What Is "agm", As In Vintage "pilot 22K Agm Grandee"?

[Buzzie]

Aloha - I'm awaiting receipt of my new Pilot Grandee 22K AGM, circa 1972 nib date. I have searched for the designation "AGM", but no luck. Does anyone recall from the early 1970's??

 

It's gotta designate or abbreviate something, right? Mahalo and Aloha Jim

Edited October 31, 2016 by Buzzie

[Algester]

it seems what I can surmised its a plating method or a gold alloyed plating method

Sailor once had 18kt AGM

http://blog.livedoor.jp/nekopen23/archives/49235238.html

http://pelikan.livedoor.biz/archives/50956801.html

it was also stamped on a Super 200...

Edited October 31, 2016 by Algester

[Says]

Can I digress a little here? I JUST got my hands on the same pen, Circa 1973. It comes with a sac, which I am not familar with.

Is this sac something flimsy? I basically swapped it out for a con-40 and the pen works fine. wanted to keep preserve it in good condition. Any advice on how to preserve this?

[Says]

Nevermind... just realise that was just a con-20....lol not too familiar and I thought that was something vintage

[BaronWulfraed]

Well... It is unlikely to be "air to ground missile" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-65_Maverick

 

"Ag" could refer to silver... Maybe some variation of gold vermeil?

[awa54]

Sorry about the zombie thread resurrection, but I have one of these inbound from Japan and I was wondering several things; did anyone ever resolve the "AGM" question? is the clip on this typical Custom series aluminum with golden colored plating, or is it brass/steel/silver? and finally does the cap *snap* in place like the Custom Grandee, or is it a slip cap? ...if it does snap, is it to the small forward ring or back farther on the section like a Custom?

 

TIA for any insights!

 

I really can't wait for this one, I'm usually not interested in blingy pens, but this one really grabbed me!