PA3854 Parker Duofold Standard, boxed (Soft Fine-Medium)

PA3854 Parker Duofold Standard, boxed (Soft Fine-Medium)

Date: c1950s

Size: Length Capped - 131mm; Length Posted - 149mm.

A very attractive glossy dark blue standard sized Aerometric Duofold with rolled gold trim and a Parker N0. 25.   The pen is in excellent condition with no damage at all to report.  Both cap and barrel are nice and glossy with no noticeable scratches or other damage.  All the rolled gold trim is bright and shiny with no wear apparent.  Internally, the filling mechanism is also in excellent condition.  The cap has a blue conical end "jewel" and a rolled gold Parker Arrow pocket clip. There is also a wide cap band - also rolled gold - that has the usual "deco" engraving.   The lovely nib is a Parker N0. 25 in 14 carat yellow gold and in a medium point. The original Pli-glass sac is still present and shows the usual internal ink staining from normal use.  The original Parker stock box is also present.  It has a split corner to the lid but has otherwise fared very well over the years.  

I have fully serviced this pen.  It fills and writes superbly.  The nib produces a very good wet and consistent fine-to-medium width line.  It is also a soft nib and will provide for a tiny bit of line width variation as you write.  

An excellent writer, and in excellent condition.  The standard model Duofold is very hard to find these days.  Second only to the Maxima and Demi.