Custom C/C Orange Parker 51

[donnweinberg]

I just purchased and received on Ebay from a seller in Thailand an unusual Parker 51.  The barrel and section are orange, the barrel is longer than that on a true standard 51, and the filling system is C/C, but takes International Standard("IS") C/C, not Parker versions (which are too thick).  I placed an IS converter in it, and it draws in and expels water perfectly.  The photos below look at bit more red-orange than under normal lighting conditions.  One of the photos compares the length of the orange one to a Bexley-created standard size yellow lucite one.  I have seen an orange Parker 51 on another page at FPN, and it was standard size and apparently a Kullock creation.  Does anyone else have an orange 51 and/or photos of one?

 

 

    

[Ron Z]

For a while Ariel was making a "51 Magnum"  FPH sold them.  Basically a 51 on steroids.  I had one of Ariel's orange 51s for a while, and this is about the same color.  He's the only person that I know of who was making an OS version.  I  don't remember whether it was C/C or not.  That was what, 15 years ago?

[es9]

I had thought Dale over at Pentooling used to sell that brass converter piece, but I don’t see it on his website at the moment. 

[Ron Z]

Ariel made all of the parts for the pens because Parker never made one that size.  Hood, thread bushing, barrel - all his work, so I don't see why he couldn't make it a C/C pen.  Dimensional consistency from one pen to another was lacking at times.  I had one handed to me at DC because the hood wouldn't seal with shellac.  I had to use the rosin thread sealant to get it to stop leaking.