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A1 Majohn × X1 Majohn × A3 Majohn ×
Score 7.4high confidence 6.7medium confidence 6.4medium confidence
Reviews read by hand 7.9 7.0 7.4
Reddit sentiment 6.8 5.8 5.2
Typical price $38 $55 $52
Price range $28–$56 $49–$59 $34–$68
Collectors who log it 331 12 —
Mentions found 375 14 42
Filling Cartridge / converter Cartridge / converter Cartridge / converter
Nib widths Extra Fine · Fine Extra Fine Extra Fine
Length capped 138 mm 110 mm —
Length posted — 135 mm —
Diameter 13 mm — —
Weight 30 g 30 g —
Materials brass · metal resin metal
Homage to Pilot Capless / Vanishing Point Pilot Capless / Vanishing Point Pilot Capless / Vanishing Point
Colourways 32
 3
 11
Stocked at 5 2 5
For
  • A working capless fountain pen for well under $40
  • One-handed operation, genuinely convenient for notes
  • Metal body feels substantial
  • Converter or eyedropper filling
  • Short and pocketable retractable
  • Simple cartridge filling
  • Refinement of a mechanism Majohn has now iterated on three times
  • Metal body
Against
  • Clip sits under the fingers — the classic Capless compromise, inherited whole
  • EF nib only in most versions
  • Trapdoor mechanism is the obvious long-term failure point
  • Heavier than the resin A2
  • ~$59 is steep next to the A2
  • Little review coverage
  • Around $68 — the value gap against the A2 narrows sharply
  • Thin review coverage
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