Earlier, it was Jim's Test VaPer in a 2003 medium bent straight grain Two dot 2 P. Ardor Venere Extra Bucaneve with a silver ferrule signed by Dorelio Rovera. Then, it was Mapleton Match in a smooth straight late 1970s Tinderbox Selected Grecian Briar Dublin. Next is Peretti’s #333 in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09).