Sailor 1911 Large Review

In this video, I review the Sailor 1911 Large fountain pen, with the super-smooth 'zoom' nib. This nib draws finer or wider lines depending on the angle under which it's held. Fascinating pen, this!

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Howto & Style

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• sailor
• 1911
• fountain
• pen
• zoom
• nib
• review

[joesilver75]

It looks quite similar to the Naginata Togi nib, which probably provides a larger range of variation.

[sbrebrown]

@joesilver75 It does look like the naginata. I'm not sure which of the two gives more line variation (I don't own a naginata nib): what I can say is that the line variation the zoom nib allows for significant variation!

[mathsprofessional]

The person that sold me the demonstrator said that the pen's nib had the widest and longest nib on the market. but i'd wish they'd remove the Rhodium inlay and show off more of the gold.

[sbrebrown]

@mathsprofessional Yes, I've heard some good things about the M1005! I don't own one, though :-).

[Esperantisto84]

That's actually one of my favorite designs...I love the black lacquer with gold trimmings on all my pens, and enjoy that cigar look that reminds me of the Montblanc 149 Meisterstuck

[sbrebrown]

@Esperantisto84 Yes, there's nothing wrong with the black and gold: it does look classy!

[mathsprofessional]

@sbrebrown Yeah Lol.

[mathsprofessional]

The King of pens urushi is in my next line of collection. I just bought a M1005 Demonstrator.

[sbrebrown]

@edwdixon5 Who doesn't cower under the gaze of The Stevemeister :-)?