PA3643 Parker 17 Super, boxed. (Medium).

PA3643 Parker 17 Super, boxed. (Medium).

Date: c1960s

Size: Capped - 139mm; posted - 148mm.

This lustrous burgundy red '17' is in almost pristine condition.  It looks to me like it has hardly been used.  I can't find any damage at all here - there is no plating wear on the rolled gold trim and no noticeable scratches on either barrel or cap.  It is a double jewel model with the wide cap band.  The cap has a top jewel with a rolled gold Parker arrow pocket clip and a rolled gold wide cap lip band.  The barrel end also has a jewel with an undamaged rolled gold surround.  The barrel imprint is crisp though quite shallow as many of these are.  Very unusually, the barrel still bears the full factory-applied chalkmark.  The clutch ring is in steel.  The barrel unscrews to reveal the Aerometric filling mechanism.  This is also in excellent condition - shiny with no damage.  The original pliglass ink sac is still emminently serviceable and shows no sign of ever seeing ink - it retains all of its original transparency.  The hooded nib is in 14 carat gold, undamaged, with a medium width point.  The box is probably the original one for this pen, though it was designed for two pens or a pen and a pencil.  It is in very nice condition with just a little exge and corner wear to the outside .  Inside, the pad is made from satin and the original instruction sheet is also here. 

I have fully  serviced this pen.  It fills well and writes superbly with a very smooth, wet and consistent medium width line.  

Lovely.