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Hi All, I recently purchased a Parker '51' Black Aerometric Fountain Pen. The pen is in pristine condition. But I found no 'date code' or 'country name' mentioned either on the cap or on the pen. I asked the seller. But he had no clue. This pen has some features: 1. The cap imprint says '1/10 12 ct. R. Gold' 2. The 'vent hole' is located on the side of the barrel. 3. The sac protector has no country name engraved. I have a Midnight Blue USA Parker 51 in which 'Made in USA' is clearly engraved on the sac protector and cap. One interesting thing I noticed is that the Midnight Blue USA barrel does not fit in this Black 51, but the Black barrel does fit in the USA 51. This is really mind-boggling! Please check all the photos and let me help. Thank you

I've had this 51 Special for a while and tried many a flush to get it clean. A while back I got frustrated with it and cast it into the Classifieds, but the questions I received regarding it's spotty writing sample and damaged jewel devalued it to the point I felt better about making a go at it myself. So after some heating under an LED desk lamp, with the assistance of some rubber lined gloves the hood came off to reveal the mess below. http://i.imgur.com/031vrna.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/qS3Koav.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/a6DySyz.jpg?1 I've since cleaned the remainder of the dried shellac away and went able flossing the collector. Still some ink, but I believe it's stained, as I can't budget it with flossing. The nib looks pretty nice, stamped Made in USA, RU, Parker. Assuming it is gold, since I understand octanium nibs were silver in color. I always enjoy all the great photos others share, so I thought I'd put up some of my own. I will probably soak the collector overnight to attempt to rid the remainder of the ink and move on from that point. Gump