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My grandmother insisted I take my grandfather's pen. Even though, by the looks of it, it's not going to see much use at all. It's with me purely for sentimental reasons. And yet, I cannot keep hoping that some day I would be able to fix it and use. My mother has the exact same pen, but that one works wonderfully well. It's got a 14k gold nib which puts down a very fine line. I'm assuming that this model is from the 1970s. It's a Pilot of course. But I don't know which model.

 

I was wondering if it would be possible to fix this. The nib is gone, the ink sac is all but gone, and the ink chamber comes off.

 

But the real issue may just be the nib. I don't know the model, so can't Google the nib compatibilities. I live in New Delhi, India, so it won't be easy for me to send it abroad to a skilled nibmeister. And I don't know of any here.

 

But it would be great if someone could tell me the model of this pen. Seeking spares would become infinitely easier.

 

Thanks a ton!

 

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First of all the nib looks fixable. replacement nibs are going to be difficult to find, try your luck however. The real problem is going to be finding a Con-W converter for this pen if the current one is shot, google it up, these are long discontinued, but I think there is a workaround available....

 

If you ask Stan, the moderator of the japanese pens forum, you will get the model number for this pen. i have a few pens identical to your example, they were pretty common in India and i agree, the pens write superbly.

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First of all the nib looks fixable. replacement nibs are going to be difficult to find, try your luck however. The real problem is going to be finding a Con-W converter for this pen if the current one is shot, google it up, these are long discontinued, but I think there is a workaround available....

 

If you ask Stan, the moderator of the japanese pens forum, you will get the model number for this pen. i have a few pens identical to your example, they were pretty common in India and i agree, the pens write superbly.

 

Thank you for the tip. I was thinking of taking the pen over to one of the William Penn showrooms here. But I don't know if they have the ability to service the pen. And I'll put a word to Stan.

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No one at William penn will have a clue. They also don't deal with Pilot AFAIK. Try theb local delhi shops, they might have a spare pen available for 500-800rs, you can harvest the swection from one of those...

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Try theb local delhi shops...

I've been thinking of heading over to the Old Delhi shops for some FP bargain hunting for a while now. I think some shops in Connaught Place also stock a few bargains. Let me gather some info on which shops. And then I shall head out.

 

Thanks for your response. 👍

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A common mistake people make with these pens is to try to attempt to pull the nib out from the front. there is a retainer collar in the section that has to be unscrewed and then the nib pushed from the front and the whole assembly will exit from the cartridge end. HTH.

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good luck for repairing this :o :yikes:

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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