Cross 175th Anniversary Pens

[thx1138]

Has anyone got their hands on one of the 175 special edition fountain pens?

[Doug1426]

My local B&M pen  store told me that Cross is saying "the month of March" for availability. I have the rollerball, and am on the list for one of the FP.  They look beautiful.

[ljz]

all three versions sport a stainless steel nib, based on info I garnered from cross official website

 

which is a bit of a let-down considering they are anniversary pens

[Doug1426]

4 hours ago, ljz said:

all three versions sport a stainless steel nib, based on info I garnered from cross official website

 

which is a bit of a let-down considering they are anniversary pens

Yup.  Bummer Big Time.

[SpecTP]

from the website, it looks like both the Century II and Townsend models are 23k plated stainless steel.

[thx1138]

I have the blue BP and MP and they are very well made and look great. It doesn't really show in the photos on the web, but there is a lacquer over the engraving on the barrels.

[NoUserFree]

Only “Blue Lacquer GT” in few pen stores.

Made in Dongguan, Guangdong.

[ljz]

can confirm that the nib is indeed made of stainless steel

[thx1138]

I finally received a blue 175th fountain pen.

Seems well made and is a very nice writer. Makes an eye-catching set with the matching pen and pencil.

[thx1138]

Some phone quality photos of my blue 175th anniversary fountain pen.

Pens come with a very nice little resin? desk stand.

[thx1138]

The fit and finish on these pens is of a very high quality. The blue lacquer with the wavey engraving underneath really stands out and looks fantastic. 

I personally like the banding on the cap and barrels. I have no idea about historical Cross pens but I'm guessing this is a nod to an earlier model of Cross.

The medium fountain pen writes smoothly and with a generous ink flow. As a bonus a converter is thrown in with the fountain pen. 

 

Edited May 9, 2022 by thx1138
Added photo of tassie.

[donnweinberg]

I purchased one of these FPs on Ebay.  It's a real looker, for sure.