you think? Did they come like this from the factory? Could I attempt to straighten the clip? Thanks!

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P.S. The gold plate is mostly gone after 50 years of sitting in the box.

[Marioferu]

Lovely. I have the regular silver model, flat tasies that I bought 1 or two years ago and is like new. They have been went to the clouds lately, 200 or 300 bucks.

[Ron Z]

The clips on these pens can not be removed, so any straightening has to be done on the pen.  You can slip a small screwdriver under the clip, lift slightly and pen the end down.  If you walk your way up the clip you can control the curve of the clip.

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On 3/3/2021 at 7:21 PM, Marioferu said:

Lovely. I have the regular silver model, flat tasies that I bought 1 or two years ago and is like new. They have been went to the clouds lately, 200 or 300 bucks.

Yes lovely, especially they are haptically unique, very pleasant to hold and anti-slip. As to the price - you still won't get that much value for the same money in new pens I'm afraid. Thus the market is wise... And there are still / always bargains to be had for people that can shop around and wait.

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On 3/3/2021 at 8:12 PM, Ron Z said:

The clips on these pens can not be removed, so any straightening has to be done on the pen.  You can slip a small screwdriver under the clip, lift slightly and pen the end down.  If you walk your way up the clip you can control the curve of the clip.

 

Thanks. I believe you wrote about the ballpoint. The clip of the FP I believe can be taken off by removing the tassie. What you suggest would work for a clip that was bent in the other, more usual way. (Towards or away from the body.) Mine are ever-just-so-slightly bent to the side. Maybe I should stop worrying about it instead of risking to overbend. I don't think most people would notice. But I could imagine a tubular sleeve bending tool, for instance, to be able to apply the bending force with precision.