The Parker 45 was introduced in 1960 and the De Luxe G.T. (Gold Trim) with a 14Ct. Gold nib, this pen, was added to the line up in 1967. This is an English made Parker 45 De Luxe in Blue.
The pen has a flawless finish with a Gold fillled clutch ring, clip, and cap stud, it could well be an unused pen.
I did ink the pen for testing, sometimes even new old stock pens don't write well. There were certainly no issues here, the 14 Ct Gold nib writes with a very smooth medium line with a pleasing 'soft' feel. It is a very 'easy' and comfortable writer.
I did dismantle the pen, a simple task, to check that it was indeed the original 14 Ct. Gold nib. It is clearly stamped as '14K Gold'.
The 45 is a very convienient and practical pen with a distinct advantage over many cartridge fillers in that it is so quick and easy to dismantle for cleaning that changing ink colours is possible without need for a tedious and unsatisfactory repeated cleaning and flushing procedure.
At 14.5 cm. posted for use the Parker 45 De Luxe is a good sized pen with a solid, well balanced feel. It has the practicality and ease of use to qualify it as a first class vintage severy day writer.