Parker Premier Nib Anchors

[Vicary]

So I've been spending some of my stay-at-home downtime going through my pen collection and giving everything a thorough clean up. I was having an issue fully flushing the blue out of my Parker Premier Tartan. So on a lark, I tried pulling the nib. I was surprise by how easily I could remove it. Even more surprising is the way the nib and the feed come together. The nib has two small hooks or claws that anchor it to the feed very precisely. I've pulled nibs on modern Duofolds and Sonnets (which have interesting holes) but I haven't come across anything like this. Anyone know of another nib design that uses this kind of feature to anchor itself to the feed? I've provided some pics.

 

best,

Doug

 

[vicpen123]

Parker 75. Nib and feed come out together as a unit.

[Batman]

That's actually the same nib and feed design that was found on the Waterman Phileas and L'etalon. One of the best modern Parker fountain pens out there, superior to the sonnet in many ways.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/286389-waterman-letalon-18k-nibs/

[Vicary]

That's actually the same nib and feed design that was found on the Waterman Phileas and L'etalon. One of the best modern Parker fountain pens out there, superior to the sonnet in many ways.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/286389-waterman-letalon-18k-nibs/

 

Interesting! I'll have to check that out. The Premier reminds me a lot of the L'Etalon. I have one of the sterling silver basket weave L'Etalons...beautiful pen!