Hi all,

i won this pen in yahoo JP. The imprint on the cap band is 22K AGM.
I am attaching a picture of it. I think most of the super series pens have the R14 inscription on the cap bands.

Any ideas as to what the 22K AGM stand for?

Thank you
Nikolaos

Hi Nikolaos,

I have what looks like the same pen with the 22k AGM mark. I wondered the same when I got my pen, Googled it and came up with nothing. It is still a mystery to me.

If it is the same as my pen it's a modern Super which is a c/c pen instead of the older switch filler.

I hope somebody else can explain the AGM mark.

/Woody

WOW, awesome looking pen.... congratulations....

I have the older switch filler that looks almost exactly like the pictured pen. Mine had a black jewel on the bottom but otherwise looks the same. It was inscribed R 14K (was some brassing on the band so couldn't see the whole thing). Not to hijack this thread in any way, but it was a beautifully made and writing pen and I would like to replace it, anyone know what model/type it would have been?

I think Dr. Ron or Stan can give a more definitive answer but from what I know it could have been a Super 100, 150, 200, 250 or 300. They all looked basically the same but increased in size and nib quality as the model number went up. If Nikolaos' pen is like mine it is not marked with a model number but is closest in size to the Super 300.

As far as finding one... the two members I listed above have them for sale now and then. They are wonderful pens.

/Woody

Hi Woody,

I think mine is also the modern remake just like yours. It is a c/c pen instead of the older switch filler used in these pens. I also searched around the net for an explanation about the AGM but couldn't find anything. I hope Stan or Ron have some ideas about it

Hey Nikolaos, What you have is a Pilot Custom Super. I am not sure why, but in the 1980s Pilot created two pens under the Custom that were remakes of earlier 1950s pens. The Pilot Custom pens all have a distinct look to them, so I am not clear as why they would have included these remakes in with that line, but this is what the guys at Pilot tell me.

As earlier noted, these remakes (this Pilot Super 250 and the Pilot Super Ultra) looked very similar to the original pens, but they had different imprints and the remakes were CC fillers while the originals were switch fillers.

I asked several of the Piot guys about AGM and they told me that it was a new version of rolled gold, but they did not know what AGM actually meant.

In any case these are great pens and a lot of fun to write with. Congrats on a nice find.

Stay well

RD

Thank you for the reply Ron

Nikolaos