Sailor Professional Gear Fountain Pen, Imperial Black, Medium Point, 11-3028-420

Been a fan of Sailor for a while and decided to finally purchase another one with an M nib since I’ve always been an F/EF guy, and I decided the Imperial Black would be the one to hold that nib size. This pen is a beauty - the matte color and the black plated trim just make it such a sleek and stealthy pen. I’ve gotten compliments on it from coworkers since it’s an attractive pen. As for how well it writes, it’s a nice juicy writer with that feedback Sailor is known for which I love. Because it is an M nib however I did notice that the feedback is less which is in line with what I hear from other people when going up nib sizes. Not an issue for me but something to take into account if you really like having that scratchiness from Sailor’s EF/F nibs.

The matte black finish and plated metal parts have an elegant look. It is a unique looking fountain pen that collectors (like me) will like. However, it is small and needs to be posted. If you have large hands, this may not be the pen for you.The nib is a typically excellent Sailor. It writes well with a little feedback but no scratchiness. It is definitely an Asian Medium and like a Western Fine. It is not a wet writer even with Iroshizuku ink, so you will like it with better paper like Rhodia or Clarefontaine. It is also good with cheap, thin paper because of very low feathering.If you are a fountain pen collector, this is one you will want to have. The retail price is too high, but buying it from Japan save a significant amount of money. I have had excellent luck with the Japanese Amazon distributors for both Sailor and Patinum.

Beautiful and smooth. Excellent for this price point

Having never ordered from Amazon Japan, I was a little trepidatious, but it’s a gorgeous pen - and it arrived sooner than expected. I have a few of the Pro Gear Slim (Sapporo) models, but I wanted the full size Pro Gear. I opted for the medium nib, and I wasn’t disappointed. Of course, it’s a Sailor, so a medium nib is still finer than a Western medium nib, but it’s also very smooth and wetter than the Sailor medium-fine nib. Because of this, it has a bit less of the characteristic Sailor feedback. The 21k nib is also a little softer than the 14k on the PGS. It’s not flexible by any means, but the feeling of the nib isn’t the stiff nail-like hardness of the 14k nibs. The matte black body with the ruthenium furniture is very striking and sets it apart from the usual black pens.

This is an amazing choice. It's sleek, nice, and classy, and it writes flawlessly straight out of the box.

This pen is a classic. While the medium writes closer to a fine point than a true medium, it is a smooth writer whose nib stay wet. A definite keeper.

I received this pen and right out of the box it was writing so well, typical Sailor quality for sure. I am disappointed though because this has the new Sailor logo on the nib and it’s very plain. I much preferred the old logo with 1911 on the nib. As much as I like the pen I’m almost considering returning it because of nib/logo issue. The picture on the description shows the old logo and old style nib, which is what I wanted. It’s a great pen, but not the specific one I wanted. :(

1911 nib is greeat, many things have already been said abaout it so no point in me making a review. Just a word of caution. This specific article doesn't include converter. onverter is a must have for such great pen.