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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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. 

 

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

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