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The pencil holders in this notebook I'm starting to carry around a bit can just barely fit a Bic,

Lamy CP1.

 

You might be able to get away with a Lamy Logo if the loop is stretchy.

 

Sheaffer Targa Slimline is another good one. Out of two hundred-odd fountain pens I have in this household, only one of them was bought secondhand, and it's a Sheaffer Targa Slimline 1019s I picked up maybe twenty years ago forA$150 (it could have been cheaper, but I can't remember) in a specialist pen store in Melbourne. I find it too narrow for me to write comfortably with it at length, but it looked so beautiful, I bought it to give to my sister. She never ended up using it and doesn't really appreciate the pen for either its beauty or its function, and in time I took it back and gave it to my girlfriend (now fiancée) instead.

 

Oh, another rather slender pen is the gold-nibbed Platinum PTL-5000A, which of course has a domestic MSRP of ¥5,000+tax and that places it firmly in the sub-US$100 market (regardless of how much it may cost Americans to source it in-country).

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Here's a picture of a couple of the fountain pens mentioned next to...hey, I'm not going to get kicked off of FPN for having a Bic disposable in the house, am I? I swear I meant to donate it to work.

 

Anyway, pencil, Bic, Montblanc Noblesse Oblige, Parker 45. If the Bic's a tight fit, then the Montblanc might be a tad tighter, and I don't think the 45 would work. Hopefully someone else can provide comparison photos of other pens.

 

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One must have the Bic in a place on the wall....after all it got shot out of rifles and still wrote, and as long as one kept hold of the cap, it didn't get stolen like a Jotter or even a Papermate....

I was happy to go to the Bic....had given up expensive cartridge .....student fountain pens for US Gov. Skillcraft black ball points..............as Army Brat Over Seas were supplied from our homes with.

 

And one does have to have something at work for nail benders to use.

 

I must confess there is a drawer in the living room with the good ball points or the free ones with a gel/hybrid re-fill. Some day I keep telling my self, I'll go to town with money in my pockets and buy some Schmidt refills for my antique Jotter at half price.....gee two of them and I can get a bottle of 4001....two Parker refills I can get Herbin. :rolleyes:

Don't care for a Jotter much anymore anyway.....there are free ball points that are that good, and newer designs that are better.

Yep, 30-35 years ago I went over to free ball points instead of wasting beer money on a Jotter Refill.

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I'm looking for a narrow fountain pen, about the diameter of a pencil or BIC Crystal or so to go in, like, notebooks, checkbooks, etc. and am wondering what all is out there for this market. The pencil holders in this notebook I'm starting to carry around a bit can just barely fit a Bic, and forget about a more traditional fountain pen like a Preppy. Most interested in the sub $100 market, but would also be interested to see what is in the higher end markets, if nothing else to see what is available.

 

montblanc noblesse/slimline, must de cartier

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Thanks for the input so far, and it looks like the Lamy CP-1 is winning (though the race is still on until probably on into May), though I did have an oddball come up in my search by Monteverde that looks neat. Not sure what the diameter would be, but since I found it for around $30, why the heck not, even if it's a pocket pen?

 

https://www.amazon.com/Monteverde-Touch-Fountain-Yellow-MV35231/dp/B00FXWOS1C/ref=sr_1_2?hvadid=78683841799694&hvbmt=bb&hvdev=c&hvqmt=b&keywords=monteverde+one+touch+pen&qid=1555435512&s=gateway&sr=8-2

 

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I am surprised nobody has mentioned the Kaweco Liliput.

 

It is thin, small, easy to carry, sturdy, high quality, can get 060 nib units which come with a large range of nibs, and you can get it in in a number of finishes, such as stainless steel (in silver and fireblue), copper (gorgeous, specially after aging), aluminum covered in lacquer (in silver and black) and eco brass (in regular or wave). Small so that it will adapt to any notebook, and in the 60-100 USD range (but for the fireblue which is hand-torched.If you want it larger you can get the Liliput supra.

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Can second the Lamy CP1. Excellent pen, very stylish in a minimalist sort of way, extremely narrow - really not much bigger than a pencil.

 

The Kaweco Liliput is also a great pen and I absolutely love the nib on mine, but getting the pen out of its holder, screwing off the cap and screwing it on the back of the pen seems like a gigantic pain.

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Hi Lectraplayer,

 

I haven't read any of the responses... but I will second any votes for the following:

 

MODERN: Lamy CP-1

 

VINTAGE: Sheaffer Slim Targa or Fashion pen.

 

Hope whatever you pick; it really rings your chimes. Be well. :)

 

 

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And I thought my Chalana at $40 was expensive (in 2007)!

 

I'd go with either that or a Kaweco Liliput - perhaps in the extended version.

 

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Using right now:

Visconti Voyager 30 "M" nib running Birmingham Streetcar

Jinhao 9019 "EF" nib running Birmingham Railroad Spike

Stipula Adagio "F" nib running Birmingham Violet Sea Snail

Sailor Profit "B" nib running Van Dieman's Night - Shooting Star

 

 

 

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The hero "knockoff" 10k nib (a really good nib) version of the spire is on ebay for $30

 

Also the rotring esprit is thin enough.

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Good suggestions above. Particularly the TRZ, slim Targa. But these two require hard to find converters.

 

Aurora Hastil is a wonderful slim pen which can take Parker converters in addition to aurora. I used to collect the Hastil, several finishes, wonderful nib, lovely clip and posts really well. Used examples might be available on eBay within your budget.

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However the ultimate chequebook pen IMO was the Pilot Birdie. SS Body. Could take a converter. Posts well. Nice functional clip. F/M nib choices. Sadly pilot discontinued this model. But the BP, Mech pencil and the BP+MP versions are still made by Pilot.

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Particularly the TRZ, slim Targa. But these two require hard to find converters.

 

My Sheaffer Targa Slimline 1019s came with a compatible converter. Problem solved. :)

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My Sheaffer Targa Slimline 1019s came with a compatible converter. Problem solved. :)

So did mine. It even came with two cartridges sealed in a packet hidden under the tray in the box.

 

But many used examples on eBay come without converter and it might be helpful for someone new to know that a current sheaffer standard converter will not fit and original slim sheaffer converters or cartridges to refill are getting hard to find. HTH.

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