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Hello. Here's a short presentation of a Japanese
pen
Pilot called Capeless
a.k.a. Vanishing Point.
This pen was made in 1964
as one of products to celebrate Tokyo Olympic Games.
It has been produced since,
in different models and colours.
And still is quite popular.
Let's check out the company's product now.
A gift box and a plastic box inside,
with the instructions manual in Japanese and English.
The operation is fairly easy,
cartridge and its cap,
necessary to start the pen by pressing the back of it,
and the converter, which is already inside.
We dismantle the pen and pull out
the nib, section and converter.
When putting in we have to place the sticking out part
where it belongs.
And we put the pen together.
The way the nib closes is interesting.
As we can see the flap inside opens when we press
or it closes,
which prevents the ink from dying up.
We can see it on the patent pictures for this pen.
And now a sample of its performance.
This is the F nib
very thin, even for a Pilot.
Let's compare it with Sailor, the XF nib.
Pilot Capless is a fine office pen,
quick in use, we don't have to unscrew the cap.
Ready to be used
and ready to be put away.
I can recommend it to all of you.