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I never had a Kaweco before. I walked in to Pen Boutique with the intention of buying a new bottle of Emerald of Chivor for my TWSBI. Then I saw the purple Skyline Sport Broad nib and I had to get it.

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grainweevil Vintage

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Finally dug out a pic of my Dia 785 07, about which I can find absolutely nothing - clearly many a knowledgable Kaweco fan on this thread, so if you can help with that I'd be delighted. The nib is a modern Kaweco Sport BB reground, but it came with the hardest, scratchiest extra fine steel nib marked up "IA-4" and "74K" (yes, definitely a 7 and not a 1!) Its collar is cracked, and so is its piston shaft, but I re-corked it and it's a pleasure to use. Too bad we don't see many vintage Kawecos here in the UK.

 

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An early Safety Kaweco, Tree Trunk silver 800 overlay, just found in LA Pen show, with an A. Morton # 2 nib

I just came back so I have not looked for more information yet...

 

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OH BOY! Please tell me that you payed a fortune for this safety so that I can sleep well.:-) What a wonderful find, congratulations. I haven't seen any Kaweco as exciting in several years.

 

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OH BOY! Please tell me that you payed a fortune for this safety so that I can sleep well.:-) What a wonderful find, congratulations. I haven't seen any Kaweco as exciting in several years.

 

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I had seen it long time ago but too expensive indeed, fortunately it did not sell then and this time I could make an offer much more convenient for me...

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Please don't get me wrong, I wasn't serious at all about the price. In fact, I'm glad that you were able to afford this gem because I'm sure it is in good hands now. I Think this is the kind of pen we all dream of finding at a flea market for a song and it never happens. :)

 

By the way, is this one of those safeties where you use the cap to extrude and withdraw the nib by attaching it to the screw at the upper end?

 

Peter

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An early Safety Kaweco, Tree Trunk silver 800 overlay, just found in LA Pen show, with an A. Morton # 2 nib

I just came back so I have not looked for more information yet...

 

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this is wow...

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Please don't get me wrong, I wasn't serious at all about the price. In fact, I'm glad that you were able to afford this gem because I'm sure it is in good hands now. I Think this is the kind of pen we all dream of finding at a flea market for a song and it never happens. :)

 

By the way, is this one of those safeties where you use the cap to extrude and withdraw the nib by attaching it to the screw at the upper end?

 

Peter

 

No problem, I got your irony and thought it was funny.... and yes, you screw the cap at the upper end to extrude the nib... a very smooth movement ... Those pens were so well done !!

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My first Kaweco!Thanks to Cultpens and Kaweco, it's a guilloche Sport, with steel nib and chrome trim.

 

 

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Latest pen related post @ flounders-mindthots.blogspot.com : vintage Pilot Elite Pocket Pen review

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Here is a baby among the vintage pens on this page. A V2, Kaweco's early attempt to a hooded nib design only about 20 years after the Parker 51. :) I think it came out around 1960/61 or so and it's a trusty daily writer (quite visible in the pictures).

 

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My Kaweco, turn left:

Sport nib Twins

Sport nib 1,1

AlSport nib F

Dia 2 nib EF

Sport V16 nib 14kt B (ca. 70)

Sport V12 nib 14kt OM (65/66)

Sport 12G nib 14kt OM flexibl (ca.60)

Dia 83A nib IA-40 F flexibl (ca. 40? I'm still looking),

and two pens 619

 

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Thanks for sharing, very nice indeed. I like the right half in particular. :)

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