Pilot Custom 67 "mini"

[awa54]

I stumbled upon and now own a Pilot open nib pen that's essentially a demi sized Custom 67.

This previously unseen (by me at least) pen has no identifying marks on the cap or barrel (Pilot on clip) and I haven't pulled the 14k #3 nib to see when it was made.

The nib is a medium with characteristics that are closer to the "Soft" #5 nibs in current production, than to the standard grade ones.

 

If anyone has more information on this pen, please let me know!

 

 

[mke]

That was the time of Lady pens, so it might be a Pilot 67 Lady (but I only guess).

 

Ask Pilot directly, they answer: https://www.pilot.co.jp/contact/Inquiries_about_products.html

Use Deepl.com for translating your questions into Japanese - to paste into the form.

 

Keep us updated.

[Number99]

On 8/29/2024 at 6:13 AM, awa54 said:

I stumbled upon and now own a Pilot open nib pen that's essentially a demi sized Custom 67.

This previously unseen (by me at least) pen has no identifying marks on the cap or barrel (Pilot on clip) and I haven't pulled the 14k #3 nib to see when it was made.

The nib is a medium with characteristics that are closer to the "Soft" #5 nibs in current production, than to the standard grade ones.

 

If anyone has more information on this pen, please let me know!

 

 

Hi @awa54. I always enjoy reading your posts.

 

I came across two online sources about pens that seem to be the same, but they don't have all the details.

They're called the Pilot Custom 67 Lady (not officially confirmed), and they're smaller than the regular model. Both have a date code on the left side of the 14k #3 nib at the base.

From what I can gather, it's difficult to determine whether this feature was present when the pens were first introduced in 1985. However, the earlier standard type was equipped with a balancer at the rear of the barrel, which meant the Con-70 couldn't be mounted. The section threads were made of metal. I'm not sure if this applies to the Lady version, but it might provide a clue to identifying it.

On top of that, the special Pilot Custom page on the Pilot website says that the variation was added the year after its release, which might be another way to figure out when it was released.

 

Noguchan's Blog - Photos from LIFE.

Here's the link: http://blog.noguchan.lolipop.jp/?eid=934503#gsc.tab=0

 

Kingdom Note.

You can find it here: https://www.kingdomnote.com/item/3717010950368

 

The Pilot Fountain Pen Custom page.

https://www.pilot-custom.jp/en/history/.

 

This blog post goes over the 67 standard types of initial types and the generic types (not the Lady version).

Stilo Prüm's blog.

You can find the link here: http://blog.livedoor.jp/pennino/archives/70493514.html

 

P.S.

All the linked articles are in Japanese.

Edited August 31, 2024 by Number99
Additions and corrections to mistranslations.

[awa54]

@Number99 Thanks for the detective work, that's great information!

 

[PithyProlix]

Check out this thread too:

 

[Number99]

oh.

If Custom Slim and 67 Lady are the same pen, I would like to think that Custom Slim is the official model name. (This will be confirmed once the specifications of the Custom Slim are known, since this is the time when countless industrial products were launched in Japan.)

 

If Custom Slim and 67 Lady are the same pen, it could be said that the phenomenon of 67 Lady becoming a common designation among Japanese enthusiasts occurred.

Another enthusiast blog post that mentions the 67 Lady designation.

Blog post pen parade.

http://blog.livedoor.jp/pen_parade1000/archives/1614320.html

 

It is difficult to determine what is the correct designation based on this information alone.

[mke]

On 8/29/2024 at 6:47 PM, mke said:

Ask Pilot directly, they answer: https://www.pilot.co.jp/contact/Inquiries_about_products.html

I always wonder why some people speculate so much about the name but don't ask the best source of information available, called Pilot.

When I researched the name of https://www.instagram.com/p/CHCA-ZjjaA4/ these pens, a simple message to Pilot and I had the information.

 

[Number99]

6 hours ago, mke said:

I always wonder why some people speculate so much about the name but don't ask the best source of information available, called Pilot.

When I researched the name of https://www.instagram.com/p/CHCA-ZjjaA4/ these pens, a simple message to Pilot and I had the information.

 

This is because I do not own the pen and am not entitled to any part of the services under the pen maintenance agreement.

Please note that the seller and purchaser are on equal contractual footing.

From Pilot Corporation's standpoint, I would consider the frequent questioning of other people's pens to be a very annoying behavior. (Excessive and unfounded demanding behavior towards a company. Eventually, you will be blacklisted.)

Since I am in the situation of withholding even questions about my own pen, I refuse to ask questions on behalf of my friends even if they request me to do so.

The person in need can then contact the pilot corporation in his/her language in the pilot corporation's jurisdiction where he/she is located.

 

[Number99]

My reference to the pen model name as unofficial was intended to prevent the unofficial pen designation from spreading as the official model name. 

Edited September 22, 2024 by Number99
Unnecessary wording has been deleted.