Product Description
Type capless fountain pen -- the nib retracts like a ballpoint
Product Name Vanishing Point
Manufacturer and Year Pilot/Namiki, made in Japan -- 1999. (The nib has the imprint A899)
Length 5-9/16"
Filling System Pilot cartridge or converter. A CON-50 piston converter is installed. It can also take Pilot and Namiki cartridges but an adapter is required. One Pilot cartridge, and the adapter are included in the box.
Color Black lacquer with gold plated trim
Nib Medium 18k nib is labeled M. Japanese fines and mediums run narrow and this will be more similar to a modern western fine. It is a small and smooth nib.
Condition Near mint condition. The lacquer looks great but there are a few polishing marks on the pen cone and microscratches on the clicker from extending and retracting the point. No cracks, chips, dents, or plating wear. It is working very well. Ships in Pilot box with general paperwork.