the french loved watermans hard rubber pens, they made a ton of nock offs. i believe hard rubber pens were popular there into the 30's. they seemed to have especially loved safety pens. this safety pen is an especially nice one. like all my good pens it has some condition issues but it also has a lot of cool bits of history.
the color is not perfect but its pretty good. i think the cap may have come from another watermans safety as the color on the cap is a little darker and it fits a little oddly.
the good news is that the clip is definitely a gold watermans clip. the double eagles which are the french halmark for 18k gold are present on the other side and the pen weighs a ton. the weight of the clip throws off the balance of the pen.
the box is a french watermans box from the right time period and its in great condition. the seal is from the shop it originally came from, i have not looked into it any further than that.
i have some concerns that the box may have originally been for a lever filling waterman because it has the p.s.f. on the side indicating pump self filler.
the feed is one of the patented spoon feeds. from what i understand its less common to find the feeds with patent dates. again there are condition issues here, the inscription is heavily worn.
the nib is a watermans new york number 5. the tipping is in great shape but the inscription is significantly worn. before this i have not seen a nib that was worn down this much. all i can think is that the owner routinely polished the nib during use.
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