Parker 45 - new to me - cartridges?

[N6GQ]

I just found and bought a really nice parker 45 from ebay. Its much cleaner and nicer than I thought for the $10 I paid - essentially NIB.

Anyhow, no cartridge. I have cartridges for my Metropolitan but they don't seem to fit. I also have international shorts but I don't think they'll fit either.

I've seen "Quink" cartridges but don't have any. Is that what I want?

Thanks!

[KrazyIvan]

You'll have to get the Parker cartridges. Not sure if a Parker converter will fit in a 45.

[N6GQ]

You'll have to get the Parker cartridges. Not sure if a Parker converter will fit in a 45.

I have Pilot Namiki cartridges that fit my Pilot Metropolitan but they don't fit this...so there must be another Pilot cartridge?

[KrazyIvan]

You'll have to get the Parker cartridges. Not sure if a Parker converter will fit in a 45.

I have Pilot Namiki cartridges that fit my Pilot Metropolitan but they don't fit this...so there must be another Pilot cartridge?

Pilot is not compatible with Parker. Parker uses its own proprietary cartridge.

[N6GQ]

You'll have to get the Parker cartridges. Not sure if a Parker converter will fit in a 45.

I have Pilot Namiki cartridges that fit my Pilot Metropolitan but they don't fit this...so there must be another Pilot cartridge?

Pilot is not compatible with Parker. Parker uses its own proprietary cartridge.

Feeling stupid. Yes, you're right, Pilot is different than Parker. For some reason I equated the two in my gourd. Sigh.

[KrazyIvan]

I had to make sure I had not misread and make sure it was not a Pilot model I was not aware of.

[carlos.q]

If you have a spare Lamy Z26 converter it will most probably fit your Parker 45.

[Lady Onogaro]

I've used Lamy cartridges in my Parker 45, too. They work.

[Chrissy]

Parker long cartridges or Parker converters will fit into a Parker 45

[stub]

You have to force the Lamy stuff in there. I don't recommend it unless you are desperate.

Buy Aurora or Parker cartridges or converters. (Aurora used Parker's format)

[carlos.q]

You have to force the Lamy stuff in there. I don't recommend it unless you are desperate.

Well, I really don't know about "desperate", but in my case it was about being very curious...

I read about this tip on another board and immediately headed out to my local B&M to buy a Lamy Z26 converter (not the red but the black one). It fits my Parker 45 perfectly so I guess this is another case of YMMV.

[stub]

You have to force the Lamy stuff in there. I don't recommend it unless you are desperate.

Well, I really don't know about "desperate", but in my case it was about being very curious...

I read about this tip on another board and immediately headed out to my local B&M to buy a Lamy Z26 converter (not the red but the black one). It fits my Parker 45 perfectly so I guess this is another case of YMMV.

I was addressing the OP who seems to be somewhat new to this.

There is a ever so slightly smaller diameter at the c/c openening for the Lamy stuff. The Lamy is like 0.3mm smaller than the Parker but the Lamy cartridge will usually seat very snuggly into a Parker 45. Well enough that you can use it.

But you could also possibly eff up your pen or find that, down the road, Parker stuff no longer seats properly.

for the record I had a very badly foobard Parker 45 and a bunch of Lamy carts to get rid of and used them up but it was a pen I didn't care about.

Your call.

If your pen breaks call carlos.q. har har

[stub]

Also, for the record Aurora Ink is pretty awesome & the Parker/Aurora cartridges work really really really well. (IMO).

TAP TANK YO!

[jar]

Also the early ST Dupont cartridges/converters marked to fit in the Classique, Lady, Gatsby and Montparnasse will fit. Not the cartridges/converters designed for the newer models though.

[N6GQ]

Thanks everyone!

[carlos.q]

You have to force the Lamy stuff in there. I don't recommend it unless you are desperate.

Well, I really don't know about "desperate", but in my case it was about being very curious...

I read about this tip on another board and immediately headed out to my local B&M to buy a Lamy Z26 converter (not the red but the black one). It fits my Parker 45 perfectly so I guess this is another case of YMMV.

I was addressing the OP who seems to be somewhat new to this.

There is a ever so slightly smaller diameter at the c/c openening for the Lamy stuff. The Lamy is like 0.3mm smaller than the Parker but the Lamy cartridge will usually seat very snuggly into a Parker 45. Well enough that you can use it.

But you could also possibly eff up your pen or find that, down the road, Parker stuff no longer seats properly.

for the record I had a very badly foobard Parker 45 and a bunch of Lamy carts to get rid of and used them up but it was a pen I didn't care about.

Your call.

If your pen breaks call carlos.q. har har

As I said in my previous post, YMMV. In my case I must point out that I have used the Z26 converter in a 45 with no problems for over a year.

However let's put our money (and pens) where our mouth is: should the OP decide to use this suggestion and "eff up" his pen, I will gladly send him this NOS Parker 45, with Parker converter, free of charge.

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PS. If the OP decides not to use the Z26 suggestion, I'll PIF this pen... with the Lamy converter.

[stub]

Okay. If the pif goes on, I have a P45 (sorry, not NOS) I will throw in to the runner up.

WITH THE PROPER PARKER CONVERTER

MEET ME AT 60 paces.

(though my p45 isn't as nice as yours, that is a nice one.)

[N6GQ]

You guys are funny - I'll just order some real Parker cartridges and I'm on the lookout now for a decent P51 user as well if anyone has one they don't want anymore


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[stub]

You guys are funny - I'll just order some real Parker cartridges and I'm on the lookout now for a decent P51 user as well if anyone has one they don't want anymore

Keep an eye out for Rick Krantz or post in the WTB. Also keep an eye out on FPN for farmboy or penfisher.

[Runnin_Ute]

Parker uses a proprietary cartridge.

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