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    Default Re: Discoloured duofold

    And this is the fountain pen

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    Default Re: Discoloured duofold

    Many thanks for the added barrel cap images.

    From what I can see both are 100% genuine marks.

    I totally agree with Jon Szanto’ s excellent initial comments

    It may not even be so much about "using" the pen as just "exposing" it to light and the elements. The other pen, besides being a different run of material, may have spent virtually all of it's life in storage, and therefore out of light.


    They do look wonderful, enjoy them.

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    Hi thank you for your help that’s great to no they are both gen pens I new the FP was but was unsure about the roller ball was I right with the date of manufacture 1996 for the roller ball and 2006 for the FP

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    Default Re: Discoloured duofold

    You have the real thing. No fake. I haven't seen a fake Modern Duofold. There are fake Sonnets, sure, but many of those are so inexpensive that we raise an eyebrow -- a $125 Sonnet on EBay for $10, just like a $50 Montblanc 149. "If the deal is that good, then it's not".

    If you have had the Duofold since 2007, you know the original cost, and nothing seemed fak-ish until you saw the rollerball. The explanations above all all reasonable.

    Enjoy you fountain pen. If that was your first fountain pen, you started with a good one. It will last.

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    Hi welch yes it was my first and only fountain pen it was the rollerball I thought was fake.

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    Default Re: Discoloured duofold

    That's nothing compared to the discoloration of vintage Duofolds in similar material! They go a rich amber.... very difficult to find in pristine condition.

    One reason the cartridge converter is superior to the sac filling system - no rubber offgassing, less chance of discoloration.

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