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That's wonderful news! No more will (some) users have to try to shorten the cartridge handle on a Sailor standard ¥500 converter. Pay 40% more of crud-all, and one gets an original converter that's guaranteed to fit straight from the manufacturer.

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I don't speak Japanese but perhaps someone can help. Will this converter fit all Sailors including the larger pieces such as 1911L or King of Pen?

 

It is actually perfect for me because I don't write that much and like to frequently change ink colors. I often/usually only fill my converters part way for that reason, which is of course a simple work-around for my preference. But a smaller converter is of interest to me.

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I don't speak Japanese but perhaps someone can help. Will this converter fit all Sailors including the larger pieces such as 1911L or King of Pen?

 

It is actually perfect for me because I don't write that much and like to frequently change ink colors. I often/usually only fill my converters part way for that reason, which is of course a simple work-around for my preference. But a smaller converter is of interest to me.

 

I think it should work just fine. I don't think Sailor makes multiple sizes of converters.


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Do you know if this smaller converter is (or will be) available in North America?

I was pleased to see Sailor Minis return to my local pen shop. There were at least two models that looked promising, until I considered the very limited selection of Sailor ink carts.

If indeed this 3 ml. converter does fit the new Minis & would be easily available here in Canada, I would consider a new Pro-Gear Mini, with an M or MF nib.

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*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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Do you know if this smaller converter is (or will be) available in North America?

I was pleased to see Sailor Minis return to my local pen shop. There were at least two models that looked promising, until I considered the very limited selection of Sailor ink carts.

If indeed this 3 ml. converter does fit the new Minis & would be easily available here in Canada, I would consider a new Pro-Gear Mini, with an M or MF nib.

you will have to ask the north american distributor for it

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i would love to see them go the other way and release a larger convertor that will fit the standard 14k pens.

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i would love to see them go the other way and release a larger convertor that will fit the standard 14k pens.

 

 

Going from not having any 'refillable' ink converters to fit the Sailor Pro Gear Slim Mini at all to having one, in spite of the small capacity, in (mathematically) infinitely better than not having one at all; whereas increasing the ink capacity of (or compared to) the already available ink capacity of the reservoirs for 'standard' models in the Pro Gear product family is of relatively minor benefit.

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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