Ebonized Pearl Sheaffer Balance "Admiral" fountain pen

In my opinion there is no celluloid quite like ebonized pearl Sheaffer celluloid. It was made in flat sheets with multiple layers of clear celluloid, black stripes (painted?), and nacre chips. The sheets were heated and bent around mandrels to form tubes for pen barrels and caps. The black diagonal lines became spirals in the tubes. The ends of the tubes were capped with black celluloid. The combination of transparency, spiral stripes & nacre chips with gorgeous 3 dimensional depth and iridescence makes for celluloid I think has almost no equal. The celluloid in this pen has darkened a bit with age and UV exposure. There is a bit of plating wear at the end of the clip. There are no marks, cracks or blemishes in the surface of the celluloid. I believe the Feather Touch 5 to be one of the best production nibs. Ever. They are not super-rigid like the Sheaffer LIFETIME and Triumph-style nibs. They are not truly flexible either and shouldn't be pushed as if they are. They are the perfec