The Parker 50 Falcon was introduced in 1978 and production ended in 1982 after a relatively short production run, always a good sign for collectors. Date coding began in 1979, this pen has no code so would have been made in 1978 or early 1979.
The pen is constructed in brass with an epoxy resin textured brown matt finish. The familiar Parker 'Arrow' clip has a different look, the feathers are not individually defined. I find this quite odd for a pen called a 'Falcon'!
A cartridge/converter filler, it is a slim and elegant pen that looks much like other slim Parkers until the cap is removed to reveal the revolutionary and unique 'unitary' nib section. Only one other pen had this, the ill fated and now super rare T1. The T1 was constructed in Titanium, a metal which proved too expensive and difficult to efficiently be coerced into the complex shapes required by the design. The Falcon is essentially an updated T1 made in a more realistic material.
The pen is in immaculate, uninked condition. As with many new old stock pens, it came to me unboxed so I have provided a new, good quality box
A cartridge/converter filler, the pen is fitted with an ink converter and is supplied with a new cartridge so it is ready to write in either configuration.
In addition to the short production run and relative rarity of the Parker 50 Falcon, the pen's future as a very collectable item is further enhanced by its unique and very striking design.