Even with a nail-file you can revive a pen
Even with a nail-file you can revive a pen
That's a nice result. If the nib is steel, it should last a long time. You could also find a replacement nib.
Woody (November 17th, 2015)
Judging from the flexibility, there must be some gold in it, I've never seen a steel nib that requires very little pressure to flex and then snap back together quickly.
Upon close inspection (and a few days of submerging in water and light scrubbing with paper towel every now and then), I can make out a faint engraving on the nib. It says Waterman's Hundred Year Pen.
The pen is a Franken-Water-Eagle
I happen to have MB144 piston filler fitted with a steel 'Artus' EF that flexes like crazy...
Good save!
Impressive!
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