Parker 45 Flighter. 14Ct. Gold Nib. Immaculate New Old Stock.The Parker 45, named after the Colt 45 handgun, was introduced in 1960. In 1964 an all metal, much more expensive model, the 'Flighter' was added to the range. The original Parker 45 Flighters were not actually 'all metal' as the 'tassie' on the end of the barrel was plastic so in 1969 this was replaced with a metal Chrome plated metal version, as on this pen. It remained in production until 1979. The pen is genuine new old stock and is in immaculate