Sailor Fountain Pen Profit Standard Ivory Fine Nib 11-1219-217

Sailor is a great pen. I use this one almost daily as a Physics major at the University. The pen itself feels a little small unposted. I have smaller hands, and it will nearly miss the web of my hand unposted. If I had to do it again, I'd get a larger barrel. This is the 5th fountain pen in my collection, but the first one without a weighty barrel. This is definitely a plastic barrel, a quality one, but it is extremely lightweight. I found that when using a light pen with a narrow barrel, my hand fatigues more quickly. I can get through about an hour of note-taking before my hand needs a break. I would probably step up to their intermediate-size pen if I had to do it over again. It is hard to deny the gold nib is a pleasure to write with and the ink flows better than most of my broken-in fountain pens. I prefer Fine Nib and the rating between Western European fountain pens and Japanese fountain pens is very different. A Sailor Fine Nib is about the same as a German or French Very Fine. Despite being a finer point, the ink flow is as smooth or smoother than any of my others. I may pick up another with a larger barrel and the 21k Nib, I am impressed with their entry-level 14k. For the price, I don't think you can go wrong with the Sailor Profit. The finish is durable, the nibs are probably better than anything you'll find under $400, and the ink flow is smooth without being wet. I just prefer a heavier barrel, so I took one point off style.

I'm an Extra Fine, 0.5 mechanical pen kind of guy, but this pen is Perfection! Amazing compliment of gold trim and eggshell Ivory. The color was a little darker then I was expecting, but a welcomed surprise.The pen is the same size as my Sailor Pro Gear except the rounded finials make this pen a tad longer. Light comfortable pen to use posted or not in my Medium size hands.The 14k gold F nib is awesome to look at. It writes with a true Sailor Japanese fine line, a touch broader then my EF Pro Gear. This Sailor fine line with Pilot Iroshizuku Asa-Gao ink looks about the same as my Platinum 3776 UEF with Diamine Regristrar's Blue Black. Iroshizuku is know to be wetter ink while Diamine Registrar's is dry ink.The nib writes buttery smooth, with a stafistying bounce and just a touch of mechanical pencil type feedback. I never knew what buttery smooth felt like until I wrote with this pen. There's a difference between smooth and buttery smooth.There's a small amount of line variation while writing, thinner horizontal strokes and broader vertival strokes. You feel it more then you see it. Not a flex nib, just what I noticed with the way Sailor grinds their nibs. My EF nib does the same thing.I am 100% satisfied with this pen and I will be purchasing more Sailor pens in the future. No brainer at under $100.

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My first fountain pen was a Cross Wanderlust, so I was surprised at how light this pen is. It is truly a beautiful work of art. This pen will give you slight feedback as you write, but that is expected. I'm afraid of ever damaging it, so I am very careful writing with it, which helps with my thoughts and penmanship. I ordered a set of Platinum preppy pens so I can write and not worry about damaging my writing instrument. LOL

I was trilled to order this Sailor 1911, but also a bit warned by a review that commented a defective nib and someone mentioning to check the thin alignment of the nib with a loop. I have no loop ;-) I cleaned the fountain pen in advance, as I understood you should do, then used a Sailor ink converter (not delivered in this order) as the user guide says and started to write. The line is ultra-thin, way thinner then I'm used to or expected. It's humble and almost disappearing handwriting: you have to look carefully to see the writing because the line is so thin. On the other hand: you will get far more words on a page (and no cramp whatsoever after writing four pages full). But also it feels a bit scratchy and not at all butter-smooth as some people here commented. That is a disappointment. It can be because I always had Parkers, Shaeffers and Waterman's with M-nibs that flow wide and I now have to get used to the ultrathin line. But then, every time I close the fountain pen and start to write with it, the ink doesn't flow. I have to write the first word(s) in vain and only then the engine starts, so to speak. That's very frustrating. Also when I give my words a thought and don't close the pen immediately, within a second or three the nib dries out and the ink stops running. I hope it's because of the ink (it's Winsor & Newton ink, bought in Paris). I first have to empty the converter before I can try to use a cartridge, which may be of more quality. That will take a while. You could say it's an advantage that the ink lasts very long because you use so little of it with such a thin line ;-) So overall I'm not so enthusiastic yet and doubting if it's a real Sailor or a remake.

Does not come with converted (as answered in the questions). Mine came in a Pilot case, with a Pilot ink cartridge (which does not fit this pen :D). The pen itself is new and perfect from appearance. I have yet to ink it up.

Nib: This is my first Sailor and it seems that this brand is all that it is advertised to be - the medium nib writes smooth, wet and it is extremely consistent. It does sing a little, it produces a pencil like sound when you write but does not have a pencil like feedback, it just glides over the paper. The medium grind is, I would say, pretty much a Western medium and not a Western fine as people sometimes expect with Japanese pens. The line width is very comparable to that on my Pilot Decimo medium, and definitely thicker than my Western fines.Looks: The ivory is truly that, and off white or antique white kind of color. It is a very small pen - I can personally use it unposted because I have small hands, but to most users I would assume posting would be the norm. My pen came with 2 black Sailor cartridges that I just refill until I get a converter. Overall understated looks - but it is all in that wonderful nib.