Sailor King Of Pen (Medium)

[REDEYEDROP]

Hi all,

 

I am looking into buying my first high end Japanese pen and saw the following offer on eBay:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/302119072919

 

It seems like a very good price for a Sailor King Of Pen pen and the seller has an awesome rating.

 

Does any one have information about this pens specific name? Manufacturer code? Experience with seller?

 

Thank you in advance.

Edited October 26, 2016 by REDEYEDROP

[abstract49]

I am no expert, but that looks like a 1911 - could be regular or "Large" - nothing to gauge size. Does not look like a King of Pen to me, and there is no printing on the packaging or literature to identify it as such.

[shuuemura]

In the ad, the seller says that

 

• Please notice: Its not the Big size King of the pen, that would be with 975 much more expensive !!!!

[gerigo]

NOT King of Pen. Although it's an interesting pen because of the lack of the middle band.

[REDEYEDROP]

Thank you for your kind assistance!

 

It has a resemblance in it's design to a Maki-e, yet it is black.

 

I have contacted the seller for details and will report upon receiving the response

[REDEYEDROP]

Meanwhile I found this:

 

http://morastylos.com/stylos/neufs/sailor/plume.html

[gylyf]

The KOP Medium is, I believe, a special edition for Sailor's European distributors.

[Sakura FP Gallery]

This pen is produced for Europe called Ringless 1911Large - It is not a KOP size and it is not a limited edition. It may be limited in time.

[Mon34480]

For future reference you will never see a new Sailor KOP for anything significantly less than RRP unless it's black market stock, Sailor controls the prices of their pens pretty tightly even going as far as dropping retailers who "price less" than surrounding retailers.

 

You need to distance yourself from the thought that you can find any flagship pen for "cheap" you'll only ever find a good deal never "cheap".

[gerigo]

Fascinating! Never knew such a pen existed. Another one to pick up on my travels!

[Lince]

I so that one in Mora Stylos in Paris. It is a smallish pen compared to KOP and from acrylic not ebonite.