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1911 Small Colors | ||
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This fountain pen is based on the 1911 design, but a little
smaller all the way around. It measures 5 1/4" capped and has a barrel diameter
of .487". It weighs in at 19.6 grams compared to the 23.7 grams of the standard
1911. Sailor has kept the band arrangements, the black ends and exactly the same
clip. However, no anchor logo is present at the top of the cap. | ||
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| We think this pen has two qualities that make it
noteworthy. The first is the strong color of each, apparent on this page. The
second is the extremely high quality nib. | ||
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| The blue 1911 small is much more vibrant than the
blue in the 1911 full size, which reads as black in low light conditions. This
blue is deeper than the picture above and shifts to a warm blue under daylight. We have one pre-owned small 1911 in blue with a 14K Fine nib for $100. | ||
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| These are user pens, made for writers and mark
makers. | ||
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| Whereas the blue color is inclined toward the red, the red color is inclined toward the blue. Both colors appear more pastel on my computer screen than they do as observed. This means that the red is a stronger color than it seems above. | ||
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| Yellow is the jazziest of them all.
Reminiscent of the yellow of the 1928 Parker Duofold Mandarin, this pen may require
sun glasses. Once again, it is less pastel, and a more declarative yellow than
the picture above. | ||
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| The transparent Colors shows the relationship between the nib and the cap. When the pen is capped, it shows the way the clip is attached and the bands are affixed. Of course, the downside of all demonstrator
pens is the presence of ink, when it gets to places that you might not want to
see it. This color is not for clean freaks. For other demonstrators, click here
to see the Omas Visions or the Pelikan
Demonstrators. | ||
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| Hi
Pat and John, "Pat,
John (Danielle too): | ||
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