~1947 Golden Brown Sheaffer Triumph Crest - vacuum-fil - fine 79 nib

Around 1946 or 1947 Sheaffer began using injection molded plastics for major components of their pens. The grip section and inner barrel of these pens are a single, injection molded part. The striped, golden brown celluloid outer barrel is a cover or, as Pelikan calls theirs, a binde. This pen has a nib stamped with a 79. It was a Sheaffer nib size and style designation. The 79 nib has slightly shorter tines and a stubby appearance compared to the nib from the larger pens, like the Valiant. I prefer the shape of the 79 nib. And it's short, wide tines tend to produce points that are quite stubby in shape. They often have a nice, subtle touch of line variation. This nib writes a nice, wet fine line that is probably equivalent to a modern, western extra-fine or a Japanese fine. I didn't know that Sheaffer was still using silver as their base metal in 1946-7. But a bit of plating loss on the cap lip and clip clearly shows silver beneath. Perhaps brass was yet difficult or expensive to acqu