PA1397: Parker 17 Standard.

Date: c1960s

Size: Capped - 5 3/8 inches; posted - 5 3/4 inches.

A lovely glossy burgundy standard sized Parker 17.   It is a new old-stock item from the stock of an old stationery shop.   This pen is in almost pristine condition and I can't find any surface scratches, or any other damage on it at all.  The cap has a burgundy conical-ended top button with a rolled gold Parker arrow pocket clip and a narrow rolled gold cap lip band.  The barrel imprint is still clear and sharp.  Also on the barrel is an almost complete factory-applied chalk mark.  The barrel unscrews to reveal the shiny and undamaged steel Aerometric filler.  The original pli-glass ink sac is still present and undamaged and retains all of its original transparency.  The hooded nib is made from 14 carat gold and is in a fine point, which tallies well with the chalk markings on the barrel.  

I have fully serviced this pen.  I did just dip the tip of the nib to get the writing sample below.  The nib is very smooth and writes with a wet and consistent fine width line.