{"product_id":"1941-marine-green-sheaffer-balance-vigilant-vacuum-fil-fine-point","title":"1941 Marine Green Sheaffer Balance Vigilant - vacuum-fil - fine point","description":"\u003cp\u003ePen collectors describe this pen as a \"military clip\" pen. World War Two era US military uniform shirts had a flap covering the opening of the breast pockets. Regulation required that nothing within the pocket be visible. Some pen companies introduced cap designs to meet this requirement. This pen is a standard Sheaffer Balance Sovereign with the clip cleverly attached to meet the uniform requirement. Sheaffer had four such models: Valiant nee Statesman, Vigilant nee Sovereign, Defender nee Admiral and Commandant nee Craftsman. These pens appear only in the 1941 Sheaffer catalog. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe celluloid is nearly perfect with like-new, light green, transparent stripes that have not darkened, or ambered. It remains green and clear as new. The gold plated silver trim (probably coin silver?) does have wear on the clip that shows the underlying silver base metal. It will tarnish black giving evidence that the base metal has high silver content. The normal brass base metal was not used for things like pens in 1941. The palladium plating on the nib tines is a bit worn. Perhaps someone polished it a bit too vigorously too often.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nib writes a smooth, wet line. It has a very nice feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe filling system has been restored with modern synthetic materials that will last decades. The only necessary maintenance is an occasional dab of silicone grease on the filler rod to keep the seal working properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pen is comparable in length to a Pelikan M6xx. Though the barrel is thinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Edited\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCapped - 123 mm (4.83”)\u003cbr\u003eUncapped - 109 mm (4.28”)\u003cbr\u003ePosted - 146 mm (5.76”).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCap - 12 mm (0.47”)\u003cbr\u003eBarrel - 10.6 mm (0.42”)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Edited\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFiller\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eVacuum-Fil\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Edited\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNib\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMedium\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paper Wants A Pen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68803149332674,"sku":null,"price":242.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/7055\/3441\/files\/PXL_20261101_215838133.jpg?v=1793578704","url":"https:\/\/paperwantsapen.com\/es\/products\/1941-marine-green-sheaffer-balance-vigilant-vacuum-fil-fine-point","provider":"Paper Wants A Pen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}