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OMAS 360 CAMERA DEI DEPUTATI PROTOTYPE - RARE

Ever since its early years, Omas manufactured special editions to celebrate special events or institutions. Special editions could be also commssioned by companies or associations to have their own celebrative pen.

In most cases these editions were not numbered  and thus not "limited" and were manufactured using standard Omas models with some variations of the finish, or a special color. 

The scenario of Omas special editions is very wide and they are very hard to catalogue. We go form the Artaxan and Quinazide ogivas, manufactured in the 1990s for the Glaxo pharmaceutical company, to a number of other productions for Ferrari, Profutura, Bittner and a few other pen shops all over the world, just to mention a few examples.

In 2005 Omas was commissioned the production of a special edition for the Italian Chamber of Deputies, which is the lower house of the bicameral Italian Parliament.

These pens were meant to be used as gifts for special occasions, ceremonies and the like. The model which was chosen was the iconic 360 in jet black.

Some 150 pens were manufactured.

The pens were customized with the Chamber of Deputies' logo on the cap and on the nib and the words "Camera dei Deputati " engraved on the cap. On the turning knob the Camber of Deputies' Foundation's logo was added.

Before the definitive design was approved, a few prototypes were manufactured. The prototypes had a  gold tone logo on the nib and a larger engraving on the cap which was not considered satisfactory enough. So the font of the engraving was changed and the nib was made into a single tone.

This pen is in unused condition. Nib grade is M