Parker Sterling Silver Ballpoint Identification Assistance

[USMCJS]

I am selling off a pen collection that dates back many years. I have always liked Sterling Silver pens like Sheaffer, INOXCROM, and Parker. I have some Parker pens I have always assumed were Sterling Silver because of the design, the feel, the weight, quality, etc. But, I have a Parker now that I can not prove to myself is actual Sterling Silver. I don't see those words on the pen. I don't see any stamps like the 925. It does have some VERY SMALL stamped codes that I had never seen until tonight. It takes high magnification to see them. The pen's design is very small squares, not diamonds. In one of the squares is stamped what appears to be Z and another letter (maybe an I). In the small square next to it is stamped what appears to be +PP.. I've had them too many years to recall purchase. I'm in my 70s and not doing so well and don't want to leave a large box of pens for my wife to worry with.

 

I want to make sure I am not misleading a potential buyer, but I have used this pen, polished this pen for years and always assumed it was sterling silver. I still THINK it is. But ?

 

Any assistance identifying this pen and its what the metal is would be greatly appreciated.

[Chrissy]

It looks like it could possibly be a Parker 75 ballpoint, but I thought these were usually marked as Sterling Silver.

 

Here is a FP that has the sterling silver mark on it.

 

Maybe a Parker expert will come along and confirm. I'm not a Parker expert.

[mitto]

It looks more like an early thin band Sonnet. The P75 does not have the longer gold nib section.

 

@ OP.

 

See on the backside of the cap for 925 stamping. Though it could be broken by the grid patterns/squares.

 

Here is the P75 Sterling Cislé ballpont:

 

http://www.peytonstreetpens.com/parker-75-sterling-fountain-pen-ballpoint-set-usa-sterling-cisele-fine-14k-excellent.html

 

 

And here is the Sonnet Sterling Cislé ballpont:

 

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2010/05/parker-sonnet-precious-sterling-silver.html?m=1

 

Click on the first image to enlarge.

Edited July 14, 2017 by mitto

[mitto]

And here is the earlier thin cap band Parker Sonnet ballpoint thoun not in the Sterling Ciselé finish. Couldn't find an image of the thin cap band Sonnet Sterling Ciselé ballpoint pen.

 

http://m.ebay.ca/itm/VINTAGE-RARE-PARKER-SONNET-RED-FIREDANCE-BALLPOINT-MINT-FREE-STD-SHIP-/112433770678?hash=item1a2d9330b6%3Ag%3Af-QAAOSwx6pYqd1q&_trkparms=pageci%253A2d38ae29-6893-11e7-ae24-74dbd180103e%257Cparentrq%253A412791e815d0a8618ee00921ffe8613e%257Ciid%253A3

[Chrissy]

It looks more like an early thin band Sonnet. The P75 does not have the longer gold nib section.

 

@ OP.

 

See on the backside of the cap for 925 stamping. Though it could be broken by the grid patterns/squares.

 

Here is the P75 Sterling Cislé ballpont:

 

http://www.peytonstreetpens.com/parker-75-sterling-fountain-pen-ballpoint-set-usa-sterling-cisele-fine-14k-excellent.html

 

 

And here is the Sonnet Sterling Cislé ballpont:

 

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2010/05/parker-sonnet-precious-sterling-silver.html?m=1

 

Click on the first image to enlarge.

 

Yes, I see the difference between the two pens now.

[Studio97]

I had one of those parker sterling pens in the 70s. I think a parker 75 or similiar model. Lost it at military post office. Only had it for a short while. New price at that time about $25.00 a fortune for a pen.

Edited July 14, 2017 by Studio97

[Gerd W]

It's a Parker Insignia Ballpoint, IMHO.

[mitto]

It's a Parker Insignia Ballpoint, IMHO.

 

 

Quite possible. If only the OP can show us the top of the cap and the cap band more clearly. But looking closely I can see the cap band tells it is Insignia and not a Sonnet.

Edited July 15, 2017 by mitto

[Gerd W]

Quite possible. If only the OP can show us the top of the cap and the cap band more clearly. But looking closely I can see the cap band tells it is Insignia and not a Sonnet.

 

You're right, mitto, it will be helpful to see the top of the cap. (I do have an Insignia BP Black lacquer and its shape, cap band and clip seem to be equal to OP's pen).

[Dutchpen]

It's a insignia in cisele silver. I have a set (BP+PCL). Nice pens!

They have a weak part. The gold plated band between the cap and barrel can crack easily. I have seen several Insignia' with this problem unfortunately.

 

Enjoy it!