Product Description
Type High end modern ballpoint pen.
Product Name Sonnet - Mark 1. Mark 2 came out in 2003.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, France -- 1996 (the date code IIIY indicated 1996).
Length 5-1/4"
Filling System Takes Parker style cartridges and converters. A piston covnerter is installed.
Color Sterling silver grid pattern finish is one of Parker's well known patterns, called Cicelé. The trim is gold plated. (There's also a silverplate version of this pen that looks almost exactly the same, however it does not have hallmarks. This pen has the 925 hallmark on the cap.)
Nib FACTORY STUB 18k nib is very smooth with lovely tipping. It is a bit springy. The section is labeled S. It's a good looking nib. It probably has been adjusted for slightly smoother writing.
Condition Near mint condition. There's some polishing marks on the gold trim and some marks on the barrel beneath the section. A fair number of the grids have some tarnish. The imprints and hallmarks are clear. There are no dings or dents, chips or cracks, real scratches, or personalization.
