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Hi everyone, I hope everyone is having great holidays. I am french speaking person so I hope my english will be up to the task of explaining the whole story. We were cleaning the house at my family-in-law's and I found a fountain pen in a box with tens of your everyday plastic pens (bic and no-brand). Among the fountain pens, I found one which caught my eyes. After a couple of hours of research, I identified it for a Parker 35 Silver plated with guirlande patterns. My father in law seems to remember that this pen belonged to his mother and offered it to me. I like pens (I own a Namiki myself) and this Parker 35 looks great and feels great in my hand, I'd be glad to use it. The problem is the nib which is labeled "Parker 750" at the front and "3" at the back. I tried with a new ink cartrigde and it is scratching the paper so hard, it's impossible to write. Do you know if this kind of nib is easily straightened / repaired ? Is it possible to replace the nib ? I think of it as a last resort... Do you know if this pen can be used with a converter ? It was stored with a parker long ink cartridge but I would prefer a converter if compatible. Has anyone some tips to clean / polish the silver plating without damaging it ? Thanks for reading and happy holidays !