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Is This Sailor Wood Maki-E Fine Or Extra Fine ?!


christianch

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Hello !
I have one Sailor wood maki-e that has a fine writing but, strangely, the nib is not marked fine or extra fine (I have seen another sailor wood maki-e where the nib is marked M..in other online fotos I have seen them marked B) but with the number 2. I would appreciate some help from more experienced collectors/users in identifying if this nib is fine or extra fine ? Or what is the meaning of the 2 ?

Thanks in advance for your help

Christian

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<2> means FINE

<1> means EXTRA FINE

stan

Formerly Ryojusen Pens
The oldest and largest buyer and seller of vintage Japanese pens in America.


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Hello Ian,

many thanks for your reply. I wonder if you know why for the M or B they just mark it M and B and for fine and extra fine they use numbers?

Thanks again !

David

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Numbers are the older system.

1 EF「極細」2 F「細字」3 MF「中細」4 M「中字」6 B「太字」7 Zoom 9 Music.

stan

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Member: Pen Collectors of America & Fuente, THE Japanese Pen Collectors Club

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Mine has a B. Wish it had an F, but I bought from a bricks-and-mortar store so no choice... Enjoy!

Too many pens; too little writing.

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i had no idea of the number system. glad i took the time to check out this post. hope your no.2 suits your writing needs.

-rudy-

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