The upper barrel is made from blue stabilized curly maple or box elder engraved to fit 50 stars and a lower barrel made from curly red stabilized box elder or maple laser cut to fit 7 stripes. The stars and stripes are laser cut from natural curly maple veneer. The Statesman pen was designed with discriminating collectors in mind. Manufactured of the highest quality components, the Statesman pen offers a choice of rich 22k gold or Black Titanium hand-cast engraved insets on the cap and barrel ends surrounded by brilliant Rhodium plating. The stunning blend of colored insets and accent band combined with Rhodium plated components combine to make a distinctive pen of unrivalled beauty. Lifetime Guarantee. In the tradition of fine desk pens, the Statesman Pen is not designed for use with the cap attached to the pen. This ensures that you will enjoy effortless writing and the perfect balance of the Jr. Statesman pen every time you use it. Just be sure to leave the pen cap in plain sight where others can see what they're missing! The fountain pen features a top quality German-made two-tone nib with genuine iridium point for smooth writing and dependable ink flow while the rollerball is supplied with a ceramic tipped Schmidt' cartridge for smooth, effortless writing. Fountain model will accept standard ink cartridges as well as ink reservoirs.