Parker Falcon Of My Dreams!

[Inkysloth]

I hovered over a Falcon on Ebay, bidding when there were 7 seconds left, and got a beautiful boxed Parker Falcon, with nib size tag & price, leaflet, cartridge, converter, and card outer box.

Parker Falcon and box by Robin Inkysloth, on Flickr

Parker Falcon nib - top by Robin Inkysloth, on Flickr

Parker Falcon cap & label by Robin Inkysloth, on Flickr

Parker Falcon cap & original price by Robin Inkysloth, on Flickr

Parker Falcon box - rear by Robin Inkysloth, on Flickr


I love that list of all the nib sizes available!

Parker Falcon leaflet side 1 by Robin Inkysloth, on Flickr

Parker Falcon leaflet - side 2 by Robin Inkysloth, on Flickr

[Ron Z]

Nicely done! I have had a couple of them, one a flighter, one a brown one, but never the papers and box. A very cool pen, and decently made. Do you plan to use it? I'll be interested how the girth fits your hand. I found mine to be too thin when I had them, and it would be even more of a problem for me now. Even so, one can't deny that the design is cool.

[PAKMAN]

Great find! Love the look of the falcon but have never been able to snag one at a price that suited me. Enjoy!

[Inkysloth]

Nicely done! I have had a couple of them, one a flighter, one a brown one, but never the papers and box. A very cool pen, and decently made. Do you plan to use it? I'll be interested how the girth fits your hand. I found mine to be too thin when I had them, and it would be even more of a problem for me now. Even so, one can't deny that the design is cool.

It's been used already (it arrived with a dried out cartridge in) so I don't have the pressure at least of deciding whether to use a mint pen. I'll give it a try. I have quite small hands and don't mind slender pens, but it's about as thin as I like to go. My first fountain pen was a Parker Classic, which was a 10th birthday present from my grandad. That's definitely too slim for me to use for any length of time.

 

I love the all-in-one nibs. I'd really like a Pilot Myu, but they're well out of my price range.

[MSA]

Great find! never seen one with box and papers.

[senzen]

Congratulations, very nice pen, I have that finish possibly with a fine nib, I have to use a bit farther up as it's a bit thin for me, still comfortable. Got it cheap but with a bent clip, Edelstein Mandarin looks nice with it, so far very reliable pen.

Edited August 27, 2020 by SenZen

[PDW]

You did get it for the £18.10 sticker price, right?

[Inkysloth]

You did get it for the £18.10 sticker price, right?

Not quite... but adjusted for inflation, I got it for less!

 

According to an inflation calculator, £18 in 1979 is equivalent to £83 today, and I paid £54.66.

[CS388]

Nice find - how rare is that!?

I think you got it for a good price.

 

Always liked the design of these pens - destined to be a future classic, if not already so.

Tha Falcon I had had a huge ball of tipping and put down a nice wet line.

 

Enjoy it in good health.