orfew
September 24th, 2013, 02:10 PM
So, I just received this pen. It is a wartime example of a 334 1/2. It has the incised lines where the cap bands usually are. It has a steel clip, not plated one. It also has a steel nib. I have inked the pen with MB black and the pen is a great writer. There is some good flex to the nib and the nib supplies some excellent line variation. The pen is in very nice shape. There is some plating loss on the clip but the imprints are nice and clear.
Now here is the question, there is what appears to be an 'o' or 'D' where the nib size marking should be on the blind cap. Does anyone have any idea what this marking means? I would appreciate any help. In the meantime here are a few pictures.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004418_zps9cd49106.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004418_zps9cd49106.jpg.html)
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004355_zps593964d7.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004355_zps593964d7.jpg.html)
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004335_zpsfcc2405e.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004335_zpsfcc2405e.jpg.html)http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004308_zps2c4ac1eb.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004308_zps2c4ac1eb.jpg.html)http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004226_zps2de10e4c.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004226_zps2de10e4c.jpg.html)
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004209_zpsb534a12c.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004209_zpsb534a12c.jpg.html)http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004147_zpsdf108f88.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004147_zpsdf108f88.jpg.html)
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004123_zps44656e3b.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004123_zps44656e3b.jpg.html)
Now here is the question, there is what appears to be an 'o' or 'D' where the nib size marking should be on the blind cap. Does anyone have any idea what this marking means? I would appreciate any help. In the meantime here are a few pictures.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004418_zps9cd49106.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004418_zps9cd49106.jpg.html)
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004355_zps593964d7.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004355_zps593964d7.jpg.html)
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004335_zpsfcc2405e.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004335_zpsfcc2405e.jpg.html)http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004308_zps2c4ac1eb.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004308_zps2c4ac1eb.jpg.html)http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004226_zps2de10e4c.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004226_zps2de10e4c.jpg.html)
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004209_zpsb534a12c.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004209_zpsb534a12c.jpg.html)http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004147_zpsdf108f88.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004147_zpsdf108f88.jpg.html)
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/Orfew/2013-09-24004123_zps44656e3b.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/Orfew/media/2013-09-24004123_zps44656e3b.jpg.html)