SH1879 Targa by Sheaffer No. 1005 Fluted Gold Plate (Medium)

SH1879 Targa by Sheaffer No. 1005 Fluted Gold Plate (Medium)

Date: c1980s

Size: Capped - 135mm; posted - 160mm.

This beautiful 23-carat gold electroplated Targa is the full-sized pen and is in good condition.  Thge only damage on this pen is some scratching and scuffing to the finger grip that on inspection of the pen I found to be caused by a small protrusion on the inner lip of the cap.  I have now removed this so there should no longer be any scratching but what is there is noticeable, hence the reduced price for this item.  Both barrel and cap are decorated with deeply incised vertical lines - Sheaffer calls this the "Fluted" pattern.  The flat-topped cap has a black plastic disc inset into the top with a pierced pocket clip with the Sheaffer white dot at the top.  The cap lip is imprinted "Gold Electroplated [crown] Sheaffer USA".  The barrel also has a black insert in the end.  It unscrews to allow the pen to be refilled.  It can be used with a standard Sheaffer ink converter (the original and fully working converter is already fitted to the pen) or with standard Sheaffer ink cartridges.  The nib is a superb 14 carat gold inlaid nib.  It is in a medium point.  

I have fully serviced this pen.  The nib is just superb.  It produces a very smooth, wet and medium width line.