{"product_id":"parker-51-custom-in-grey-gold-cap-fine-nib-3","title":"Parker 51 Custom in grey, gold cap - Fine nib","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe photos above are of the actual pen we are offering for sale here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish Parker 51 Mk1 Custom in grey with the rolled gold Custom cap .  This is fitted with a fine 14k gold nib which produces a writing line of around 0.4mm. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition wise, this seems to have seen very little use and is in excellent overall shape with crisp barrel imprints. The cap is very clean with no dents, dings or any signs of plating wear and has a satisfyingly 'factory' fit to the pen which again suggests the pen has seen little action\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn terms of dating by its design features, the cap has the simple 'Parker' imprint to the front and the standard '1\/10 12ct R.Gold' imprint to the rear.  The cap has both the earlier cage clutch and the longer so early 1950s.  The barrel imprint pins this down to 1954 with a '4' manufacturing date code \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition B\/1f - (Ref 13399)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee our \u003ca class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penhome.co.uk\/pages\/our-pen-condition-scale\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition Grading Scale\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have fully serviced this pen which includes disassembling the pen, ultrasonically cleaning all the parts and fitting a new pliglass ink sac. We then reassemble the pen, check ink flow and the smoothness of the nib. We also check and adjust the tightness and positioning of the clip. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a Parker 51 with the aerometric filling system.  The pen fills from an ink bottle and does not take cartridges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pen comes with our normal 12 month warranty.  We keep a detailed record of each customer's purchases so if you need to call us, we will have all the information here to answer any query\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"related-products\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Battersea Pen Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62754481668483,"sku":"13399","price":265.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0039\/0453\/6694\/files\/133992.jpg?v=1791296274","url":"https:\/\/www.penhome.co.uk\/products\/parker-51-custom-in-grey-gold-cap-fine-nib-3","provider":"Battersea Pen Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}