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The Yard O Led Viceroy Pocket Barley M Nib

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A little gem of a pen from Yard O Led, called the Pocket Viceroy. It shares the same solid silver construction of its elder brothers, the standard and the grand.

 

The pen capped:

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6795.jpg

 

Uncapped:

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6797.jpg

 

Opened:

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6799.jpg

It takes just a single short international cartridge.

 

Nib and feed:

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6800.jpg

 

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6801.jpg

 

All the hallmarks on this pen are stamped around the section, there are no hallmarks on the cap or the barrel unlike the standard or the grand:

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6802.jpg

 

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6803.jpg

 

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6804.jpg

 

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6805.jpg

 

The elegantly curved pocket clip:

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6806.jpg

 

Clip serial number: 6948 on my pen, the most well done cosmetic rivets of all my YoLs so far:

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6810.jpg

 

The secret behind why the cap posts as firmly and securely as it caps on to the section: The section and the barrel end piece are of nearly identical shape and size, very clever!

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6811.jpg

 

Alongside another pocket pen, the Montblanc Mozart:

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6813.jpg

 

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6814.jpg

 

The YoL Viceroy family photograph: From L-R: Pocket Barley, Old Standard Barley, Grand Victorian.

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6816.jpg

 

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn307/hari-b/YOLPocBarley/IMG_6817.jpg

 

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Hari

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Geez another great comparative review Hari. How do you find writing with this little guy? How do you find the Barley pattern compared to the old Barley from your Standard sized?

 

Beautiful pics as usual.

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Thank you Jayant. The Barley patterns on this 2011 pocket and the 2009 Grand that I have are identical. My 1992 standard has a different Barley pattern as I have shown in the other review.

 

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Nice Hari. I find that my pocket Viceroy actually feels bigger in use than either the Standard Viceroy or the Corinthian. I will be interested to see how you asses that factor.

 

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Nice Hari. I find that my pocket Viceroy actually feels bigger in use than either the Standard Viceroy or the Corinthian. I will be interested to see how you asses that factor.

 

Thank you Jar, I will revert back with my experiences in a few days. The Pocket does share the same nib as the standard but has a fatter gripping section.

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pretty cool pen with a great quality of construction :thumbup:

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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Hi Hari, great pictures, thanks for the comparison. How does the Pocket nib compare to the Grand? Which do you prefer writing with?

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Hi Hari, great pictures, thanks for the comparison. How does the Pocket nib compare to the Grand? Which do you prefer writing with?

 

I'm not sure what you mean about comparing the nibs. The Grand nib is much larger physically than the pocket nib if that is what you were asking.

 

http://www.fototime.com/3FBF747ABD2B85D/standard.jpg

 

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Great pictures and review. I'm tempted to get one, but does anyone make a converter that would work in this pen? On another post I recall someone mentioned using an aerometric type converter in this pen.

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Great pictures and review. I'm tempted to get one, but does anyone make a converter that would work in this pen? On another post I recall someone mentioned using an aerometric type converter in this pen.

 

None that I know of, and I can say that the international standard mini slide-type piston converters will not work.

 

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Nice Hari. I find that my pocket Viceroy actually feels bigger in use than either the Standard Viceroy or the Corinthian. I will be interested to see how you asses that factor.

 

After some intensive use, I can say that I instinctively grip both the pens in a different fashion. Due to the slimmer profile of the standard, I grip it such that my forefinger rests above the section. With the Pocket, I use the regular tripod grip. The pocket does not feel small at all in the hand, it is a beautiful design and very comfortable, the barley pattern gives a nice tactile feel.

 

Hi Hari, great pictures, thanks for the comparison. How does the Pocket nib compare to the Grand? Which do you prefer writing with?

 

The pocket and the standard share the same nib. The Grand has a huge nib. Both the nibs are suited to the size and girth of the pens. I like both the pens.

 

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Wow...those pens are simply :puddle:

 

Nice job on securing these beauties, Hari :thumbup: ...but now I want a YOL Viceroy for myself...and I just got that new Sheaffer...

 

Must. Resist. Temptation.

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I know that I am late to this review and the conversations.

 

Thank you for this review and the photos.

 

Can you tell us the length of this small pen, capped and uncapped, and posted too?

 

Thank you.

 

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Can you tell us the length of this small pen, capped and uncapped, and posted too?

Thank you.

 

Capped: 110mm

Uncapped, unposted: 95mm including the length of the nib

Posted: 128mm

 

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Yep, just awaiting a Viceroy Grand in plain finish, and it seems now that another hunt is about to start...

It may be worth to have a look at my classifieds :)

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