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1 hour ago, Inkyways said:

I got this vintage  sailor 1911 Lady pen . I guess it is similar to Sailor Pro-gear  slim  pen but it is chubby than those lady pens. I was curious so I bought it. When I receive  it I can compare it to my other Pro-gear slim pens I have.

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That's a very interesting pen.  When the cap is screwed onto the back it becomes a full sized pen...  very cool. 👍😀


Reminds me of a Professor Gear, Slim Mini except for the threads on the back.

 

 

 

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On 1/3/2025 at 12:32 PM, lascosas said:

I just won a Yahoo Japan auction 18 pens, 18 inks.  Here are the pens...

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Wow, talk about a win, that’s amazing. I have a lot of Kaweco pens. Enjoy!

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2 hours ago, Inkyways said:

I got this vintage  sailor 1911 Lady pen . I guess it is similar to Sailor Pro-gear  slim  pen but it is chubby than those lady pens. I was curious so I bought it. When I receive  it I can compare it to my other Pro-gear slim pens I have.

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 Oh that’s a cute one!

Top 5 (in no particular order) of 25 currently inked pens:

Parker Duofold Centennial IM, RO Rose Gold Antiqua

MontBlanc Bohème Noir F, MB Midnight Blue 

Pelikan M800 needlepoint, Kuretake Shikon

MontBlanc Noblesse M, KWZ Sheen Machine 2

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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2 hours ago, Inkyways said:

I got this vintage  sailor 1911 Lady pen . I guess it is similar to Sailor Pro-gear  slim  pen but it is chubby than those lady pens. I was curious so I bought it. When I receive  it I can compare it to my other Pro-gear slim pens I have.

Sailor ladies .jpg

 

1 minute ago, Penguincollector said:


 Oh that’s a cute one!

 

It might be rare because I can't find a picture of one with threads on the finial.

 

LINK <-- my Ink and Paper tests

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It might be rare because I can't find a picture of one with threads on the finial.

 


  Some Sailors are really hard to find. I’ve been looking for a Sailor Classicus Plus for awhile now, with no luck. 

Top 5 (in no particular order) of 25 currently inked pens:

Parker Duofold Centennial IM, RO Rose Gold Antiqua

MontBlanc Bohème Noir F, MB Midnight Blue 

Pelikan M800 needlepoint, Kuretake Shikon

MontBlanc Noblesse M, KWZ Sheen Machine 2

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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2 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

 


  Some Sailors are really hard to find. I’ve been looking for a Sailor Classicus Plus for awhile now, with no luck. 

 

What does it look like?  Do you have a pic?

 

LINK <-- my Ink and Paper tests

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@USG I haven't  received it yet. I may get it in 3-4 days. So I don't have pictures except this one I used from the sellers listing . As soon as I get it I'll post back with details. Hope it takes the same  Sailor converter I have . If it is already have it converter ??? I 'm  not sure . The listing was a short  and It was a well known seller for me . So I went for that. 

The nib ...It is vintage . I already have some Sailor profit Slims bought about   8-10 years back  . They are already vintage by the nibs. 

 

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On 1/3/2025 at 6:32 PM, lascosas said:

I just won a Yahoo Japan auction 18 pens, 18 inks.  Here are the pens...

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This is a great buy.. Congrats.

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On 1/3/2025 at 7:32 PM, lascosas said:

I just won a Yahoo Japan auction 18 pens, 18 inks.  Here are the pens...

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A VERY nice colour range in one haul. 😄👍

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8 hours ago, USG said:

 

What does it look like?  Do you have a pic?

 


No, unfortunately. The one I used belongs to a pen club member. It has a cap marked “sliver” in English on the clip, but no alloy number, a leather covered barrel, and a slim profile. There’s a silver finial on the end of the barrel. I think it’s from the late 1970s or ‘80s. 

 

28 minutes ago, Inkyways said:

Hope it takes the same  Sailor converter I have . If it is already have it converter ??? I 'm  not sure .


  I have a PGS mini that came with a mini converter, the vintage pen looks like it would take it. The converter is easily available at many stores. 

Top 5 (in no particular order) of 25 currently inked pens:

Parker Duofold Centennial IM, RO Rose Gold Antiqua

MontBlanc Bohème Noir F, MB Midnight Blue 

Pelikan M800 needlepoint, Kuretake Shikon

MontBlanc Noblesse M, KWZ Sheen Machine 2

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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Thanks for all the comments on the Kawecos.  I'm particularly excited about the Bungubox collaboration Sport.  

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ST DuPont Defi Millenium with medium nib.  A very smooth writer but a bit of a hard starter, even with its hooded nib.  
 

Didn’t even flush it out before using though so will reserve judgement until a few more fills are completed.   Quality seems very high otherwise. 
 

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@Inkyways I don't think I've ever seen a Sailor pen that is like that one before (although admittedly I'm not that versed in all their lines).  Nice find!  

Now wondering if they came in other colors besides black... my wallet!  My poor poor wallet! :headsmack:

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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10 hours ago, lascosas said:

Thanks for all the comments on the Kawecos.  I'm particularly excited about the Bungubox collaboration Sport.  

I didn’t notice that one at first. Do they have a range of nib sizes?

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15 hours ago, Inkyways said:

@USG I haven't  received it yet. I may get it in 3-4 days. So I don't have pictures except this one I used from the sellers listing . As soon as I get it I'll post back with details. Hope it takes the same  Sailor converter I have . If it is already have it converter ??? I 'm  not sure . The listing was a short  and It was a well known seller for me . So I went for that. 

The nib ...It is vintage . I already have some Sailor profit Slims bought about   8-10 years back  . They are already vintage by the nibs. 

 

I look forward to all your updates.... 😀👍  it seems as though it's a rare pen because I can't find a pic of one with cap threads on the finial, anywhere.  Cool Find !!!

 

EDIT: Mystery Solved.  I found a pic.  It's called a Sailor Sapporo Mini.   Please post comparison pics of the Sapporo Mini and the Sailor Professional Gear Slim Mini , if that's the other one you have. 😀

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10 hours ago, nm4 said:

ST DuPont Defi Millenium with medium nib.  A very smooth writer but a bit of a hard starter, even with its hooded nib.  
 

Didn’t even flush it out before using though so will reserve judgement until a few more fills are completed.   Quality seems very high otherwise. 
 

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That's a very nice pen.. 😀👍

What ink are you using?

LINK <-- my Ink and Paper tests

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Misfit-

Yes on the nib sizes, though the mystery of this auction purchase is that I have no idea what nibs any of the 18 have.  The problem, at least for me, with buying the Bungubox pen has been that it comes with a glass wand.  The going price is about $200 USD.  This is without the wand.

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6 hours ago, USG said:

 

That's a very nice pen.. 😀👍

What ink are you using?


Diamine sunset orange which is fairly close to the pens body to my eyes (but not quite a perfect match). 
 

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I'm waiting for confirmation, but I very impulsively bought a 1945 Conway Stewart 55 with a Duro nib. I was saving for an Onoto Scholar; I'll just have to start again.

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

 

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There was a set of Caran d’Ache Leman pens (fountain and ballpoint matching) on eBay with a reasonable BIN price and I was …reasonable. Yeah, that’s what I’ll tell myself. I watched the listing for a few days hoping someone else would perceive the great value represented and take the initiative to acquire these for themselves, and alas, nobody did, so eventually it fell to me to do so, in a weak moment. 
 

The color combination is one I like, they’re early 2000s production, and maybe my wife will appreciate the ballpoint. 
 

 

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