Product Description
Type Capless fountain pen - nib retracts like a ballpoint
Product Name Vanishing Point
Manufacturer and Year Pilot (Namiki) Japan -- 1996 (nib code is A1296)
Length 5-1/2"
Filling System Proprietary Pilot cartridge or Pilot piston converter (CON-20, CON-40, and CON-50). Using a cartridge requires a metal "shield" or cap to prevent the cartridge from being squished. This pen comes fitted with a CON-40 converter.
Color Dark Blue, a deep dark blue, with rhodium trim.
Nib Medium 14k gold nib.
Condition Excellent condition. There are two tiny chips in the lacquer, one on the cap and one on the barrel portion, very hard to see with the naked eye. Both cap and barrel have some light to moderate scratches. The cone, clip, and barrel trim rings have light scratching. The click button has lengthwise scratches from clicking it, as well as scattered light microscratching. The imprints are clear.
