Pilot Super 500

[haywoody]

 

I hope you enjoy these blingy shots of what I consider the most beautiful nib on the planet...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even the switch-filler cover is gold-plated...

 

 

I am generally allergic to gold but I forgive Pilot on this one.

 

Happy New Year!

/Woody

 

 

 

 

[Phthalo]

Pretty darn cool.

[KCat]

Don't usually care for nibs like that but that is a beauty. The entire pen is stunning. Nice pics!

[wimg]

Wow!

 

Very nice, no, stunning looking pen! And great photographs, too!

 

I really like how the cap and clip follow the same pattern and flow as the nib. Beautiful, and very well captured!

 

Warm regards, Wim

[kamakura-pens]

Wow...these are some nice photos.

 

The Pilot Super Ultra 500, is one of my favorite pens. Pilot made a whole spectrum of the Super line. The 500 was at the top of the line. There was a 500 with a all gold cap, and I've seen a few 500's in other colors like burgundy and dove gray, but these are very rare. In the 1970's, Pilot made a replica of the 500. It looks nearly identical to the original, except for the filling system. Here below are some of the other Pilot Supers:

 

http://www.kamakurapens.com/SiteImages/Archive/PilotSuperSpectrum1.jpg

 

Going from right to left:

 

Pen #1 Pilot Super 50L This has the dart nib and the switch filler

 

Pen #2 Pilot Super 100 Fingernail Nib and switch filler

 

Pen #3 Pilot Super 150 Fingernail nib and switch filler, just slightly larger than the 100

 

Pen #4 Pilot Super 200 (note that this is one of the first year pens with the 3 section rings, it also has the older Pilot R-pen imprint.

 

Pen #5 Pilot Super 300 (same as the 200 except it has a gold filled cap)

 

Pen #6 Pilot Super 200G Twist button filler

 

Pen #7 Pilot Super 500G Twist button Filler

 

Pen #8 & #9 Pilot Super Ultra 200 Twist button filler

 

Pen #10, #11 & #12 Pilot Super Ultra 500 Switch fillers

 

 

Stay well

 

Dr. Ron Dutcher

http://www.kamakurapens.com

[Kalessin]

Thank you for the great photos! Can you tell us when these models were made?

[Nikolaos]

Gorgeous photos Woody! I will not post mine since yours are far better than mine! THe Super 500 is a pen i really enjoy using and looking at

 

Nikolaos

[kubalai]

Wow !! A work of art. Rather like the pen version of the supersonic plane Concorde. Can I get one in London UK ????