WA313: Waterman Taperite Citation No. 877.

Date: c1950

Size: Capped - 5 3/8 inches; posted - 6 1/4 inches.

An attractive glossy back Citation with the huge 1 inch wide cap lip band.  I can see no surface scratches or other blemished on the cap or the barrel, but I have spotted some plating wear to the gold filled cap top button.  The cap has a gold filled conical ended top button holding on the gold filled Waterman's pocket clip.  The barrel is round ended.  The gold filled filling lever is of the usual Waterman box-type construction with a spade shaped end tab.  The clutch ring is also gold filled and shows no plating wear, which is unusual, as this part of the pen gets a lot of wear.  The well designed section is comfortable in the hand and easy to grip.  The nib is the original lovely semi-hooded Waterman in 14 carat gold and in a medium point.

I have fully serviced this pen.  The nib is very smooth and writes with an excellent medium width line.  

A really stylish and striking pen.