1964
This was the year that Pilot introduced the knock-type Capless, originally for the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. The design is very similar to modern Capless / Vanishing Point pens but they used a now defunct cartridge system called the “double spare” cartridge, so they can be tricky to fill.
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Pilot Capless knock type mk1
ED17
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Pilot Capless knock type mk1
EI12
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1965
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Pilot Capless (1965-Aug-31, Hiratsuka) FH31
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Pilot Capless short CS-100RW
FX15
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1966
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After the Sporty15, the Short was Pilot’s first foray into the pocket pen market. Sailor and Platinum had dominated the market since 1963 and although we associate Pilot with pocket pens now, they were actually very slow to understand that the Sailor design format was the way to go.
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Pilot Short
GX06
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Pilot Short
GX27
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1967
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Pilot Short
HT16
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Pilot Short
HU23
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Pilot Short
HW21
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1968
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Pilot Short
IB01
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Pilot Short
IM30
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Pilot Short
IP12
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Pilot Short
IP25
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Pilot Short
IQ06
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1969
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A school-based pen on the theme of Mach 5, the unique and unbeatable race car used by the popular manga/anime character Speed Racer (マッハ GoGoGo, Mach GoGoGo, in Japan).
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Pilot Mach 5
JB18 (1969-Feb-18, Hiratsuka)
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Pilot Mach 5
JD06 (1969-Apr-06, Hiratsuka)
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This seems to mark the introduction of the “fingernail nib” on Pilot Elite pens. Pens just marked “Pilot” tend to have a different design of nib so I suspect they were sold under another product line.
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Pilot Elite S 18k
JI08 (1969-Sept-08, Hiratsuka)
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Pilot Elite S
JJ12 (1969-Oct-12, Hiratsuka)
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1970
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Pilot Elite S 18k
KD12 (1970-April-12. Hiratsuka)
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KF15 (1970-Jun-15, Hiratsuka) |
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Pilot Elite S 18k
KH10 (1970-Aug-10, Hiratsuka)
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KI16 (1970-Sept-16, Hiratsuka) |
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Pilot Elite S 22k
KL06 (1970-Dev-06, Hiratsuka)
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1971
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LK14 (1971-Nov-14, Hiratsuya) |
(yes, I have 2 ‘new old stock’ pens made on the same day!)
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LK14 (1971-Nov-14, Hiratsuya) |
1972
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MA09 (1972-Jan-09, Hiratsuka) |
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Pilot Elite S 18k
H272 (1972-Feb)
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Pilot Elite S 18k
MJ15 (1972-Oct-15, Hiratsuka)
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1973
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NB25 (1973-Feb-25, Hiratsuka)
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Pilot Elite S silver cap
NC26 (1973-Mar-26, Hiratsuka)
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Pilot Elite S 18k
ND09 (1973-Apr-09, Hiratsuka)
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NF10 (1973-Jun-10, Hiratsuka) |
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NF24 (1973-Jun-24, Hiratsuka) |
1974
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OB10 (1974-Feb-10, Hiratsuka) |
1975
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Pilot Myu 25
H175 (1975-Jan)
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Pilot Myu 25
H275 (1975-Feb)
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1976
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QI26 (1976-Sept-26, Hiratsuka) |
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QJ10 (1976-Oct-10, Hiratsuka) |
1977
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Pilot Elite S
RF12 (1977-Jun-12, Hiratsuka)
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1978
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Pilot Elite S
SF11 (1978-Jun-11, Hiratsuka)
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This year sees the introduction of the combined nib & section collar, perhaps taking design influences from the Myu which had a section & nib formed from one piece of metal. I haven’t managed to get hold of a Myu yet but they are considered a design classic in the pen world.
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Pilot Volex
H978 (1978-Sept)
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1979
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Pilot Volex
H279 (1979-Feb)
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Pilot Volex
H279 (1979-Feb)
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Pilot Volex
H879 (1979-Aug)
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Pilot Elite S 18k
TC11 (1979-Mar-11, Hiratsuka)
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Pilot Elite S steel grid cap
TI09 (1979-Sept-09)
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Pilot Elite S
H1079 (1979-Oct)
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Pilot Elite S
TL09 (1979-Dec-09)
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1980
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H480 (1980-April) |
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H780 (1980-July) |
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H880 (1980-Aug) |
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2006-2011
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Pilot Vortex |
2023
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P423 (2023-Apr) |
Unknown
What links all of these undated pens is the fact that they all feature steel nibs and a specific shape of section. The Gakken pens were made for the Gakken publishing house so I think all of these pens were cheap products to be given away as promotional goods or sold very cheaply.
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Pilot Super Quality |
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Pilot Super Quality |
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Pilot Gakken
Super Quality
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Pilot Gakken
Super Quality
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