Tom,
 
Thanks for your reply and encouragement!  I don't suppose the poor
photograph gives you any more of a clue as to the type of shell used. All I
can say is that it really shimmers in person!
 
Regards,
 
Norman
 
 
>> Norman,
>
>I'm sure I speak for many when I say that is a beautiful pen.  I'm glad you
did
>not lose it to bureaucracy.  Now if it had been inlaid with a shell
motif...
>
>Hope you do well with your pens,
>
>Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA