Targa Sizes: Slim Vs. Regular

[Reefallo]

Trying to find a Targa like I used in college, and I just learned that there were (at least) two sizes: slim and regular. I have no idea what size I used to have.

 

Can someone tell me the difference in diameter? I remember my pen being roughly 3/8".

 

(Sorry if this has been covered before; I'm not real clear how to root out that info.)

[Roger W.]

Trying to find a Targa like I used in college, and I just learned that there were (at least) two sizes: slim and regular. I have no idea what size I used to have.

 

Can someone tell me the difference in diameter? I remember my pen being roughly 3/8".

 

(Sorry if this has been covered before; I'm not real clear how to root out that info.)

 

More likely to have been the full sized. Cap diameter 7/16" with the slim being 11/32". The slim would be too much so but the full tapers to 3/8" and a bit smaller.

 

Roger W.

[Ron Z]

That would be the regular Targa. The section has a raised VS flat ring on it, and takes a standard cartridge. The slim Targa had a smaller diameter cartridge and converter. The standard Targa is much more robust than the slim Targa, which has a section that tends to break with stress.

 

 

Here's the slim Targa http://www.mainstreetpens.com/salepens/pen1600.jpg

 

and the full size Targa. Note the fatter profile.

 

http://www.mainstreetpens.com/salepens/pen1644.jpg

 

Both are available.

Edited August 27, 2012 by Ron Z

[raging.dragon]

The slim cartridges and converters used by the slim Targa have been discontinued and are a bit of a pain to find (though some dealers still have them). The full sized Targa uses readily available standard Sheaffer cartridges and converters.

[Reefallo]

Thanks folks! It must have been a full-size model I had.

 

And now, the quest begins...