Parker 61 Jet Flighter - Mark II, "Jet Flighter" brushed steel cap and barrel with chrome plated trim.Pearlescent cap jewel.
Nib: Medium 14k gold
Filling system, Capillory action
Condition: Pre-owned, No box, no paperwork. Writing test, filled & cleaned
There are no major imperfections to note: no surface ware * there is a very tiny chip in the stainless steel barrel
Parker, made in USA -- 1962, the Jet Flighter was produced from 1959-62 and this is a Mark II pen by our definition which was introduced in 1962Here is how you fill a Parker 61, and an insight into how the pen actually works. Unscrew the barrel and stick the back end of the pen (aka the capillary cell) into a bottle of ink. Wait a few minutes (probably more like a half hour when you first start one of these older used ones), and let the ink wick up into the capillary cell. The cell contains a sheet of perforated plastic that has been given a 3-D pattern resembling tire tread, and rolled up. The perforations allow ink to seep between the rolled-up layers, and the tread pattern maintains space between the layers. In the middle of this tube, which runs the entire length of the capillary cell, is the feed. To keep things clean, the capillary cell has on a coating of teflon on the outside that is intended to shed ink as the user withdraws the pen from the ink bottle, leaving very little ink to be wiped off. The end of the barrel contains a spring-loaded thingy which covers the open end of the capillary tube, but still allows it to vent.
I recommend Washable blue ink