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Long Size Cigar (No Clip) Fountain Pen
Solid Black

No need to post a cap on this pen-- Nakaya were not joking when they named this "long size." Capped, the Cigar Long Size Black seems even longer than its actual 6.5 inches.
Since there is no clip on this pen, you notice right away the precise action and mating of the threads as you take apart the barrel from the cap. Like all the Nakayas, this pen is a pleasure to hold, and of course the size and lustrous black Urushi give this model a magisterial aura.
Your hand won't tire using this Cigar Long Size in black. Although the pen has a ceremonial look to it, in hand you sense this is a pen to be used.

The Nakayas always seem to have little surprises in store for you-- here the nib has a strong curve, yet is engraved with a rather delicate pattern, featuring a charming heart-shaped breather hole. The effect is both modern yet invokes the fin-de-siecle era of pen craft.

This close-up gives a sense of the rich color intensity that occurs on a new pen. But photographs don't do justice to the feeling of surprise-- how light the pen is, how elegant, how "right" the pen feels in hand, with its softly rounded, slightly voluptuous design.


The Nakaya nib, imprinted Nakaya, the family name of the manufacturer, is made of solid 14K gold. Each of these nibs are suitable for our customization to extra flexible (an additional $65 charge).

The medium and broad tip can be customized into cursive italic, stub or oblique points (an additional $55 for these customizations).

Below are the basic tip sizes of Nakaya nibs, as reported off of their web site (http://www.nakaya.org/eindex.html).

Nakaya nibs run a little finer than most Japanese nibs, like Sailor or Pilot-Namiki.

Super Extra Fine: 0.18 to 0.24mm. Especially suited for fine numbers and characters, suitable for bookkeeping.
Extra Fine: 0.24 to 0.28mm. For fine numbers and characters, suitable for students' note taking.
Fine: 0.28 to 0.34mm. For general fine characters, suitable for students' note taking.
Medium: 0.34 to 0.44mm. Smooth writing, suitable for general writing.
Broad: 0.44 to 0.54mm. Suitable for manuscript, address writing.
Extra Broad: 0.66 to 0.86mm. Suitable for those who love broad writing.

We do not feature all Nakaya nib sizes and colors on our website. Please let us know if there is a pen, or nib, you are interested in. If we do not have it in stock, we can certainly place an order for you. Since Nakaya pens are hand-crafted, the turnaround on non-stock orders is 1-3 months. 

Please call 323 655 2641 or email us at info@nibs.com , Monday-Friday 8am-5pm PST, for more information or to place an order.

Our Price (Solid Black): $385
With or without clip.

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