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Need bottled ink or refills? "Norm, just a note to let you know
I've fallen hopelessly in love with my Legacy. It is sooooo smooth. The
scratchiness is gone and in its place is a fine line that glides over ANY page,
catches people's attention and feels great in my hands. Thanks Buddy, you can be
my pen pusher any time!" B. G., Towson, MD
Sheaffer continues the great tradition begun with the Legacy and the Legacy 2 (an homage to the PFM -- Pen for Men -- of the late 1950's), with the Legacy Heritage series. Unlike the first two iterations of the Legacy, which made use of either the Touchdown Filler or cartridges, the Heritage version uses Sheaffer's piston converter and cartridges, which has simplified and reduced the price of this great pen, without changing the superior construction and writing characteristics of the pen itself. Over the years many customers have asked me the dreaded question, which goes something like this: "Out of all the pen models you sell, and all of the pen models you've collected, if you were forced to choose only one fountain pen as your favorite, which would it be?" After recovering from the inevitable swoon brought about by contemplation of such a horrible decision, time and again I've had to answer -- the Sheaffer Legacy. Like any pen, it's not for everyone. It's a larger pen than many (about 5-1/2" capped, 5-3/4" posted and with a fairly rotund circumference -- much like myself), and with it's brass construction, no lightweight. However, it's a perfectly balanced pen in my experience, whether the cap is posted or not, and with the wonderful Sheaffer 18K gold nib, is a joy to use, hour after hour. Most people seem to find that its slightly greater girth makes for a more relaxed writing experience. Click on photos to enlarge -- more finishes coming soon! #9033 Legacy Heritage King's Gold
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#9034 Legacy Heritage
Black Lacquer
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#9041 Legacy Heritage
'Look of
Leather' Brushed Brown
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IMPORTANT SERVICE NOTE: Every nib that ships from His Nibs is closely examined under high magnification and tuned or adjusted if needed. About 85% of modern nibs need some adjustment out-of-the-box from the manufacturer for an optimal writing experience. Most commonly, the tines of the nib are misaligned -- which would cause scratchiness at the minimum; the slit between the tines is partially or fully closed -- which would starve the nib of ink and at best cause skipping; or the slit between the tines is too wide -- which will either again cause skipping, or conversely, flooding. There are other factors -- such as separation of the nib from the feed -- that are inspected and repaired before any pen leaves the Palace.
The only 100% guarantee of course
comes when the pen is
actually filled with ink and written with for the first time, but our
pre-shipping inspections and tunings have eliminated 99.99999 (my finger is
getting tired) of the frustrations that a customer experiences when first using
a new fountain pen. Although this can be time-consuming on occasion, it affords
our customers a much more pleasant experience when receiving a fountain pen from
His Nibs -- and saves us the frustration of dealing with returns!
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Ordering Procedures & Returns International customers, please note, we will not falsify shipping documents Credit cards, for the quickest fulfillment of your order, are accepted through PayPal, a secure site allowing you to use your credit card without us even seeing the information. If you'd like to make use of this credit card service, please let us know when you email your order and address, and we'll email you the appropriate Request for Payment, and instructions for the simple payment procedure (you don't need to join PayPal to use it).
If you would like us process your credit card directly instead, then please email us: 1. Card # (dividing this number in two, between two emails, will
ensure security) If you'd rather pay by money order or check, kindly make payable to: His
Nibs.com We
ship via insured Priority Mail
Please send your order and shipping address (along with any questions) to: orders@hisnibs.com We will email you back with your order total (PA residents please add 6% sales tax)
Warranties and returns If an item proves to be defective, in most cases the manufacturer's warranty will apply. However, please email us first so that we can determine the easiest way to resolve the problem to your satisfaction. In the case of fountain pens -- which are a bit more individualistic than other writing instruments -- what may at first appear to be a defect (hard starting or poor flow for example), can in almost all cases be resolved with a few simple 'tweaks' to the nib, which we'll be happy to guide you through or perhaps suggest returning to us for adjustment. Should you wish to return a
non-defective item within 3 days of receipt because it doesn't suit
you for some reason, again please email us and we'll arrange an
exchange, credit or refund (minus any shipping/insurance charges),
if the item is returned in an 'as new' condition. If you've dipped a
fountain pen to try its writing characteristics, kindly clean off
any ink residue prior to shipping -- to save us both a nasty
surprise We want you to be happy with your purchase from His Nibs.com and hope to have you join the ranks of our many long-term, repeat customers!
Revised: July 5th, 2009
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