Product Description
Type Lever fill fountain pen.
Product Name "Crusader"
Manufacturer and Year Waterman USA - late 1940s
Length 5-5/16"
Filling System Lever filling system, fully restored.
Color Brown with a satin-finished gold-colored cap with widely spaced grooved rings. Chrome clip and lever.
Nib MEDIUM FLEXIBLE Ideal 14k Nib. Some Crusaders had open nibs, and some have the semi-hooded Taperite nib. This is one of the open nibbed versions. Please see writing sample below (yes, we know the model name is incorrect in the handwriting sample!).
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a very attractive pen with a warm toffee-brown barrel and a beautiful, satiny gold cap with horizontal grooves. The barrel has moderate signs of usage all over. The lever and housing look excellent. The cap has moderate microscratching all over and some pitting near the top edge of the cap where it meets the center chrome piece on the top. The clip has microscratching and a few small pits on the shoulders. The imprints are clear.
