This Summit S100 set was made by Langs, in England, around the mid 1940s. It is in outstanding condition throughout, a near mint vintage pen set.
The chasing on the barrel and cap is sharp and clear as is the imprint identifying the pen as an English made Summit 100. Around the end of W.W.2, without changing the pen in any way, the words 'Cadet model' was added to the imprint. The set is constructed in black chased hard rubber, very unusual as most manufacturers, including Langs, had moved to plastics many years previously. It is possible that the company had some leftover hard rubber rod stock that needed using up.
The set has been fully serviced and tested. It takes up a good volume of ink and the 14 Ct. gold nib writes with a smooth medium line with flex to add character to the lettering At 16cm. in length, when posted it is a long pen with a solid, 'chunky' feel, very comfortable in use. The perfectly matching pencil has a rotary action, the cap is turned to extend and retract the lead.
The original box had served it's purpose in protecting the set, the hard rubber shows no 'browning', but was badly scuffed so I include a new, high quality presentation case.
The Summit S100 is the archetypal English 1930s lever filling fountain pen. It is not a common pen by any means and a complete set in such superb condition is not at all easy to find.