Sailor Ballpoint Pen Compatibility With Parker

[giacomodelbianco]

Dear All,

 

I would like to buy a Sailor ballpoint pen but, considering I am quite happy with Parker Gel refills, I would like to know before wheter this refill is compatible with the Sailor ballpoint pens or not. Does anyone know?

 

Thank you in advance for any reply!!

[kernando]

I don't recall offhand, but probably not without some tweaking. Sailor refills should be the same as Sheaffer. I assume, but don't know for sure, that it dates back to when they had a deal in the '70s, for pens made by Sailor and branded Sheaffer. Anyway Sheaffer doesn't do the spinning thing on the back end. So it depends whether the refills fit in width and length. Sheaffer seems skinnier.

[stuck-in-time]

First of all, I'm probably not the most qualified to answer this, since the only Sailor ballpoint I got is a pair of vintage low-end pens from the, I think, 80's

 

I've got them here now with me and a quick answer would be: Neither Parker nor Sheaffer refills fit (without thinkering)

 

The pen I'm holding is a NOS, and it actually came with a plastic-bodied refill, but it's also labeled "No. 300" like today's Sailor pen refills, so I'm assuming they have identical key measurements.

 

Dimension-wise, kernando's right that it's very similar to Sheaffer's, but here's the catch:

• Sailor's refill body is the same length as Sheaffer's but is as thick as Parker's
• Sailor's refill neck (near the tip) is thinner than both Sheaffer's & Parker's

Meaning, neither refills can go through the opening in the tip of Sailor pens. Since Sailors are no longer available in my part of the world, I decided to enlarge the hole a bit by sanding, and, it was the Parker that fits.

 

Despite being the right length, Sheaffer's neck was longer than Sailor's so the refill was not pushed to the back when the pen is retracted. It's usable, but the push-button won't bounce back fully. The the too thin body also makes for a very rattling pen.

 

On the other hand, despite being too long, Parker's neck are about the same length, and the extra length of the refill body was still accommodated by the spring. You just need to shorten it just a bit, since at the moment, the tip appears just slightly when the pen is retracted.

[Chrissy]

Dear All,

 

I would like to buy a Sailor ballpoint pen but, considering I am quite happy with Parker Gel refills, I would like to know before wheter this refill is compatible with the Sailor ballpoint pens or not. Does anyone know?

 

Thank you in advance for any reply!!

 

The 100% safe answer is no they aren't compatible.

[giacomodelbianco]

Thank you very much for your informations!