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How do you tell the difference between a Skyline and Streamliner - BODY only!


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Hello all, 

 

As per the thread title really - I am well aware of the cap design that differentiates the Skyline from the Streamliner, but given how easy it would be to simply put a Skyline cap onto a Streamliner and re-sell it I am curious to know if my pen is definitely a Skyline. 

 

It measures about 13.2cm in length if that helps...

 

Thanks in advance. 

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18 minutes ago, R77C said:

... , but given how easy it would be to simply put a Skyline cap onto a Streamliner and re-sell it ...

 

That is more or less what Eversharp did, albeit the other way around. The Streamliner is basically a Skyline with a scaled down cap and a slightly smaller nib. That smaller nib is also found on the moire Skylines.

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Skyline had an "over the top clip  The STREAMLINER DID NOT HAVE AN OVER THE TOP CLIP.  

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Thank you for your input Syd. Can you confirm that the barrel of the Streamliner is identical to the Skyline barrel?

 

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14 hours ago, joss said:

Thank you for your input Syd. Can you confirm that the barrel of the Streamliner is identical to the Skyline barrel?

 

Exactly, this is what I was enquiring about 😀

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Yes the barrels of Skyliners are the same as for the Skyline - part number 12021 in all cases.

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