Product Description
Type Fountain pen
Product Name Duofold Centennial Mk 1
Manufacturer and Year Parker, UK -- 1988 (The date code is IE indicates 1988 or 1998, but based off of the nib design we think it is the earlier date).
Length 5-5/16"
Filling System Takes Parker-style cartridges and converters. A Parker piston converter is installed.
Color Black with gold plated trim. It has pairs of bands around the nib collar, the end of the barrel, and near the cap lip. The cap lip pair has one narrow band and one 1/8" band. The cap has no emblem in it and a simple etched arrow design in the clip. This is the Mark 1 Black version.
Nib Fine 18k nib is marked 18K and 750 on the sides of the arrow. The feed has an F on it to verify that it is a fine nib.
Condition Near mint condition. It has some polishing marks on the trim and light handwear throughout. The cap imprint is clear and the trim is intact. The nib collar has a little wear. The arrow design on the clip is off-center but it was made that way.