SH1891 Sheaffer Imperial No. 440, boxed. (Fine)

SH1891 Sheaffer Imperial No. 440, boxed. (Fine)

Date: c1980

Size: Capped - 130mm; posted - 145mm.

A lovely burgundy Sheaffer Imperial with a brushed steel cap.  This pen is in excellent condition with no damage on it at all that I was able to spot.  The cap has a chrome plated spring-loaded pocket clip with the Sheaffer's white dot at the top.  It has a shallow but complete imprint around the forward end of the barrel that reads "SHEAFFER - MADE IN USA".  The barrel unscrews to allow the fitting of a standard Sheaffer ink cartridge or you can use the original press-bar Sheaffer ink converter that is already fitted to the pen.  The nib is one of Sheaffer's excellent inlaid models in steel and is in a fine point.  The original Sheaffer hardshell case is covered in red leatherette with gold tooling.  Inside the lid is lined with a cream coloured satin, again with the SHEAFFER name in gold.  The pad is made from a hrey flocked material.  Also inside the box is the original instruction sheet.

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