Nib: 14k Broad
Gold filled cap with grey jewel & Blue diamond clip. Navy blue barrel
Condition, a few dents in the cap, with some brassing , engraved C.C.D. The Barrel, and Nib are like new
The 51 was innovative in a number of ways. First was the design: sleek, modern, and oddly plain. No gorgeous, patterned celluloid, and, most surprisingly, a barely visible, "hooded" nib. The slip cap (i.e., the cap didn't need to be screwed and unscrewed).filling system: In 1948, they retired the vacumatic system