Product Description
Type Button fill fountain pen
Product Name Parker Deluxe Challenger
Manufacturer and Year Parker USA 1935 (date code 45 on the barrel)
Length 5-1/16"
Filling System Button filler - works well with a brand new sac
Color Grey and black marble, chrome or nickel plated trim with a triple cap band that was gold plated.
Nib FINE "Parker Pen" gold nib with some mild flexibility. Please see writing sample.
Condition Very nice condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a small shiny pen in a pretty color pattern. Most of the grey marbling has turned to a greenish color. The color has some pearlescence. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip and mainly light scratching. There is moderate scratching toward the end of the barrel just above the blind cap. The cap has light scratching with some more moderate scratching near the top. The triple cap band has significant plating wear. The clip has pitting on the arrow end, a centrally located small deep scratch, and some dots of pitting along the feathers. The clip band has plating wear and light pitting. The top black jewel looks excellent. The imprints including the date code are deep and clear.