Omas Milord 1968, Black Celluloid GPT, #5 Noodle Flex

📒 History/Provenance

• An incredible version of the 1968 Omas Milord with the grailed hand-engraved Omas Arrow nib famous for the insane snapback and softness. 
• The Milord was the successor to the top of the line 55X/F line featuring diamond shaped straight clips, celluloid facetted barrels, and the signature 14ct Omas Extra Lucens nib. The same nib used on the Extra Lucens from the late 1930's, which to many are seen as the holy grail of Omas nibs. [Letizia's Site]

🧪 QA & Recommendation

• Omas handmade nibs like this one are truly so special to write with with extremely high snapback and smoothness throughout the range of flexing.
• Super hairline nibs like these that can also flex very wide tend to favor more saturated inks that have their inkflow enhanced with some super small amounts of lubricants such as the super juicy Parker Quink Washable Blue, or a ink flow enhancer (my own version). 
• Tested on Rhodia 80gsm A5 pad and Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue ink.

🔧 Restoration Commentary (repairs done, feed/nib adjusted, polishing notes)

• Celluloid Nitrate has been lightly hand-polished to get rid of microscratches but deeper scratches are not polished down to preserve as much of the material as possible.
• Ebonite grip section rejuvenated and lightly polished, "softness" of ebonite restored.
• Nib heat set and tuned for flex