Product Description
Type Capless fountain pen -- the nib retracts like a ballpoint.
Product Name Vanishing Point.
Manufacturer and Year Namiki (Pilot), Japan -- 1990s, these Namiki branded VPs were made between 1994-9.
Length 5-3/8"
Filling System Pilot cartridge or converter. A good CON-20 converter is installed.
Color Faceted black with silver colored trim. The black is smooth.
Nib FINE 14k nib is smooth and somewhat firm with lovely tipping material. As a note, the Namiki vanishing point nib units are a bit shorter than the later Pilot ones.
Condition Mint condition. We are calling this pen new. It has no traces of ink anywhere and no usage signs. No handwear. No storage wear. (We will ship it in a Namiki box, but it's a used box and not the original and it lacks the pen tray.)
Very nice condition with no cracks, chips, dings, or dents. This is a classic with unusual fountain pen design. There are scratches on the cap to the right and left of the end of the clip (including one long thin scratch line). The barrel has three long, thin scratches, two just under the cap band and one to the right of those two. The retracting piece is heavily scratched. The clip looks nice. The imprints are clear.
