ME252 Mentmore Diploma (Fine)

ME252 Mentmore Diploma (Fine)

Date: c1950

Size: Length - 133mm capped; 160mm posted.

This is a very nice looking glossy dark blue Diploma in very good condition.  There is a little damage on this pen - the gold plated pocket clip shows a tiny bit of plating wear at the shoulder and at the terminal.  The cap has a flat gold filled top button and a large nicely shaped gold filled pocket clip decorated with vertical fluting.  The wide gold filled cap band is similarly decorated.  This is a button filler.  The blind barrel end cap unscrews to reveal the original brass filling button.  The barrel imprint is excellent - deep and sharp.  The semi-hooded nib is in 14 carat gold and looks to be a fine point.  

I have fully serviced this pen.  The nib is very smooth and writes with a good wet and fine width line.