Gaviota Gigante

[Greenie]

The nib can say "Big Blackbird"

 

But Gaviota Gigante just seems less classy. Giant Gull? Below is the truly terrifying Gaviota Gigante, pen, then bird.

 

I might have preferred the name Grúa Grande (Large Crane)

 

 

[Azuniga]

A smaller Gaviota to accompany the Giant one, lever filler and a Blackbird nib too …

 

[Greenie]

Lovely! Much less terrifying than the gigante one! Thank you for sharing

 

Could you show us the nib and lever as well?

How long is the pen?

Any markings on the bottom of the barrel?

[Azuniga]

Closed with the cap on 4 ¼ in (11 cm) Posted 5 1/2 in although I never post the cap...

Imprint at the top of the cap, you see some in the first image, no imprint on the bottom of the barrel, but another imprint on the section…

 

 

 

[MercianScribe]

Ahh, you outbid me. What a beauty!

[Greenie]

I really wanted this one. I think that the "crack" is a deep scratch that I can fill. I will let you know.

[MercianScribe]

I've been after a Big Blackbird, and that came up, so I confess, I hadn't known about it before. But now I do, I think I have to add the Giant Seagull to my wish list (and I love the name: the logo on your new acquisition is I think my favourite of all the MTs!)!

 

Do add more pics when you've got it and done it up!

[7is]

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Edited May 23, 2018 by 7is

[7is]

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Edited May 23, 2018 by 7is

[MercianScribe]

There was a mystery just finished on eBay. It outpriced me again, and I think I'm going to need to do some more serious budgeting if I'm to get one. But anyway, it looked pretty similar to this OP one, but was marked Blackbird on the clip, Big Blackbird on the nib, and the imprint was apparently too worn to make out but 'something Gigante' on the barrel. I couldn't see the logo but I think they said it was the Blackbird logo, which altogether would probably make it a Big Blackbird/Gaviota Gigante hybrid, assuming there was no separate 'Big Blackbird' itself in Spanish for the Spanish market. I wonder if the winner will show up here with it to enlighten us...?

[Greenie]

Here it is all cleaned up.

The cap was just scratched. The trim is severely brassed, so I saw no good reason to totally remove the scratch. After a standard polish, the scratch is not too bad.

The nib is huge, very fine, and a bit flexy.

The pen was smaller than I thought it would be, 5 inches, so more of a standard length but a bit fatter in girth.

 

 

 

Edited May 31, 2018 by Greenie

[Cob]

There was a mystery just finished on eBay. It outpriced me again, and I think I'm going to need to do some more serious budgeting if I'm to get one. But anyway, it looked pretty similar to this OP one, but was marked Blackbird on the clip, Big Blackbird on the nib, and the imprint was apparently too worn to make out but 'something Gigante' on the barrel. I couldn't see the logo but I think they said it was the Blackbird logo, which altogether would probably make it a Big Blackbird/Gaviota Gigante hybrid, assuming there was no separate 'Big Blackbird' itself in Spanish for the Spanish market. I wonder if the winner will show up here with it to enlighten us...?

Yes, I was outbid on this one too!

 

Cob