NAVY Fleet G200

[hari317]

Just wanted to share some photos of a pen that I found recently in the wild. The pen is of a make called Navy and the model is probably called Fleet. The shopkeeper told me the pen is from the 60s and was made in Japan. I picked up the pen because I thought it was pretty and also that its nib looked very much like that on a Waterman Carene.

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Navy%20G200/IMG_2363.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Navy%20G200/IMG_2365.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Navy%20G200/IMG_2366.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Navy%20G200/IMG_2369.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Navy%20G200/IMG_2371.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Navy%20G200/IMG_2373.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Navy%20G200/IMG_2374.jpg

 

The clip is spring loaded and looks similar to Pilot clips.

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Navy%20G200/IMG_2375.jpg

 

The hoop filler looks fixed (have not attempted to remove) and it looks like it has a pli glass sac. The breather tube is clearly visible.

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Navy%20G200/IMG_2376.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Navy%20G200/IMG_2377.jpg

 

Was the Navy pen indeed made in Japan? Is any information available about this company? Will be delighted to know.

 

Cheers,

Hari

 

 

 

[Abhik]

Lovely looking pen!

[MYU]

Really great find, Hari. You're right--it looks very similar to a Carene, like an early prototype. I love that nib design, although I wonder if that extension on the top of the section is prone to cracking. Is there any flex to the nib where it rubs up against it?

 

~Gary

[hari317]

I love that nib design, although I wonder if that extension on the top of the section is prone to cracking. Is there any flex to the nib where it rubs up against it?

 

~Gary

 

The nib is quite firm, as you can see in the third pic from top, there is a gap between the nib and the plastic extension, so the nib would not contact it. The arrangement and extension looks similar to those on a MB 74 etc. I have no idea how to remove the nib, though i would like to just to know how it is put together.

 

 

[calvin82]

Unique nib... From side view, the clip just like Lamy 2000