Sheaffer Sailor Sentinel Cartridges /converter ?

[Inkerman]

I have a vintage Sheaffer Sailor Sentinel which I would like to use but cannot find the correct fitting cartridges or converter ( any advice would be gratefully received ) !

I have been informed by Cultpens that the Standard or Skrip ones will not fit , but the old slimline converters might be suitable !

Can anyone help please ?

[Inkerman]

Just got an answer back from Sheaffer Customer services and they told me that this model takes the slim cartridge or converter only.

So thats from the horses mouth, so to speak !
At least I now know just what to look for !

[Ron Z]

Sheaffer was supplying Monteverdi mini converters as replacements.

[mitto]

I have one that came fitted with the slim Targa converter.

[Ron Z]

I have one that came fitted with the slim Targa converter.

 

Sheaffer quit making/supplying the slim Targa converters a long time ago, which is why they were supplying the Montiverde mini converters.

[mitto]

I know, Ron. But I bought mine used and the previius owner perhaps had a spare slim Targa converter that he put in the pen.

 

Whatever the reason mine came with the slim converter.

[Ron Z]

You were lucky! I think that we got about half a dozen of the slim Targa converters in all the Sheaffer stuff that landed in Philly 9 years or so ago, and that was IT. If someone has one, its well worth resacing. Actually, that now applies to any of the Sheaffer squeeze converters come to think of it.

[shea2812]

Bought a not much used Sheaffer Sentinel Sailor which was a corporate gift which has engraving on it's barrel. Local fleamart find. Came with sheaffer slim converter installed with decided it for me. I also have a TRZ which is yet to be inked with the same converter. Some months ago I also found some slim sheaffer cartridges. Knowing how rare they are I may want to head to that shop again and buy more of them slim carts.

On another note the Sentinel is not too bad. The M nib writes quite wet with Parker Quink Black. There is a slight issue with baby bottom that in need of seeing to.

[davefoe]

Ron, is it possible to re-sac the Sheaffer squeeze converters? I have a bunch of them, and still working, but how long should I expect them to last?

 

Dave

[Ron Z]

If the Sheaffer converter has a black end, it has a latex sac. Red end converters have a PVC sac. You can resac a converter, and given the limited supply and now high price of NOS squeeze converters, its worth doing. You have to coax the plug out, take the dead sac off, install a new sac and reinsert in the casing. Flatten the points where it was staked originally, put the plug in, then stake again using a sharp punch. I rotate slightly to put the plug in a different spot.