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Came across a few parker 51's. they are in ok condition, would like to get them refurbished but not sure where to get that done at. I would really like a 51 in cordovan brown but havent been able to find one.
 

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novicewetshaver said:
Came across a few parker 51's. they are in ok condition, would like to get them refurbished but not sure where to get that done at. I would really like a 51 in cordovan brown but havent been able to find one.
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Beauties! A gent refurbished this Eversharp Symphony for me. These are the "before" pictures. It looked even better when it came back.

It is a lever-filler from the 1950s, as I understand. It belonged to my Bride's dear uncle. The pen restorer did a great job, and his prices were reasonable. He even replaced the ink sac. I can private message his info to you if you are interested.

I used it a with a fast-drying ink (Noodler's Bernanke Black) since I'm a lefty. It has an extra fine nib and wrote well for a 70-year-old pen. A few days ago, I returned it to the original owners's son. He was over the moon to get it.
 

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The pen and ink I am using for my Christmas Cards. Hero model 3013. The nib is medium, IIRC. Loaded with Diamine Poppy Red. I forget how much I paid for the pen, but it wasn't more than a few dollars on eBay several years ago. It is performing very well with this ink.
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It was time to replace the pocket notebook with a new pad, so I decided to go back to the plain paper Field Notes (the Expedition books use Yupo synthetic paper and will not take up fountain ink of any type), so I could again use my Schrade fountain pen. I guess we'll see how long I keep this configuration as in the past I have had the cap come off in my pocket (I just clip my edc pen to the corner of my pocket) and ruin some pants.

Setup:
Schrade Tactical Fountain Pen (generic German ink)
Field Notes "Pitch Black" Edition
Recycled Firefighter Inspector cover

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Had to give up my quest for cool fountain pens for the time being sadly…I just don’t write often enough, so I dried out the last couple full cartridges I attempted to use.

Been sticking to my Refyne Copper and Brass bolt pens though…these babies work like a charm! They’ve developed a nice patina too!
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I have been relatively lucky on the pen AD. I have a few, like my Lamy 2000 and a few older Waterman’s. I used them a bunch when I had my agency, but since retiring and going into barbering, not writing as much, and that has switched over to shears. I should have stayed in the FP rabbit hole, as it was cheaper LOL. Maybe this year I will pick up a few @NurseDave will be my Kryptonite
 
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