Product Description
Type Fountain Pen and Mechanical Pencil Set
Product Name Challenger, small size
Manufacturer and Year Parker, USA -- 1936-7 (the nib has a 7 with one dot and the pencil has an 6 date code)
Length Fountain Pen: 4-13/16"; Mechanical Pencil: 4-3/4"
Filling System The fountain pen is a button filler. We've restored it and it's working well. Filling system guaranteed for a year from the date of purchase. The mechanical pencil takes 1.1mm leads. We will include a packet of leads.
Color Grey and black in a marble pattern (with pearlescence) with 1/8" wide cap bands. Black cap and end finials. Steel trim. Tapered clips. Green viewing window on the fountain pen.
Nib FINE gold "Parker Pen" nib, verging on the extra fine. Excellent tipping material.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a beautifully colored, shiny pen and pencil set that has great vintage styling and lots of pearlescence. The fountain pen barrel has marks caused by the cap lip and moderate scratching. The cap has light to moderate scratching, mainly near the top. The shiny cap band has small dots of plating wear along the edges, and moderate microscratching. The clip has plating wear and some light pitting along the edges and moderate microscratching. The mechanical pencil has moderate scratching on the cap and barrel sections. The cone has heavy scratching near the tip. The cap band has light plating wear and moderate microscratching. The clip has plating wear, some pitting along the edges and heavy microscratching. The imprints on both pieces are clear.