First Pelikan knock-off?

[AceNinja]

YouTube shorts just served me a Pelikan knock off.  Surprisingly not from china. The clips looks almost one to one to a Pelikan, the nib though is a different story.  And it's a piston filler.

 

I understand there was a Jinhao 500 which is also supposed to be a Pelikan lookalike.

 

Anyone heard this pen before?

 

 

[Sailor Kenshin]

No, but at that price, I might give it a shot.  Thanks.

[Penguincollector]

The Reform I bought in 1989 is rather Pelikanish, although I can’t remember if the clip is that blatant of a copy.

[Sailor Kenshin]

17 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

The Reform I bought in 1989 is rather Pelikanish, although I can’t remember if the clip is that blatant of a copy.

 

I had a translucent green Reform pen that I gave away, but I still have my Reform Calligraphy pen.  Once I dig it out, I can compare clips.

[Penguincollector]

  Mine has a piece chipped off from the outer cap right where the clip ring attached, so the clip is in a drawer in my sewing room. The inner cap is still good and pen still works a treat. One day I will buy a replacement cap. 

[Sailor Kenshin]

1 hour ago, Penguincollector said:

  Mine has a piece chipped off from the outer cap right where the clip ring attached, so the clip is in a drawer in my sewing room. The inner cap is still good and pen still works a treat. One day I will buy a replacement cap. 

Good luck.  Just checked my Reform.  The clip isn't likely to be mistaken for a Pelikan.

[Penguincollector]

👍🏽 @Sailor Kenshin

[bsenn]

A Flair Success fooled me in a lot with unclear pictures on eBay. The pen was a piston-filler. I sold it. The photo below is mine.

Brian

 

 

[AceNinja]

Flair

1 hour ago, bsenn said:

A Flair Success fooled me in a lot with unclear pictures on eBay. The pen was a piston-filler. I sold it. The photo below is mine.

Brian

 

Wow this Flair success's clip is also looking very much like a pelikan's clip.  Searching online, seems like Flair is also based in India.

Could it be that a pelikan's mould / tooling somehow made its way to India?  Maybe the tooling was supposed to be disposed due to age / wear, and somehow ended up elsewhere, and used by other entity to produce the clip.

 

because they really looks like a real one, from the photo and the video.  With clever camera angle people may have success sold it as counterfeit, not just knock off.

 

 

[Bo Bo Olson]

I think any tool maker could make that clip. with out stolen tooling.

[mhguda]

One of my older Guiders (I forget the name of the model, but have had it for years...) has a clip shaped very similar to that. Also, the single Flair and Arihant pens I picked up some years ago have the same clips.

[tacitus]

What about FILCAO SILVIA?

https://www.penhero.com/PenGallery/Filcao/FilcaoSilvia.htm

Its clip looks like 100/100N drop clip. 

 

I'm still seeking for Filcao Sylvia Oro.