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(company page, on Wikipedia)
store on penloversparadise.com
https://web.archive.org/web/20170919123714/http://global.kyocera.com:80/prdct/fc_consumer/stationery/index.html
These are high-quality pens which use ceramic-tipped water-based refills.
Much of my writing is pen and paper, and the right pen is extremely important. A certain balance, texture and weight of pen, and a smooth writing experience are important to me. Put one of these pens down on a table, and spin them. They spin around the central closure for when the cap fits against the pen. That's Japanese quality.
I've bought these from ThinkGeek [ 1 ] was at www.thinkgeek.com/product/edb0/ , but most recently I'm buying them from penloversparadise.com.
I do not know if this ink is archival quality!
Refill variations ∞
Summary: Don't worry!
Pay attention to these things:
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The "300 series" is what you want.
- 300, 305, 307 or whatever you may find.
- I'm told that the C-300 series refills will also fit in pens which use the Otho refills. If so, the reverse is probably true.
- There are a number of forum threads floating out there which go over which pens can use which refills. I'll leave that as an exercise for the reader.
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The mm tip width. Any refill tip will fit. Choose your preference
- I have seen 0.5mm and 0.7mm
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The ink colour.
- I have seen black and blue. Red might be available, but so far I've only seen it with the Kyocera ceramic-tipped disposable pens.
- C-300 2L - 0.5mm black refill, source unknown.
- C-300 3H - 0.5mm black refill. Bought separately.
- C-300 4D - 0.5mm black refill which came with both the blue and silver thin executive pens.
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C-307 3D - 0.7mm blue refill. Bought separately.
From what I can tell, the C-300 2L, 3H, 4D are all exactly the same.
I bought the "C-305" from penloversparadise.com and received the C-300. They are the same.
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Drop-in replacements:
Possible alternatives ∞
Unknown:
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Schmidt easyFLOW 9000
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Ohto C-305P
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D1 Multipen Refills
The blue pen's true colour ∞
Note that the blue pen is much darker than images show. Mine almost black, almost green and is more toward a hematite than blue. It's beautiful, and I'm glad I disregarded my hesitation and bought one.
Gallery ∞
Footnotes
^ 1 | was at www.thinkgeek.com/product/edb0/ |
ThinkGeek introduced me to this.
The OHTO C305-Black is a drop-in replacement.