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Chuck Naill
February 13th, 2020, 04:52 PM
I was not that excited at first although I acted grateful and polite. The cap didn't sport the arrow so I assumed wrongly that it was a Hero or some other knock off. When I got home I took it apart and noticed that it indeed was a Parker. After looking it up my best guess is a second generation with the well respected clip.

The pen had a lot of scratches and rust. I used my straight razor restoration tools and substances to remove the rust and make the scratches less evident on the burgundy plastic followed by seeing if the diaphragm would work. The stuff that came out of the pen looked brown and ugly. After several rinses with clean water, I filled it with Waterman black ink. While the nib is a student grade, it began to evolve and become more smooth.

It does leak a bit when capped, but I've grown used to having ink on my second finger.
carlos.q
February 14th, 2020, 05:07 AM
You know the ancient FP adage: "Pictures or it didn't happen!" :wink:
Chuck Naill
February 14th, 2020, 05:26 AM
That is true Carlos. :)
carlos.q
February 14th, 2020, 08:07 AM
That looks like a Mark I model:
https://parkerpens.net/parker21.html
Wahl
February 14th, 2020, 08:42 AM
Congrats, I have one in black which belonged to my father.
Chuck Naill
February 14th, 2020, 12:33 PM
That looks like a Mark I model:
https://parkerpens.net/parker21.html

Wasn’t sure. Thank you!:)
Paddler
February 15th, 2020, 06:57 AM
It does leak a bit when capped, but I've grown used to having ink on my second finger.

Always store the inked pen nib-up. In the morning, before you want to write, warm it in your shirt pocket before turning it down for writing. If the feed fills with ink before the air in the sac warms up, a drop of ink will come out from under the nib and run down under the cap and into the cap clutch where it will lie in wait for your second finger.
Chuck Naill
February 16th, 2020, 03:51 AM
Nib might have been bent, but it still functions. It writes smooth enough to carry on a daily basis.
Chrissy
February 16th, 2020, 05:15 AM
Nib might have been bent, but it still functions. It writes smooth enough to carry on a daily basis.
Oooh definitely. Maybe it's not too hard a job to "make it better" though?
Chuck Naill
February 16th, 2020, 12:06 PM
Nib might have been bent, but it still functions. It writes smooth enough to carry on a daily basis.
Oooh definitely. Maybe it's not too hard a job to "make it better" though?

It's not really worth taking the chance of making it inoperable. I'm just calling it the Dizzy Gillespie Nib...LOL!!
Chuck Naill
February 16th, 2020, 02:19 PM
I suppose there is only one way to experience a Parker 51. So, I bought one....LOL!!