Don't make excuses for the decline in our kits, we have all watched it happen, we have all complained to each other about it.
I think I am one of the few that stopped buying them.
I will try to get this pen back for some better pics, it can be seen to have worn as the finish of the wood has it's own patina and inky grain, it's my ca that has worn not the rest of the pen.
The platings / threads show little or no signs of wear, the odd small scratch through use, he obviously cares for the pen cos he has put a 14 carat gold nib in it (now bent init?) but no more than a normal user should.
Mating faces and worn ferral's should not thin with proper handling.
