OS066 Osmiroid 65. (Soft Medium Rolatip)

OS066 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.  The barrel bears a small imprint that remains nice and crisp.  This is a rather unusual cartrodge/converter pen.  I have included with it a box of vintage Osmiroid ink cartridges and while these are probably unuseable as-is, they can be refilled many times over.  The section is black, sand unusually, faceted.  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.