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Which Sailors are you using? Which one do you love best? Which nib is your favorite? Do you own specialty nibs? Which Sailor inks are you using? Are you waiting for a Sailor in the post? Basically anything about the Sailors you own.

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ANM Antique

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This is the only Sailor I own. It is approximately 17 years old. The only name I know for it is tortoise shell. It writes very nicely and smoothly but I don't have it inked today.

 

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii101/matthewsno/DSCN1787_zps9728910e.jpg

And the end of all our exploring

Will be to arrive where we started

And know the place for the first time. TS Eliot

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Never owned one, Never really wanted one, but let me take a wild guess. It's your favorite brand???? ;)

Franklin-Christoph, Italix, and Pilot pens are the best!
Iroshizuku, Diamine, and Waterman inks are my favorites!

Apica, Rhodia, and Clairefontaine make great paper!

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migo984 Antique

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Currently have this one inked. A rhodium-trimmed Sailor Pro Gear Realo demonstrator with a 21k FM Naginata nib & very smart navy blue trim to the section, piston knob and cap end.

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I prefer the squared-off Pro Gear shape to the rounded cigar-shape of the 1911 Classic series. I like the piston fill mechanism too; it's very smotth.

 

I have filled it with Sailor Jentle Souten blue, because it reminds me of a summer sky. I have well over 40 Sailor inks in total. It is my favourite brand of inks by far.

Verba volant, scripta manent

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dneal Vintage

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A 1911L with MF nib is a daily use pen for me. Usually it's inked with Sailor Blue-Black (cartridges), but right now I have a converter in it with Edelstein Tanzanite.

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arran Rare

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1911 L realo met F nib or even EF.

Throughout the years i realised that sailor nibs of the 1911 range are not the smoothest , due to a specific design of the nib point.

The small platform on the point , makes the nib rather unforgiving compared to other brands.In the beginning I hated this effect , but now appreciate it.

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Lennart Wennberg Extremely Rare

Lennart Wennberg

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Today I'm using three Sailors:

 

I. Sailor PG Slim (Sapporo) in my shirtpocket for writing notes while travelling.

 

II. Sailor PG Realo for meeting-notes.

 

III. Sailor PG Naginata-togi NMF, just for the fun of writing with it!

 

Lennart

http://lennartwennberg.com
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hari317 Museum Piece

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This is the only Sailor I own. It is approximately 17 years old. The only name I know for it is tortoise shell. It writes very nicely and smoothly but I don't have it inked today.

 

 

it was called the Magellan. HTH.

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sffstorm Dipped Only

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1911L Medium with PR Sonic blue right now. Been thinking of adding either another 1911L or Progear with an NMF nib. Looks like a really interesting nib that could be fun to write with.

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fljones3 Mint

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Seriously considering a full size 1911 black with rhodium trim. Is it worth the extra expense to purchase from a reputable nibmaster or should I take my chances with the wider market?

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miatagrrl Mint

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I have been using the Sailor "calligraphy" pen with the 55-degree fude de mannen nib, and I love it. Here's my review of it:

http://tina-koyama.blogspot.com/2014/06/pen-update-still-dancing-with-sailor.html

 

I'm not fond of the cheesy plastic body and the trim ring that keeps falling off when I post it, however, so I'm ready to upgrade to a "real" Sailor. Am now on the hunt for one and will consider any body (better than the one I have) as long as it has that fantastic nib. Am even willing to wait five months for that nib, which is apparently how long it takes to order one.

- Tina

http://www.tina-koyama.blogspot.com

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DaveBj Vintage

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The only one I own, a 40-year-old 21 Pocket Pen with Nano Black in cartridges. A nice, smooth writer.

Until you ink a pen, it is merely a pretty stick. --UK Mike

 

My arsenal, in order of acquisition: Sailor 21 Pocket Pen M, Cross Solo M, Online Calligraphy, Monteverde Invincia F, Hero 359 M, Jinhao X450 M, Levenger True Writer M, Jinhao 159 M, Platinum Balance F, TWSBI Classic 1.1 stub, Platinum Preppy 0.3 F, 7 Pilot Varsity M disposables refillables, Speedball penholder, TWSBI 580 USA EF, Pilot MR, Noodler's Ahab 1.1 stub, another Preppy 0.3, Preppy EF 0.2, ASA Sniper F, Click Majestic F, Kaweco Sport M, Pilot Prera F, Baoer 79 M (fake Starwalker), Hero 616 M (fake Parker), Jinhao X750 Shimmering Sands M . . .

31 and counting :D

 

DaveBj

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biancitwo Extremely Rare

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A 1911L, with a 21k H-B, Rhodium plated nib, modified by Pendleton Brown. Great line variation and smooth as glass....Perfect.

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Currently have this one inked. A rhodium-trimmed Sailor Pro Gear Realo demonstrator with a 21k FM Naginata nib & very smart navy blue trim to the section, piston knob and cap end.

 

post-100486-0-16549400-1405597423.jpg

 

 

I prefer the squared-off Pro Gear shape to the rounded cigar-shape of the 1911 Classic series. I like the piston fill mechanism too; it's very smotth.

 

I have filled it with Sailor Jentle Souten blue, because it reminds me of a summer sky. I have well over 40 Sailor inks in total. It is my favourite brand of inks by far.

Holy MOLEY! How could I not know that there was a Realo demonstrator....

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