Parker Inflection Black

Parker Inflection — Black

Production

• The Inflection belongs to Parker’s early-2000s range.
• Parker manufactured these pens in the United Kingdom.

Body and colour

• The cap and barrel have a stainless-steel base covered with multiple layers of black lacquer.
• The grip section and cap-top insert are also black.
• The metal trim is plated with 14-karat gold, contrasting with the black finish.

Nib

• The nib is stainless steel with 23-karat gold plating, rather than solid gold.
• The rounded end of the grip section partially covers the base of the nib.
• Parker listed four standard nib widths for the Inflection: Extra Fine, Fine, Medium and Broad.
• The pen uses a twin-channel feed and an ink collector.

Filling system

• The Inflection takes Parker ink cartridges or a compatible Parker converter.
• Unscrew the barrel from the grip section to access the cartridge or converter.
• Parker’s catalogue specified a deluxe piston converter for filling from bottled ink.

Cap

• The cap pushes on and pulls off; it does not screw onto the pen.
• It carries a gold-plated Parker arrow clip, with a black insert surrounded by gold-coloured trim at the top.
• The cap and barrel share the same finish.

Additional

• Parker also offered Black as a rollerball, a ballpoint pen and a mechanical pencil.
• The gold specifications describe two different plated finishes: 14-karat gold on the trim and 23-karat gold on the nib.