Pilot Elite 95s inspired pens

[Waltz For Zizi]

Are there any pens, design wise, inspired by the Pilot E95s, chinese or not, that anyone knows of?

[A Smug Dill]

We can't know whether something is inspired by the Pilot Elite 95S (aka E95S in some limited markets), since that pen model is just one implementation of a much older general design. A (Chinese or other) pen model that is inspired by even the older Pilot Elite pocket pen from the 1970s, never mind Platinum and Sailor pocket pens from the same era, of Japanese make cannot be said to be “inspired by the Pilot E95S”, so I think your line of query is too specific and the answer too difficult to verify.

 

If you're just looking for “chinese or not” (or is that “cheap or not”?) pen models that are implementations of the general design of torpedo-with-cut-off-ends shaped pocket pens that are (almost) too short to use unposted, and require posting the cap to sorta make the full-length torpedo shape for the pen in normal usage mode, there's the Moonman 80 mini-e, which comes in plastic-capped and metal-capped variants (that are subtly different, but enough that their caps are not interchangeable). Their nibs, however, are not of that embedded ‘fingernail’ design the Pilot Elite 95S has.

[Waltz For Zizi]

7 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

We can't know whether something is inspired by the Pilot Elite 95S (aka E95S in some limited markets), since that pen model is just one implementation of a much older general design. A (Chinese or other) pen model that is inspired by even the older Pilot Elite pocket pen from the 1970s, never mind Platinum and Sailor pocket pens from the same era, of Japanese make cannot be said to be “inspired by the Pilot E95S”, so I think your line of query is too specific and the answer too difficult to verify.

 

If you're just looking for “chinese or not” (or is that “cheap or not”?) pen models that are implementations of the general design of torpedo-with-cut-off-ends shaped pocket pens that are (almost) too short to use unposted, and require posting the cap to sorta make the full-length torpedo shape for the pen in normal usage mode, there's the Moonman 80 mini-e, which comes in plastic-capped and metal-capped variants (that are subtly different, but enough that their caps are not interchangeable). Their nibs, however, are not of that embedded ‘fingernail’ design the Pilot Elite 95S has.

I guess I am more looking for a pocket pen that has the front section longer than the body like the E95s has, and when posted the cap covers the whole back body. The fact that has cut ends, or the shape of the mib are not that important.

For example Ohto Tasche fits that  description.

 

That majohn 80 mini looks interesting, though the cap does not cover the whole back body when posted.

[Number99]

On a side note, and one that you may already know, the nib unit on this pen can be swapped out for your Parker 45 nib in 10 seconds (They are an exact match).

I have several long Moonman/Majohn 80s as donor pens for my Parker 45.

Next time I get one I will try the Moonman 80 mini.

 

[Waltz For Zizi]

6 hours ago, Number99 said:

On a side note, and one that you may already know, the nib unit on this pen can be swapped out for your Parker 45 nib in 10 seconds (They are an exact match).

I have several long Moonman/Majohn 80s as donor pens for my Parker 45.

Next time I get one I will try the Moonman 80 mini.

 

On ebay, sadly, the 80 minis are all sold out, I just checked.

[Number99]

1 hour ago, Waltz For Zizi said:

On ebay, sadly, the 80 minis are all sold out, I just checked.

Indeed.

AliExpress, Amazon, and Esty too!

I can only guess, but is it for COVID related reasons?

I've seen certain colors missing, but this is the first time I've seen them all sold out.

If you would like to purchase, be patient, as they may resume carrying them.

 

I'll be disappointed if production is permanently discontinued though…

 

[Number99]

I couldn't find it on Baidu either, except for a sold-out listing.

It seems to remain on Taiwanese and Southeast Asian sites where I can't get an account.

I found this Chinese article in the process of looking for a Moonman 80 Mini.

There are other candidates listed, but I don't have them, so I can only share a link to the article and not recommend them...

https://www.zhihu.com/question/402617058/answer/1310882516?utm_id=0

 

Edited April 2, 2023 by Number99

[A Smug Dill]

13 hours ago, Waltz For Zizi said:

On ebay, sadly, the 80 minis are all sold out, I just checked.

11 hours ago, Number99 said:

I've seen certain colors missing, but this is the first time I've seen them all sold out

 

I'm surprised.  Never managed to get on in Lake Grey with a metal cap, which is why I have a plastic one in that colour. I noticed recently, however, that after a couple of years (filled with various iron-gall inks at times, no less), there is corrosion of the underside of the cap finial, that serves as the ceiling of the pen cap's cavity.

 

I have more units of metal-capped 80 mini-e than I know what to do with them, though, in spite of having given some away. Maybe it wasn't such a stupid thing I did to have bought multiple in the first place, after all?