Two NOS Skripserts–though that’s. vague descriptor at best–both with chalk marked size & price on the barrel. Nice writers, but I either need to find converters for them, or get cartridges (which I probably won’t do).

The Prelude is a nice mid-range pen offered by Sheaffer at the end of other product lines (like the Targa). They’ve drastically reduced the available finishes, though some are still in production, and I suspect the older ones will quickly become prized. While it lacks the grace of the inlaid nibs, the finish is gorgeous, and it’s a reliable and well-performing writer, roughly on par with Waterman’s Phileas (of which I’m also quite fond!), but with a slightly more substantial feel to it.

This is NOS from the Sheaffer factory in Iowa. Very similar to the Imperial 777, but the nib is longer, extending over halfway down the section, and has the more commonly seen diamond cutout. The barrel bears the Lifetime Crown imprint. It’s a solid, hefty feeling pen, but it’s not a big one, so it fits nicely in the hand. It has a fairly wet fine inlaid nib – which I adore! Gorgeous pen.

Another inlaid nib that writes like a dream. The squeeze converter seems to have issues, and slim converters are notoriously hard to find. Someone recommended a MonteVerde mini-converter, but that leaked, so this darling doesn’t get much use. One day I’ll spring for a slim converter or (even better) find one in the wild)! Lovely, though!

Another Targa, and one of the pens that has gotten the most use. It’s compact, easy to hold, solid, writes like a dream. Inlaid nibs like this one have made me a Sheaffer gal for life.

I got my first Targa when I sent a vintage pen to Sheaffer for repairs. They sent it back, saying they were very sorry they no longer had parts to repair my pen, but would I accept this one as a gift? One helluva gift! Made me wish I had lots more old Sheaffers to send them…. I gave that one away (big mistake), but I have a few others now, and they are always pens I come back to. And of course, I really have never met a Sheaffer gold inlaid nib I didn’t like.