SW347: Swan Self-Filler No. 3162.

Date: c1940s

Size: Capped - 5 1/16 inches; posted - 6 1/8 inches.

A late 1940s glossy jet black Swan with gold filled trim. There are no chips, splits or cracks to either cap or barrel, and not noticeable surface scratches either.  The pen has a distinctive torpedo shape.  As far as I can see, the pen is damage-free.  The dome-topped cap has a ball-ended gold filled pocket clip with the Swan trade mark at the top.  There is also a single narrow cap band.  The barrel imprint is deep and very crisp.    Opposite, the long and slender filling lever is gold filled with a small circular end tab.  The hard rubber section still has a deep black colour with no noticeable fading.  The nib is a lovely little Swan No. 1 in 14 carat yellow gold and in a fine point.

I have fully serviced this pen.  The pen fills nicely and writes effortlessly with a very smooth fine width and wet line.  The nib is also quite soft and will produce some very attractive line with variation with no more than normal writing pressure.