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886 Jinhao × 100 Jinhao × 82 Jinhao ×
Typical price — $19 $6.88
Price range — $13–$63 $5.69–$24
Collectors who log it 7 186 1393
Filling — Cartridge / converter Cartridge / converter
Nib #5 steel two-tone, marked 18KGP (M) nib — —
Nib widths — Calligraphy · Fine · Flexible Calligraphy · Fine · Flexible
Length capped — — 124 mm
Length posted — — 142 mm
Diameter — — 13 mm
Weight — — 19.2 g
Materials Painted (enamel) metal wood · stainless steel · acrylic · resin stainless steel · acrylic · resin
Homage to — Parker Duofold Centennial Sailor Professional Gear Slim
Colourways — 43
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Stocked at — 3 4
For
  • Cheap
  • Good balance when posted
  • Starts reliably
  • Many attractive resin finishes
  • Standard #6 nib housing, easy to swap
  • Duofold size and weight at a small fraction of the price
  • Close copy of the Sailor Pro Gear Slim shape
  • Very many colours, many translucent
  • Standard #5 nib unit is easy to swap
  • Converter included
Against
  • Mostly medium nibs
  • Looks like plastic despite metal body
  • Early units had a light, dry-feeling cap thread
  • Metal threads stop eyedropper conversion
  • Quality varies between batches and finishes
  • Resin is lighter and less well finished than the Sailor
  • Some buyers report factory test ink in the feed or used-looking pens
  • F and EF can write almost the same width
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Dimensions are mined from retailer listings — approximate. A dash means no source gave it, not that it is missing.