I need help identifying this Parker

[ArizonaPenFan]

I got this pen as a gift from my dad about fifteen or so years ago.  I thought at first it might be a Parker 25, but it doesn't have the taper typical of that model.

 

Would greatly appreciate any information on this pen and whether it is currently in production or a vintage pen.

 

Thanks much.

 

[inkstainedruth]

Looks like a Parker Vector.  

I have a bunch of them, in different colors and designs.  They will take both the twist/piston style converters or the slide kind (I recommend the piston style ones, because they're much easier to use.  They also will take Parker cartridges, but the advantage to converters is that you can use bottled ink and have much more variety of colors and ink brands.

Some people sneer at Vectors as being "school pens" but mine are little workhorses.  

You can read about the model here: http://parkercollector.com/vector.html (this site is my go-to place first stop for all things Parker).  

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[DaveQuail]

This is a Parker Vector. I have a couple lying around, as well as the new Vector XL FP.

[thx1138]

Vectors are still in production in France. The vector XL is made in China I think.

 

[Ron Z]

Vector.  I had them in the 90s.  Essentially the same nib unit as Parker used in the 88, except that the 88 had a gold plated nib and a lacquer coated section.  I used the skinny squeeze converter.

[ArizonaPenFan]

Thanks much for the help identifying this pen.  And for the link to the Parker Collection website!