Pen: Fair condition

Cap: Fair condition; the clip, which is engraved <<Waterman>>, has been taken from another Waterman pen (the original one was missing) (pic 16); the cap had a crack that has been repaired and is barely noticeable; when the pen is capped, the cap has a very slight sideways movement

Nib: Very good condition; engraving (five lines): <<WATERMAN 14KT 5 MADE IN U.S.A.>>

Feed: Good condition

Section: Good condition

Barrel: Good condition; imprint (fout lines): <<Waterman's REG. U.S. IDEAL PAT. OFF. Commando MADE IN U.S.A.>>

Lever & filling mechanism: Good condition

Length: 132, mm capped; 117, 9 mm uncapped

Comments: The pen has been disassembled, cleaned, and fitted with a new sac; the clip was missing and has been replaced with another one from a Waterman pen; the pen writes well, M line, wet, little feedback, some yielding

Historical note: See please https://www.fountainpen.it/Commando, according to which model Commando was introduced in 1941; see also http://www.richardspens.com/ref/profiles/commando.htm.

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