guess the ink!

[PithyProlix]

I second DrPenfection on Callifolios Bonne Esperance, Botany Bay, & Gris de Payne. I would also add Bosphore.
Diamine Chopin
PenBBS 156 can look like this but usually more of a purple.
PenBBS 365 Jian (Mountain Stream)
PenBBS 519 Butterfly Bush
Sailor Blue Black can look like this
Poezie E-191

[PithyProlix]

GvFC Midnight Blue
Scribo Grigio Scribo
IWI Beginning of Winter
Montblanc Midnight Blue
Pelikan Tanzanite
Lamy Blue Black

[PithyProlix]

Gotta add L'AP Byzance too!

[PithyProlix]

Can you use any classic pilot convertor with these?

Sorry to butt in but you can use CON-20, CON-40, or CON-50 for instance.

I have way too many Elites ... (or can there be too many?). Rarely do the vintage ones have a problem. The vintage Pilot pocket pens with gold, fingernail-type nibs that are not labelled Elite are of similar quality and fantastic writers too - the nibs are very slightly smaller than the Elite fingernail-type nibs and do not come in a wide variety.

[PithyProlix]

@DrPenfection and @Yazeh

Quite a few brands I hadn't heard of before in your guesses. Daytone and Glare are intriguing - a few of their colors look interesting.

What the heck is Sijui hii ni kahawia gani???

[mizgeorge]

I LOVE the color mizgeorge!

Elites are wonderful pens! What's the nib on that one?

This is one of the Korean ones - and is a nominal EF that writes more F - it's so smooth, though, that I forgive it every time! I have a couple of Japanese 14k ones that are much scratchier, and get used a lot less.

That's a lovely pen, Ruriiro / Soft snow?

Can you use any classic pilot convertor with these?

I use the originally fitted Con-20 because I change inks so often that I don't mind the small capacity. I also use it with the random cartridges that seem to come with every Pilot pen, some of which are very nice colours.

The ink has not been named.

[PithyProlix]

Elites are wonderful pens! What's the nib on that one?

This is one of the Korean ones - and is a nominal EF that writes more F - it's so smooth, though, that I forgive it every time! I have a couple of Japanese 14k ones that are much scratchier, and get used a lot less.

I thought something looked a little different ... I have a couple full length Korean Pilots with a similar dart nib.

That's disappointing about your Japanese Elites. I can assure you that scratchiness is not typical of Japanese Elites - you might look into some nib tuning on those.

[mizgeorge]

I thought something looked a little different ... I have a couple full length Korean Pilots with a similar dart nib.

That's disappointing about your Japanese Elites. I can assure you that scratchiness is not typical of Japanese Elites - you might look into some nib tuning on those.

I've had nothing but good experiences with the Korean Pilots - including the red-capped Juliet, which is by far the cheapest 14k nibbed pen I own.

The Japanese ones are in the cup of 'pens waiting to have their nibs looked at'. I think one just needs a bit of smoothing, but the other may well have to be experimented on and turned into something different!

[Yazeh]

Kiwi Nebula Space Kitty?
Haunted Forest?

DO I see shimmer?

@Pithy, mizgeorge, thanks for the info. This is the type of pen I like. Sleek, unobtrusive and elegant...

[mizgeorge]

There is no shimmer. There is a little sheen on the right paper, and reasonable shading. It has surprisingly good water resistance.

[Yazeh]

Akkerman x Gourmet Pens Business in the Front, Party in the Back Ink?

[DrPenfection]

@DrPenfection and @Yazeh

Quite a few brands I hadn't heard of before in your guesses. Daytone and Glare are intriguing - a few of their colors look interesting.

What the heck is Sijui hii ni kahawia gani???

It's that older Swahili brand. I know all of you have heard of it before, but I've never seen it.

[DrPenfection]

Akkerman x Gourmet Pens Business in the Front, Party in the Back Ink?

Good one, Yazeh.

mizgeorge did say that it was a "new to her" ink so likely it will be fairly new

[mizgeorge]

Akkerman x Gourmet Pens Business in the Front, Party in the Back Ink?

Good one, Yazeh.

mizgeorge did say that it was a "new to her" ink so likely it will be fairly new

It is a great guess - and I have got it - I just haven't had time to play with it yet!

As complete aside, I believe the Swahili word for ink is 'wino'. Curiously apt, perhaps...

[DrPenfection]

Small pens? Well, most are just not for me.

The small Pelikan 140 that I purchased a number of months ago, just doesn't get much use because it is so small. I can use it to jot notes, but not for any serious writing. It is just too painful. You've all heard my woes of osteoarthritis. I recently purchased a Sailor 1911S with a zoom nib. While I love the nib, the pen is almost too small. The 1911L is much better. It's not so much the length, but the diameter needs to be wider. I had a gorgeous Parker 51 with a solid 14K cap, made just months before WWII (and there is a long story that went with the pen), but the section was just too narrow for me.

[DrPenfection]

As complete aside, I believe the Swahili word for ink is 'wino'. Curiously apt, perhaps...

AHA! She knows some Swahili! Indeed, it is!

Sijui hii ni kahawia gani was just me having a bit of fun. Obviously there is no such ink. It generally means, I don't know what the heck brown this is. Just 'funnin' with y'all'.

[Yazeh]

J Herbin Bleu Des Profondeurs/ bleu nuit?

[DrPenfection]

Van Dieman's Pepperberry

[DrPenfection]

Monteverde Azur Noir

[DrPenfection]

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