Acquired Eight Pilot Supers in need of restoration, with my eye on the one that has a "Coarse" nib that I just finished restoring tonight. (The only Pilot Super I own is this 1964 Pilot Super 250 here with a 1968 "Falcon" nib)
Also have three Montblanc (320, and two 221) that I'm evaluating cleaning/repairing and will have to decide if I want to offer something to trade for them (if not, they'll at least be sent back clean and ready to use to him).
The three oldest ones are from 1958 (January, July, and August), a couple from 1966, and one from 1962. The rest are within that range depending on nib. One of the two 50G has an incorrect nib in it, which may be why the section is cracked on that one, shown next to another 50G with what appears to be the correct nib size. Also seeing that the pens are from 1950s, the large 1975 nib is definitely not a match.
Not counting the MBs on the left two slots.
- Pilot E-200, May 10th 1966 date code, 14K "Coarse" nib dated May 1966, barrel scuffed to hell and had an old petrified (white...) sac inside
- Pilot 50 G, no date code on body, section cracked, and nib seems mismatched dated from 1975, feed seems warped as if chemically melted with glue
- Unknown model, no date code on body, Nib date January 1958, Nib is a semiflex 14K, has lost the little 'felt' that sits between the nib and feed area, curious if it'll work without it, since it's just an air pocket there otherwise.
- Pilot 50 G, no date code on body, haven't rinsed or disassembled yet
- Unknown model, similar style to last unknown, no date code on body, Nib date July 1958, of all the ones here it has the largest barrel thickness, nib size, and sac protector size combination, 14K semi-flex nib
- Brown Pilot Super 100B, no date code on body, Nib dates August 1958
- Pilot Super L-100V, January 17th 1966, Nib dates January 1966, The clear feed is unlike all the others
- Pilot Super 200, November 2nd 1962, Nib date October 1962, 14K "Script" nib
The main E-200 I was looking at has a nice juicy wet Coarse nib.
The pens also look interesting in infrared :P
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