A not uninteresting pen. Though caps are swappable, there are correlative identifiers that suggest originality for these, as is well documented in my Cap Banditry: Hunting off-catalogue Sheaffer cap-bands 14-page article a few years back. These are not news but they are charmers. Pat Mohan has a nice spread of 'em.
Far more interesting to many of those who know than are the mottled Marine Green pens, are the striated Marine Green Combo Autographs. All three of the pens below are Rudy pens
The Rudy connection of course has provoked interest.
From one of the near-final versions of that 2012 Cap Banditry article:
That this is the first formal survey of this Sheaffer exotica demonstrates that our 35 year old hobby still offers space for fresh research. I invite future commentary from readers of this article, as I’m now a bit burned out on this subject. It is my hope that this text will be the springboard for future research by others and will prod collectors to examine their holdings and to come forth with new information. Oh… and yeah… if you happen to have spare special cap-band pens my collection needs, do drop me a note.
Seeing new and better information brought forth always appeals. Best of all would be catalogue info. I had hoped that old 2012 article would inspire. Excellent.
regards
david
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