Parker 88 With Urushi Laquer Finish

[Tony Selleck]

Do all Parker 88s have date codes?

I looked carefully at my 88 ballpen laque black, made in UK: there is no date code. How is it possible?

[thx1138]

Parker are not 100% consistent with their manufacturing. 

I have 3 parker premiers, all bought from the same seller, at the same time. One does not have a date code or "France" on the cap band.

So a missing date code is not too unusual. 

[Tony Selleck]

On 2/10/2024 at 3:27 PM, thx1138 said:

Parker are not 100% consistent with their manufacturing. 

I have 3 parker premiers, all bought from the same seller, at the same time. One does not have a date code or "France" on the cap band.

So a missing date code is not too unusual. 

In addition to the missing date codes, there's another strange thing: the tag says "MADE IN FRANCE", while the pen says "MADE IN UK". I have two pens, which have these anomalies.