Sailor 1911 Realo Maroon 21K Ef

[Karmachanic]

 

 

 

And delightful shading too!

[Tom Kellie]

 

Herbin Rouge Grenat

 

 

~ Karmachanic:

 

I'm so glad that you noticed!

The shading is effortless, i.e. by nothing more than sketching or writing with the lightest of touches, the shading occurs.

The Sailor 1911 Realo Maroon 21K EF has surprised with me with its qualities, none of which I'd expected to be so noteworthy.

The shading in sketching is such that this pen is well-suited for rapid field sketches, when time is at a premium.

Thank you for your very kind comment.

Tom K.

[Jarod]

I've been eyeing a Maroon EF for a long time now, but I wasn't sure just how "maroon" the pen was. I have a Montblanc in Burgundy which I love, and I'm glad to see that the two are very close in colour, if not identical.

 

I have JH rouge Grenat in a Sailor 1911L H-B, but I'm hesitant to use it in an H-EF or H-F as I fear it might be too dry, but on your H-EF seems to lay down quite a smooth and somewhat saturated line. How does the Rouge Grenat feel under the nib, or the nib on the paper?

 

Also, are you light- or heavy-handed?

[Tom Kellie]

On 7/18/2020 at 11:30 AM, Jarod said:

Also, are you light- or heavy-handed?

 

~ @Jarod:

 

I'm fairly light-handed.

 

The Maroon Sailor 1911 Realo EF continues to be a treasured tool on my writing desk.

 

      Tom K.

[jmccarty3]

I recently bought an EF Pro Gear Matte Black with gold furniture from Joe Vitolo, and it has proved to be a first class writer. I have several Realos--none are EFs, but all are excellent.

[Tom Kellie]

~ The Maroon Realo EF has been a workhorse. No difficulties with ink flow or skipping.

 

The most comparable pen on my writing desk is the dark green Pilot Custom 74 EF which is also reliable.

 

Both pens are especially useful for writing small marginalia in reference books.

 

      Tom K.