Found A Few Wwii Era Sheaffer Pens

[cjr]

While going through a small box of WWII memorabilia from my father-in-law, I ran across these four pens. Three Sheaffers and a Majestic. I assume they were with him in D-Day (he was in the 101st), but he's no longer around to ask. All three Sheaffer pens have 14K gold nibs. The Majestic is labeled Iridium Tipped.

 

I'll be researching these and deciding if they can be repaired.

 

[Lyander0012]

Woah. These... are... just amazing! Not only are the pens themselves great, but they have an interesting history behind them, to boot! I hope all goes well with repairs, and that you get many years' worth of good use out of them. I'm a sucker for heirlooms and memorabilia, so pardon my exuberance, haha.

 

 

Cheers!

 

Kevin

[Readymade]

2 of your Sheaffer models are post-WWII. The black PFM (launched 1959) and the Touchdown pen (the bottommost one. The Touchdown mechanism was introduced in 1949).

[jar]

Only one of the Sheaffer's is likely from before WWII, and that is the Tucky. It is not likely though to have been used by him during teh war as it would not have met regulation requirements.

 

The bottom pen is likely from 1948 or 1949, a second generation Triumph Sentinel Deluxe.

 

The one above the Tucky may well be a PFM III from 1959 or later.

[welch]

The Majestic, the top pen, would not have met WW2 uniform regulations, but he might have had that or the Tucky at a base in England or packed away. Soldiers tended to use a pencil in the field, and fountain pens did not do well jumping out of airplanes. (My Dad was a Navy "aviation machinist mate", a aircraft mechanic. He flew as often as he could... to get flight pay and to demonstrate that he had confidence in a plane he maintained. Dad still laughs about a friend who forgot to take a fountain pen out of his shirt pocket before riding along in dive-bombing practice.)

 

So...you have a pair of veterans and two more pens that are among the best fountain pens ever made. Not bad!!!!

Edited March 10, 2014 by welch

[Rockyrod]

I don’t think war time tuc aways had a clip.

[cjr]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. This is good information to get started. I do have a small 3" x 5" spiral journal my father-in-law used during his time in France, Belgium, and Germany. It was definitely written in ink. Wish I could figure out what pen he used for that (if he even brought it home with him).

[Florida Blue]

This might not be the proper place (as this is the Sheaffer forum), but this article is a good source of information on Majestic brand pens.

 

http://oldfountainpensjustforfun.blogspot.com/2011/10/j-harris-pen-and-sub-brands.html

 

Majestic was produced by the J. Harris company of New York. They were a 3rd tier maker (meaning mass-produced and lower quality) vs. Sheaffer a 1st tier maker, but their pens were made from some very striking and pretty plastics and when restored should write quite nicely.

 

Your Majestic is probably made from celluloid and dates from the 1930s. It was J. Harris' top brand.