The Parker 45, named after the Colt 45 gun, presumably as a cartridge filler, was introduced in 1960. This is a mint condition example of that first Parker 45 model.
The pen is finished in Blue with polished chrome trim and a brushed stainless steel cap. The body of the pen is unmarked with a super finish and the cap is similarly pristine.
The pen is fitted with a 14 Ct. Gold, semi hooded nib. It has been fully serviced and tested and writes very well, producing a super smooth medium line.
The 45 is a cartridge / converter filler, this pen is fitted with the original metal Parker ink converter and a new ink cartridge is supplied so the pen is ready to write in either configuaration.
The Parker 45 is not a rare pen for good reason. It was highly successful and sold well for many years with only minor cosmetic changes. It is also a robust and hard wearing pen so a good many survived while lower quality pens aimed at the same market did not.
Nevertheless the Parker 45 classic is, after all, a good looking and stylish Gold nibbed pen at a fraction of the price of of a new pen of the same quality. Gold nibbed pens start at over £100 and probably don't perform as well as a good Parker 45. It would make a first class, every day vintage writer.