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One of my mums fountain pens, said Lamy 69, was terribly crusted up and totally dried when I took a look at it on my last visit...it had probably not been cleaned for years...so I decided to take it with me and clean it for her... Picture of how it looked before cleaning, see below... While I was turning the piston mechanism to clean out the ink chamber I accidentally unscrewed the grip section...so far so good... I held my hand in a way to catch anything that might come loose but before I even noticed that it was there the O-ring from inside the grip section came loose, bounced off my hand and went down the drain never to be seen again 😱😭😩 The result: the point between grip section and barrel isn't sealed anymore and leaks...and that on a pen that isn't mine, don't even ask how horrible I'm feeling... Now my question: does anyone know where I could get an original O-ring? Would an O-ring from a Lamy 2000 (I read that the 69 is the predecessor of the 2000) work? If yes, how can I get a replacement? My last solution will be to drive to the next hardware store and see which O-rings fits, how high are my chances to find something that fits... I'm feeling so bad for having potentially ruined one of my mum's pens, just because I wasn't careful enough...I wanted to surprise her with a nicely cleaned pen next time I see her Any help and/or advise would be greatly appreciated!! 😭 A A