es, this is the same model pen held by actress Marcia Gay Harden and actors Louis Gossett Jr., Eric Szmanda and Dallas Roberts at the 2012 Academy Awards. Mr. Gossett even went to the trouble of removing it from its presentation box to hold it up for the camera. What a guy!

Well, the original pen is something that remains in The Exceptional Artisan vault as a memento of my participation in that colossal event. However, I can craft another one just like it for you to use in your home or office.

Some refer to the Excalibur as the "Ambassador of Fine Writing Instruments" and, befitting of that praise, it comes in its own distinctive, glass-lidded presentation box. The Excalibur is trimmed in 22KT gold and clad in gold-veined white marble. A Swarowski crystal adorns the rhodium plated clip.

Don't let its hefty feeling intimidate you. Once you unscrew the cap the pen is light as a feather due to its near perfect balance.

Although the Excalibur has a clip it is more suited as a desk pen since the cap is not designed to be mounted onto the back of the pen when you are writing