PA3479 Parker 61 Custom. (Medium)

PA3479 Parker 61 Custom. (Medium)

Date: c1960

Size: Capped - 136mm; posted - 154mm.

This is a lovely glossy Parker 61 Custom in the rather nice Grey Charcoal colour.  It is the original and I think quite early Mark I version of the pen with the original and unmarked Teflon coated capillary filling mechanism.  It has rolled gold tassies at each end with the grey plastic "jewels".  This pen is in excellent condition - I can see no damage on it at all, save for a tiny bit of scuffing to the cap top jewel.  I would guess that it has hardly been used.  The cap is all gold filled (1/10 12 carat gold fill) with no dings and no plating wear.  It is decorated with repeating groups of vertical incised lines - the "converging lines" pattern.  The rolled gold Parker arrow pocket clip is still bright and shiny with no plating wear that I was able to spot.  The barrel has a matching gold jewel at its end, with a gold filled tassie surrounding it.  The barrel unscrews to reveal the priginal capillary filling mechanism.  The hood has the inlaid gold arrow just behind the nib, and the nib itself is made from 14 carat gold and is in a medium point.  

I have fully serviced this pen.  The nib is very smooth in use and writes with a lovely wet and medium width consistent line.  I do not see many of these 61s in this rather unusual Grey Charcoal colour, especially in such nice condition.