This is a Hero black with metal cap cartridge fountain pen, possibly a model 440 variant, date unknown. The pen is similar in build to the Parker 45 and uses Parker type cartridges. The front of the cap is stamped with the Hero name in Chinese and the back is stamped MADE IN CHINA. The spring loaded clip is stamped HERO. The cap has CHINA – USA over Friendship marked on the front below the clip and characters on the back. There are no markings on the cap and barrel. The section has a gold painted ridge decoration and this section type also appears on Hero 121, 121A, 240, and 440 models. The nib appears to be stainless steel and is stamped with the Hero name. The plastic barrel is dished on the end as is the cap top. #pencollecting #fountainpen #hero #heropen #shanghaihero #shanghai #parker #parkerpen #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/CD7CjpNjQ7N/?igshid=1h5hkipyvxfs7

Lunchbreak #sketch, a warmup for another 4h sketch session this afternoon. Largo Duque de Cadaval, right next to my office @broadway.malyan #lisboa #pen #sketch #heropen #usk #urbansketchers #urbansketch #sketchbook #sketchy #sketchwalk #sketchoftheday #linesketch #noodlersink https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uIrkGBvG5/?igshid=5ifo00waj32f

Sketch of one of the corner of Namdaemun Street Market. We spent almost the entire morning shopping and browsing the stores. I was surprised to find out there are several art supply shops in that area all selling different stuff. That made the shopping experience a lot more exciting. As usual I did the lines on location and added colours later. Less tiring this way. All you need to remember is where the light comes from. . #inkandwash #urbansketching #watercolorwash #heropen#fountainpendrawing #sketching #urbansketchers #inkdrawing #seoul #southkorea #namdaemun #namdaemunmarket

#quicksketch Mr. Carlos Barbosa relaxing at Foz do Lizandro beach while scrolling through the news , listening to some good old classics. #urbansketchers #urbansketch #uskp #usk #crappypaper #sketch #sketchbook #sketchwalker #sketching #watercolor #watercoloursketch #heropen #instaart #instadaily

Portuguese uniforms from the napoleonic wars, the follow up from the sketchers meeting yesterday. A call to sketches for an exhibition! #sketch #heropen #watercolor #sketchbook #torresvedras #vimeiro #lourinhã #battle #napoleonicwars

#vape #vapeinstagram #vaporlife #squonker #laan #kindlevoyage #heropen 伴物（在 Xian, China）

Morning issue with the pen #noodlers #heropen #sketchbook #drawingaday #sketching #writing #pen #writingintrument #morningmotivation

Happy drawing day in progress #blackandwhite #sketchbook #drawing #heropen #hatching #4thofjuly