FABER CASTELL - OSMIA FOUNTAIN PEN 83 DARK GREEN COLOR
파버카스텔 - 오스미아 만년필 83 진녹색
As I deeply discussed in this post, Faber Castell once produced its fountain pens with the aid of Osmia, and there have been various ways in the juxtaposition of the names of Faber Castell and Osmia as time goes on.
Unfortunately, I don't have much knowledge on the numbering system of Osmia, and the only thing I figured out is the last digit of fountain pen model number can be identified with the number on the nib, representing the size of the nib.
A fountain pen with three-digit model number xx3, for example, has the number 3 on the nib.
I already have several Faber Castell - Osmia's fountain pens in two-digit model number, but they don't have a consistent tendency, so I need to treat everyone of them as an independent entity.
This model has a number 83, with the medium M nib shape. (My choice of terms might be different from that of mainstream but I hope the meaning would be clear. Nib type could be a right choice.)
If you compare this with other Osmia fountain pens, you may understand why I can't tell how the numbering system behaves well.
One thing I can definitely tell is this fountain pen has nearly no sign of Osmia.
Faber Castell started to remove all the traces of Osmia some time after it completely acquired Osmia, and I believe this pen came from at the end of the stage.
The clip used that of A.W. FABER's, and no name of Osmia both on the cap and the barrel.
By the way, I forgot to mention the whole body is in dark green color.
Again, no Osmia's diamond symbol on top of the cap.
It is a plain and pointed top with the same dark green color.
The only trace is the diamond mark on the nib.
Still, the nib doesn't have the name of Osmia, but it only has that of Faber Castell.
One strange point is there is no number inside the diamond mark.
In summary, this fountain pen is expected to be made in the late 1950s to 1960s.
Several interesting things can be listed about this pen.
First, there is no names of both Faber Castell and Osmia on the body.
Second, it used the clip of A.W. FABER.
Finally, no diamond symbol of Osmia on the cap.
This pen shares some common things to this model.
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