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Indeed its a beautiful blue, personally I'm not a huge blue fan, but this ink got my attention. Its a really wet blue.

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Nice review of one of my favorites.

"Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in possession and under our direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?" Patrick Henry

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I had a cartridge filled with a blue that I quite liked and after much research determined it was Asa Blue. At which point I bought a bottle of Yamadori and am extremely happy. It's virtually the same blue, and I'm such a stickler, but the Sailor has the sheen for me.

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That's the ink that made my Pelikan M200 with a skipping problem actually usable again. The aesthetics are just extra icing on the cake.

 

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I have this ink and it seems like a very deep turquoise to me. It is the best "turquoise" I've seen, followed by Diamine Mediterranean Blue, since they are not that light.

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xinglongneo Dipped Only

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I've currently got this inked up in a Stipula Splash, though I'm not flexing it out. I seem to be getting the slightest hint of a red sheen. Has anybody else seen this?

 

Have to admit, in the right pen this ink is absolutely STUNNING. So glad I bought it!

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I had a cartridge filled with a blue that I quite liked and after much research determined it was Asa Blue. At which point I bought a bottle of Yamadori and am extremely happy. It's virtually the same blue, and I'm such a stickler, but the Sailor has the sheen for me.

You most likely had Mediterranean Blue, Asa Blue doesn't come in cartridges.
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It is a cracker and one of my favourites. You might also like Presidential Blue - which is great too but nothing like Asa!

The Good Captain

"Meddler's 'Salamander' - almost as good as the real thing!"

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