Pen: Fair condition

Cap: Fair condition; sligth deformation (pic 4)

Nib: Fair condition; engraving: <<GOLD STARRY 18 CTS [?] QUALITE 1[?]38>>

Feed: Good condition

Section: Good condition

Barrel: Fair condition; imprint (faint; two lines): <<GOLD STARRY [star] FABRICATION FRANCAISE>>;  moderate deformation (pic 6, 7, 8); some scratches at the end (pic 12)

Length: 112 mm capped, 95 mm uncapped

Comments: Then pen has been disassembled, cleaned, and fitted with a new sac; the pen writes but is quite scratchy, quite flex, M line, wet

Historical note: See https://www.fountainpen.it/Gold_Starry for details about the brand; see also https://plumaemocion.com/marca/84, where a similar pen is dated to 1927; finally, see https://fountainpenchronicles.blog/tag/gold-starry/ for a (nearly) identical pen

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