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Hello. I made my first Japanese pen purchase: a Pilot Prera, demo series w/ a "M" nib. I inked it w/ my new Edelstein "Topaz". Another story, but a good one... I have a question about the Prera: there is a white, semi-translucent insert in the cap of the pen and it appears to be a permanent part of the pen. I think? When you open the pen and insert the body into the cap, the white insert seems to "grab" the body and makes a snug fit. I looked online closer at the images of Preras, and they all seem to have this. Photos aren't 100% of course, but this appears the case. Just never had cause to look that closely...Please let me know if this stays? I'm sure it does, so I didn't dare screw-it up. BTW, this is one excellent writer. Glad I got the "M" nib as per/ research. Read that "F" was too fine. Med. gives me what I think is closer to a US fine. Any comments about the INSERT foremost, and others as secondary would be most helpful...Thanks for the continued help, LeRoy

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It's probably the inner cap, to help lower the rate of evaporation by reducing the volume of air the nib & feed are exposed to. With demonstrator pens it also obscures whatever ink might get into the cap (assuming the inner cap isn't translucent, too!).

 

Happy writing!

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I have 12 different almost transparent prera. they all have that insert.

Still missing the "White Stripe" MYU and black brother MYU with transparent section!

 

(Has somebody a "Murex" with a working clock?

 

(Thanks to Steve I found the "Black Stripe Capless" and the "White Stripe Capless")

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I think this answers my question as I suspected, but never too careful. I WILL definitely be buying another one (or 2) of these great pens. $38 on eBay, but postage from Japan still made purchase cheaper than some domestic sites...Thanks for your help, LeRoy

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Indeed! :D

*Sailor 1911S, Black/gold, 14k. 0.8 mm. stub(JM) *1911S blue "Colours", 14k. H-B "M" BLS (PB)

*2 Sailor 1911S Burgundy/gold: 14k. 0.6 mm. "round-nosed" CI (MM) & 14k. 1.1 mm. CI (JM)

*Sailor Pro-Gear Slim Spec. Ed. "Fire",14k. (factory) "H-B"

*Kaweco SPECIAL FP: 14k. "B",-0.6 mm BLS & 14k."M" 0.4 mm. BLS (PB)

*Kaweco Stainless Steel Lilliput, 14k. "M" -0.7 mm.BLS, (PB)

 

 

 

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Prera pens have the same nib with 78G. B and BB nibs are italic "by default". "Speerbob" I think is the only seller that has the BB nib in 78G.

Still missing the "White Stripe" MYU and black brother MYU with transparent section!

 

(Has somebody a "Murex" with a working clock?

 

(Thanks to Steve I found the "Black Stripe Capless" and the "White Stripe Capless")

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Yeah, I'm betting the OP is in marketing or something. Borderline salacious.

"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick; and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

~ Benjamin Franklin

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The same cap liner is in the clear platinum cool, it stops the ink drying out. Some are irritated by the fact pen makers use a translucent, milky white plastic that is visible on demonstrator pens. I suspect this is as a result of type of plastic used (softer than used for sections, caps and bodies) it doesn't bother me though.

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