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Could someone help me identify this pen, please? Bought it a while back on eBay. Cap band: "SAILOR JAPAN FOUNDED 1911". H-M nib. Intermediate in size between Platinum 3776 and Platinum Presidential. Good quality, looks better than my clumsy scans. May be celluloid.

 

Early 1911? Oddball LE?

 

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Yes, it is. Thank you for your prompt assistance. Sadly, it is not one the Magellans with the 21K nib and serial number but still a valued addition to my line up. Very pretty, too. It is my only Sailor thus far but not, I think, my last.

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Don't think of 14k nibs as a grade down from a 21k nib version. I think it was said that in Japan it was sold with plated nibs. I would think of 14k as normal and 21k as for karat queens. I have blue with rollerball section because it turned out that nibs had been sold out before I picked that RB up.

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Sailor Magellan. Came in several nice flavors, including a few made special for Swisher Pens. When originally sold in Japan they had TIGF nibs and later 14K. As best I understand the models with 21K nibs were mostly sold overseas with a few eventually in Japan. Don't be turned off by the TIGF nib (or, 14K) as they perform as good or better than the gold. IMHO, 21K is a marketing gimmick to squeeze your wallet for more than the nib is worth.

 

Great pen. Save it and enjoy. Not made any more.

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+1 on the 14K nibs. Being springy, the 14K nibs provide a more interesting writing experience for me than the stiff 21K nibs =P

 

Conversely, if you like your nibs rigid then the 21K might work better for you.

 

Enjoy your pen! (^_^)

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