What Kind Of Columbus Pen Is This?

[Dumatborlon]

Now that I am set up and introduced and welcomed and all, I might as well try to ask what brought me here in the first place. This time I actually remembered that I have a tripod, so the photographs actually do the pen justice.

Well, let’s plunge in: Exhibit ‘A’ here is my workhorse pen for when I’m not at home. I’m carrying it around in my rucksack wherever I go, even though it doesn’t really like it all that well, especially when I’m travelling by bike. Nonetheless, when it’s behaving, it’s a nice pen. It has a quite long nib, by far the longest in my collection, which is nice when writing, but a royal pain in the ass when refilling, especially when the bottle starts running low.

So my question is: What pen is this? Or rather: I know it’s a Columbus pen, but which model? I found out that the manufacturer apparently still exists after a fashion, but not really in the same… uhm… lineage or so, and that this pen most likely is a modern-style Columbus brand pen. I’m basically talking out of my behind, so if someone can enlighten me I’d be grateful. )

A few details that do not show well on the photographs (partly because I still have to get to grips with photographing this kind of stuff and because the pen kept rolling away):

• I assume the gold-coloured stuff on the cap is brass, not gold. As far as I remember the pen was not cheap, but expensive enough to merit gold trimmings.
• On the brass ring on the cap there is a ‘Columbuſ’ written in italic with a German-style ‘long s’.
• The same writing is on the nib as well.
• The nib is very long, about an inch in length.
• It is a piston filler with an ink window an a blind cap and a screw-on lid.

That’s all that comes to my mind right now. The pen was a birthday present, so I wasn’t present at the store where it was bought (nor do I know where that would have been, or what the price was and such). It came in a Sheaffer box though, but I was told that the store had this one (Columbuſ) pen left, but no box for it, but had to put it into some box. Actually it’s a nice roundabout way of getting to a not quite common pen; that’s partly what I like about it. )

Anyway: Does anyone have a hint to what model this pen might be, or a link or something where I might find out more? If needed, I can try to make some more photographs, at least as far as I am able to. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Edited July 24, 2014 by Dumatborlon

[Dumatborlon]

Oh well, completely forgot to add the photographs!

Here’s the cap:
http://null.aleturo.com/Dumatborlon/5EGp+sk;%E2%99%80;saguaro;jpeg-00882.jpeg

Here’s the barrel with the blind cap removed:
http://null.aleturo.com/Dumatborlon/5EGp+sk;%E2%99%80;saguaro;jpeg-00883.jpeg

And here’s the pen ‘in action’, if you will:
http://null.aleturo.com/Dumatborlon/5EGp+sk;%E2%99%80;saguaro;jpeg-00886.jpeg

Edited July 24, 2014 by Dumatborlon

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

That is indeed Columbus although I can't remember what model. It's not currently in production, but I've seen it before. Maybe someone who remembers what it's called can identify it. The trim is gold plated. I think it may be brass underneath as that's a fairly common arrangement.

 

Dillon

[Keyless Works]

It's a Columbus 670 from the early 90s.

[Dumatborlon]

Thanks for your help! No wonder that I couldn’t find out about it for myself, there is practically no information about it whatsoever available, only about the 1922’s 670. But it’s nice to at least be able to give a name to it, if only for my own curiosity.

Cheers, Zefon

Edited July 25, 2014 by Dumatborlon