SH1923 Targa by Sheaffer No. 1005S Fluted Gold Plate. (Broad)

SH1923 Targa by Sheaffer No. 1005S Fluted Gold Plate. (Broad)

Date: c1980s

Size: Capped - 135mm; posted - 148mm.

This beautiful 23-carat gold electroplated Targa is the more unusual slim-line pen. It is in very good condition with the only damage that I could find being some rubbing to the plating on the cap top edge and the barrel end edge. This is very common with these pens.  Otherwise, the pen looks lively and bright and shiny.  Both barrel and cap are decorated with deeply incised vertical lines - Sheaffer calls this the "Fluted" pattern.  The flat-topped cap has a black plastic disc inset into the top with a pierced pocket clip with the Sheaffer white dot at the top.  The cap lip is imprinted "Gold Electroplated [crown] Sheaffer USA".  The barrel also has a black insert in the end.  It unscrews to allow the pen to be refilled.  Because this is a slimline pen, it cannot accept the standard Sheaffer refills, but it still has its original slim ink converter, which is working perfectly.  These pens can also be used with some standard International ink cartridges.  The nib is a superb 14-carat gold inlaid nib.  It is in a broad point.  

I have fully serviced this pen.  The nib is just superb.  It produces a very smooth, wet and broad line.