Help Identifying This Pilot Pen

[jarr]

I've asked this question on the first stop forum previously and someone recommended reposting it here to get more info

I stumbled across this pen while browsing an online shop. The seller didn't know much about it; only that it's a Pilot pen from the 1970s and not very common.

Here are some pictures:

Thanks!

[Algester]

gut feeling tells me of custom but of course I could be wrong...

[JunkyardSam]

Wow. Is that pen as long and narrow as it looks? That's quite a find. How much are they asking for it? (I'm not trying to buy it or anything, I'm just curious as to how much a pen like that would cost.)

[ehemem]

gut feeling tells me of custom but of course I could be wrong...

 

 

wrong clip and nib for a custom...

[MYU]

Sparkly dark blue coating? I think ehemem may be right,

 

I think that this is a cashew urushi/maki-e coated pen

 

I remember owning one of these back in 2008/2009. A member from back then named Pthalo ended up buying a green version. I'll bet anything Stan would confirm the pen. The chatter back then labeled it as a "cashew urushi."

 

I know "urushi" is a kind of magic word with Japanese fountain pens, but I don't think the quality is particularly good with this model line. It's one of those things where you'd be convinced it's coated in some kind of plastic, rather than urushi. The example I had might have just been weathered... who knows. As for advice on buying it, I'd probably not pay more than $50 USD. The nib is a nice, performing much like a VP nib unit.

Edited June 28, 2016 by MYU

[stan]

I do not recall a name for the model. However, Platinum made a similar model called the Bonita.

Sellers, probably myself included (it has been some time), touted the finish as being urushi. It may say urushi on the back of the cap. Might not. I recall some of the better Pilot pens with this marking.

The story about the cashew is that a Tokyo-based eBay seller starred mentioning in his pitch that the blue color was due to addition of cashew nuts to the urushi.

I've not heard of this anywhere else. Might be. Might not.

The quality of the urushi on the pen, if really urushi, is not very high. There are different grades available from humbly utilitarian to high quality stuff.

 

The pen also comes in red. The sparkles look like gold dust.

Please don't get excited as the cost of the very fine dust is probably around one buck.

[Patrick L]

Sparkly dark blue coating? I think ehemem may be right,

 

I remember owning one of these back in 2008/2009. A member from back then named Pthalo ended up buying a green version. I'll bet anything Stan would confirm the pen. The chatter back then labeled it as a "cashew urushi."

 

I know "urushi" is a kind of magic word with Japanese fountain pens, but I don't think the quality is particularly good with this model line. It's one of those things where you'd be convinced it's coated in some kind of plastic, rather than urushi. The example I had might have just been weathered... who knows. As for advice on buying it, I'd probably not pay more than $50 USD. The nib is a nice, performing much like a VP nib unit.

 

Hi MYU,

I am impressed by your excellent memory.

All the best

Patrick

[jarr]

Hi thanks for all the replies!

@JunkyardSam, the pen is currently on an auction
@MYU, thank you for the buying advice and the info regarding the pen's finish! i'll keep that in mind when bidding

@Stan, thank you for the info too! :DDD