FS: Deccan Advocate designed to take M800 nib units. Rippled Ebonite. One off.

[hari317]

Offered for sale, one Deccan Advocate dropper filled pen with the section specially designed to accept the threaded in M800 nib unit. Now enjoy best of both worlds, ED capacity and simplicity, married to the M800's superb nib and ink feeding system. The concave section shape is an added bonus.

Dark brown rippled Ebonite. Pictures here is of the actual pen being offered.

Only the Advocate pen (without M800 nib unit) is included in the sale. The buyer has to supply and install their own M800 nib unit into the pen. The nib unit simply threads in. This pen will be a perfect vehicle for your spare M800 nib units.

The old style M800 shown in the pics is only for comparison purpose and is not included in this sale. :)

95USD shipped worldwide by Registered Airmail. The pen will ship from India.

Pls email (hari317@yahoo.co.in) me for purchase or questions.

Deccan Advocates are probably the best engineered pens made in India. Read more about the pens here:

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/54946-the-advocate

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/260774-a-decade-with-the-deccan-advocate-evolution

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/260982-the-deccan-advocate-transitions-from-2007-to-2014-a-companion-piece-to-haris-a-decade-with-the-deccan-advocate

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/260802-the-deccan-advocate-new-avatar-circa-2013

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/57354-some-more-advocates

Onto the pictures:

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/Advocate800/IMG_9699.jpg

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/Advocate800/IMG_9700.jpg

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/Advocate800/IMG_9701.jpg

Comparison with an early M800.
http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/Advocate800/IMG_9702.jpg

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/Advocate800/IMG_9703.jpg

The nib as installed in the section:

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/Advocate800/IMG_9704.jpg

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/Advocate800/IMG_9705.jpg

Comparison of section shapes:

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/Advocate800/IMG_9706.jpg

Cheers!
Hari

[Z-Tab]

I'll take this!

[hari317]

This pen is now Sold to Z-Tab. Thanks!

But we can make more pieces if there is interest. Pls feel free to make enquiries.