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Rather uncommon, this is an Australian Sheaffer PFM III with a neat left oblique nib.

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/sheaffer/pfm3_black_loaus_8.jpg

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/sheaffer/pfm3_black_loaus_2.jpg

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/sheaffer/pfm3_black_loaus_3.jpghttp://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/sheaffer/pfm3_black_loaus_4.jpg

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Rather uncommon, this is an Australian Sheaffer PFM III with a neat left oblique nib.

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/sheaffer/pfm3_black_loaus_8.jpg

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/sheaffer/pfm3_black_loaus_2.jpg

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/sheaffer/pfm3_black_loaus_3.jpghttp://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/sheaffer/pfm3_black_loaus_4.jpg

 

nice pen

nice pics too

and nice ink

can't guess which though...

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That nib is a beauty. I'd love to find one like that.

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Another drool worthy stub.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Pelikan M800 B nib ground to a very crisp italic by Michael Masuyama.

 

It is installed on a pen that just came back from Shawn Newton with a new binde in Conway Stewart Pistachio. (Yum!)

 

 

 

David

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David, did you just send the nib unit to Mike & the pen (without nib) to Shawn? The reason I ask is that in my case, having to send an complete (expensive) pen twice across the Border, would cause some concern. Canada Customs & Revenues agency is apt to pounce.

Istvan

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*Sailor 1911S, Black/gold, 14k. 0.8 mm. stub(JM) *1911S blue "Colours", 14k. H-B "M" BLS (PB)

*2 Sailor 1911S Burgundy/gold: 14k. 0.6 mm. "round-nosed" CI (MM) & 14k. 1.1 mm. CI (JM)

*Sailor Pro-Gear Slim Spec. Ed. "Fire",14k. (factory) "H-B"

*Kaweco SPECIAL FP: 14k. "B",-0.6 mm BLS & 14k."M" 0.4 mm. BLS (PB)

*Kaweco Stainless Steel Lilliput, 14k. "M" -0.7 mm.BLS, (PB)

 

 

 

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Hi, Istvan.

 

The nib was ground some time ago. I can't remember how I got it to Michael - bare or installed, by mail or at the SF Pen Show. I sent the pen to Shawn with the nib installed.

 

BTW, Michael has a M800, so you can mail him just the nib for grinding. At least this has been true in the past. I'd check with him to make sure it is still okay.

 

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Thanks David.

I've sent Mike a couple of 14c Sailor nib-units when his workshop was in Georgia. At that time he had Sailor pens that would fit the threads on these sections.

I would of course now ask him if this (nib-unit only) option is still available.

For me, owning a modern Souveran 400 series Pelikan is but a dream. The grip of this series would be perfect for my very small hands.

*Sailor 1911S, Black/gold, 14k. 0.8 mm. stub(JM) *1911S blue "Colours", 14k. H-B "M" BLS (PB)

*2 Sailor 1911S Burgundy/gold: 14k. 0.6 mm. "round-nosed" CI (MM) & 14k. 1.1 mm. CI (JM)

*Sailor Pro-Gear Slim Spec. Ed. "Fire",14k. (factory) "H-B"

*Kaweco SPECIAL FP: 14k. "B",-0.6 mm BLS & 14k."M" 0.4 mm. BLS (PB)

*Kaweco Stainless Steel Lilliput, 14k. "M" -0.7 mm.BLS, (PB)

 

 

 

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Rather uncommon, this is an Australian Sheaffer PFM III with a neat left oblique nib.

 

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/sheaffer/pfm3_black_loaus_2.jpg

 

 

Teri that's a great pen and nib combination!

 

Pelikan M800 B nib ground to a very crisp italic by Michael Masuyama.

 

It is installed on a pen that just came back from Shawn Newton with a new binde in Conway Stewart Pistachio. (Yum!)

 

David

 

David, any pen that combines a Masuyama nib and work done by Shawn Newton is, by definition, wonderful from the first mention, and your collaboration is no exception. Thanks for sharing!

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Wow - Friedrich, that looks fabulous, is that a BB width nib, or an oblique, or ...?

 

David, I think that Pistachio binde is perfect for that pen.

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Wow - Friedrich, that looks fabulous, is that a BB width nib, or an oblique, or ...?

 

David, I think that Pistachio binde is perfect for that pen.

Thank you DrCodfish. Actually it is a factory italic nib (approximately 1.2mm) . It is crisp and quite unforgiving nib but that is what i was looking for because i wanted big line variation and i have read a lot of good reviews about vintage factory italic nibs from sheaffer!

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Franklin Christoph 1.9mm music nib, on an ASA Halwa in Conway-Stewart pistachio.

 

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Very nice, Bob!

 

The F-C music nib is absolutely one of my favorites for calligraphy.

 

David

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My first post & my first hand ground snub:

 

Curiosity/work procrastination got the best of me last night and I bobbed the nib on a fine point Lamy Safari my sister gave me for X-mas. Not pretty but it writes more fairly smooth.

 

Please excuse the handwriting, I enjoy not calligraphy most when I'm not taking it seriously :D

 

I did most of the work with the Japanese wet stone I sharpen my knives with then polished it on a buffing wheel.

 

Cheers!

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This nib was ground by Michael Masuyama. He made it more of a formal italic than cursive italic, and you really have to be careful about finding the sweet spot, or it skips. It also is a rather dry writing nib. That's good for max line variation, but I tried 4 different inks before I found one that minimized skipping. Interestingly enough, the one that works best is Graf von Faber-Castell Moss Green. It is a lovely black-green with lots of shading.

 

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I really like that pistachio binde. What does work like that cost? What are the steps to creating something like that? I don't know anything about binde manufacturing.

 

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I really like that pistachio binde. What does work like that cost? What are the steps to creating something like that? I don't know anything about binde manufacturing.

 

Go to newtonpens dot com. Shawn has answers to your questions, including photos and a video. It's pretty interesting and, IMO, a very reasonable charge. I have had both Pelikans and Auroras fitted with new bindes in materials I much prefer to their original plain black resins.

 

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