HMS Hermes R12 - Teak fountain pen. Lignum Vitae Cocobolo wood pen

Cocobolo wood pen

As each piece of wood is unique

The wood in the stand does contain some cracks as it is very weathered

The replaceable ferrel is mounted into a brass tube fixed inside the pen body to ensure maximum life from the holder

HMS Hermes R12 - Teak fountain pen. Lignum Vitae Cocobolo wood penHMS Hermes (R12) fountain pen Stunning fountain pen handmade in Teak removed from HMS Hermes during the dismantling work being carried out in India. HMS Hermes was in service with the Royal Navy from 1959 to 1984. Famously serving as the flagship during the Falklands war in 1982. She was decommissioned in 1984 and sold to be used by the Indian Navy in 1986. She was renamed to INS Viraat and served until 2017. Following a number of failed attempts to