Pen Show, Tell, Display: Sailor

[mke]

So, here you go. Keep the pictures (and their stories) coming. Thank you.

[mke]

 

 

Sailor Astelon from the 1980s. After my school Geha pens and the Pelikan Souveraen M400 green/tortoise-striped, these were my next pens.

 

 

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by mke

[mke]

lower pen: Sailor Profit Lady Maroon upper pen: Sailor Profit Standard Maroon

[mke]

A nice Sailor set from the 1980s.

[25_15_3]

 

 

Not mine but I thought it was appropriate to the thread. Limited edition of 30, not sure what year. Pen is made of purpleheart. Pictures from a yahoo auction a few months back.

[mongrelnomad]

My two maki-e Sailors: an ebony 18k broad, and a Creatures of the Sea 1911 LE with a concord nib.

 

 

 

 

 

My Sailor Trident, NOS, never inked (I'm too scared, what, with the notoriety of the nib(s))...

 

 

 

My two yellows: Bungubox 1911 Realo Ginza Subway LE 21k FM and Sailor Sapporo Mini 14k F

 

 

 

 

Tokyo Skytree LE

 

 

 

Penhouse Realo 21k MF

 

 

Nagasawa Port of Kobe Realo LE 21k EF and 'Carrot'14k F

 

 

 

Kakimori Ink-Stand Demonstrator

 

 

 

Not quite a Sailor, but partly - StyloArt

 

 

KOP 21K King Eagle Ebonite

 

 

 

1911 with Cross Concord Emperor 21k nib (and its speciality nib brothers)

 

 

 

And, finally, my wife's Hello Kitty LEs - the 80th Anniversary 21k, and the Sapporo Mini 14k F

 

 

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by mongrelnomad

[jar]

Happy Family:

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[Paperlate]

Ribbed Pro Gear with Naginata Togi nib, ribbed 1911L, 1911L with maki-e butterflies.

[Ashram]

This Sailor is currently on its way to me. It's a war-time model with the correct shiro nib. I find the clip to be especially interesting.

 

[mongrelnomad]

Thats gorgeous Ashram.

[zchen]

Leiji Matsumoto Sailor 9, Profit 30th Anniversary Briar, Bung Box Norwegian Woods 2014, Bung Box Canneberge 2013, Bung Box Ink of the Witch 2nd, Isetan Yosegi-zaiku

 

Morita Pro Gear, Cocktail Series #3 Black Velvet, Usagiya Souten

Edited September 2, 2018 by zchen

[whichwatch]

Sailor Magellans, I believe from 1990's, in lapis, jade, and tortoise

 

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Two older design ribbed 1911's

 

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A King of Pen in ebonite flanked by 1911L's in Stormy Seas and a gorgeous sparkly bright green that was a special edition for the Japanese store Penpoint

 

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Edited September 2, 2018 by whichwatch

[stan]

There are several hours to go, depending on time zone of course.

 

Many thanks to all who participated. It was awesome to see some of those pens.

 

Next week get more challenging - OHASHIDO!

Ohashido made some fantastic pens and I know some of our readers have them. Please share.

[philhygra]

This is my finest Sailor pen, a Sailor Raden Maki-e "Sakura Nagare" with a wet M nib. The best description of this pen has been available on ebay by stchel12 and I cite him/her here:

The design of this pen depicts Japanese cherry blossoms "Sakura" floating down a river "Nagare" in spring time. The riverside is made of powdered gold. The river and cherry blossoms are made from hand-laid mother of pearl. The design is finished with multiple layers of pure urushi lacquer. The entire process took 8 months to complete incorporating a number of complex maki-e techniques.
This design was inspired by kyokusui-no-en (winding stream party), a 1000-year-old Japanese game. In this game, the first person writes a poem and floats a cup of sake down the stream. The next person, must write a poem of their own before the cup reaches them. Once it does, the drink in honor of participation and float a refilled cup of sake to the next person and the game is continued. After everyone has played the game, they share their poems in friendly competition.
On this pen, the Japanese cherry blossom represents both the floating sake and the beauty of Japan in spring. It symbolizes the beauty of culture and life the young are deprived of in war. Often with no recognition of what was asked of them and what was lost.
This Sakura Nagare fountain pen was commissioned by the Japanese Public Foundation for Peace and Consolation in 2009. It was made to pay respect to veterans deployed overseas near the end of WWII, who were denied military pension. In 2009, these qualified veterans were offered a choice of gifts as part of their recognition. This pen was one of the choices. The pen was made in 2010, after being chosen. As a result, only a select number were made. Veteran's recognition of course is not new. But the qualification for this pen and the design itself reveals a deeper meaning.

Edited September 3, 2018 by philhygra

[freakman]

Sterling Koi for Mitsukoshi, 8 LE

Sailor for Tokyo Disney Sea, Nagahara nib, 50 LE

Mannendou special edition, sakura wood, 1st edition

[Olya]

lower pen: Sailor Profit Lady Maroon upper pen: Sailor Profit Standard Maroon

 

Now I'm not sure whether I've seen the Profit Lady before or whether this is the 1st time...

Does it take the regular cart & conv? When and where was it in production?

[freakman]

1st edition maki-e king cobra. 1st Nagahara cobra nib. 25 LE

[freakman]

Chizusugi Desk Pen, rare model

Lapita sterling silver LE, limitation unkown. Cross nib.

Maruzen Century II LE. Titanium and silver.

Maruzen International Pen Fair 20LE, red aluminum KOP

Fish pole Bamboo dragon. Rare made-to-order piece.

Hanshin Tigers Baseball 77LE

Battleship Yamato LE

Sailor for DAKS 110th annversary LE

[freakman]

Extremely rare mosaic Nagahara nib pen. In smaller sizes.

Hand engraved dragon for Fullhalter. Made-to-order piece.

Sakhalin fir LE for Hokkaido

Moonlight forest maki-e

Nagasawa Ivory pen, 10 LE

Nagasawa Pen Style Den, Ebony 20LE

Joyful-2 Purple heart 5LE.

4 layer Nagahara nib, made-to-order piece.

Ancient Script LE series, 99 to 300 LE

bungbox rosewood 30 LE

hankyu rosewood 10 LE

Hanshin Umeda Maple wood 10 LE

[zaddick]

Some awesome pens folks. I love the rest aluminum KOP and the 4 stack Nagahara nib.