OS065 Osmiroid 65. (Soft Medium Rolatip)

OS065 Osmiroid 65. (Soft Medium Rolatip)

Date: c1960s

Size: Capped - 136mm; posted - 157mm.

This rather uncommon pen is still very nice condition indeed.  There are a few small surface scratches but I was unable to spot any significant damage and the pen still has a lovely glossy appearance.  The cap has slanted top with an inset black top button.  This holds on the chrome plated pocket clip.  This has a flat stem with the Osmiroid "O" imprinted at the terminal.  It has a narrow cap band, made of stainless steel like the filling lever.  This gives it a slightly different look to the pocket clip, but it is as it should be.  The barrel bears a small imprint that remains nice and crisp.  It has a long, thin filling lever.  The section is black.  The nib is a gold plated Osmiroid in a soft medium rolatip point with, unusually, all its gold plating still intact.  As these nibs just screw in and out, it makes these pens very versatile as they can accept not only Osmiroid nibs, but some Burnham nibs, and nearly all the Esterbrook nibs too.  

I have fully serviced this pen. The medium point nib feels very smooth on paper, and writes with a very pleasing wet and consistent line. It is not particularly soft - I wasn't expecting it to be, but it will manage a little line width variation if you vary the writing pressure a little.