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I assume you mean some kind of vintage #1. Unfortunately these vary quite a bit (more so than nibs marked #2 in my experience). If you tell us the brand and model of pen you are looking to find a nib for, or post some pictures of the existing nib, people may be able to help more.

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If I have one it is a hidden nib, in my smallest mini, mini fountain pen. The red one.

Out of 90 pens I've 2 or 3 # 2 nibs.

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What do you need that # 1 nib for?

 

This is my smallest nib, it could be a # 1. A Bock semi-flex nib. Austrian Pen...mid '50's.See how small the pen is vs a ball point.

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Same company more than likely a # 3 nib. A standard sized pen.

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I’ve got two Waterman 51Vs somewhere around here. I’ll try to dig them out tomorrow. The nibs are very much smaller than the Waterman #2 nibs. I also have two more with tiny nibs, a gold-overlaid Wahl and a gold-overlaid Mabie Todd Swan. 
 

Even smaller are the many ADORABLE (and completely functional) Peter Pans. 

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How does one measure these sizes? I have a Bayard with a tiny 18k nib, not broad though.

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2 hours ago, senzen said:

How does one measure these sizes? I have a Bayard with a tiny 18k nib, not broad though.

There is no standard for sizing.  One manufacturer may have used the diameter of the feed, another the width of the nib at the shoulders, still another the nib width at the base, and so on.

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