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I found this, of course, at an antique store. The celluloid of the cap and blind cap are gray/silver and black, and the barrel is gray/silver and clear. The nib is terrible, and after this pic I swapped it for a FPR flex. There is no branding anywhere, and I'd really love to know who made it so I could find some of their other pens. In my experience, cheap pens typically use lever fillers. So, this is an unusual one for me.
This thread from from FPN mentions the same duridium nib inscription. It's old so many of the image links are dead, but the remaining picture shows a pen that looks a lot like yours but has an odd calibrated reservoir in the middle. I wonder if the OP of that thread had a pen like yours given the conversation. You could always see if they are still active!
https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/113720-no-name-postal-pen/
That's so interesting, it sounds like he did! Reading through that thread, there is some interesting info on third tier pens. Thanks for that!
That's a great looking pen... even if you don't know what it is.
Thanks, I do love finding gems in third tier brands!
The body style bears some resemblance to the Eversharp Bantam at the very bottom of this page https://vintagepens.com/Eversharp_Bantams.shtml though not sure if the cap is right (and a low res picture)... And the bulb is different...
Oh, wow! It does look a lot like that. The cap is different, like you said. And the blind cap is longer on the Eversharp. That took me down a small rabbit hole to this Congress bulb filler! That looks even closer. The Congress looks like a knock-off of the Eversharp, and mine looks like a cheaper version of the Congress. I'm going to have to follow this lead some more.
What did the text on the nib say?
"Warranted Duridium 14K Gold Plate"