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CONDITION:

You’ll find that most of our pens are Near Mint to Mint. This is not a coincidence – we try to find and sell the best pens we can find. The following is our key to condition, and the abbreviations we use.

M

Mint

No sign of use

NM

Near Mint

Slightest signs of use

EX

Excellent

Imprints good, writes well, looks great

ExF

Extra Fine

One of the following: some brassing, some darkening, or some wear.

Fn

Fine

Used, parts show wear

G

Good

Well used, imprints may be almost gone, plating wear

F

Fair

A parts pen

ABBREVIATIONS:

LF - Lever Filler HR - Hard Rubber              PF - Plunger Filler (ie. Sheaffer) 

BCHR - Black Chased Hard Rubber            PIF - Piston Filler (ie. Montblanc) 

RBHR - Red & Black Hard Rubber              PK - Push Knob Filler (Montblanc) 

CF - Cartridge Filler                                   GPT - Gold Plated Trim 

ED - Eyedropper Filler                               GFT - Gold Filled Trim 

CPT - Chrome Plated Trim                         BF - Button Filler (ie. Parker Duofold) 

NPT - Nickel Plated Trim                           CRF - Crescent Filler (ie. Conklin)

 

 

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