This is supposed to be a Jaguar 0,5, you can still barely see the black print on the barrel. Back in winter I posted it on Reddit, someone said Jaguar was a sub-brand of Mitsubishi. I would appreciate any more info, did it came in other sizes and colors?
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Fairly certain this is a Korean Pilot and not a Mitsubishi Jaguar.
The circular mark near the end cap is something I’ve only seen on Pilot pieces designed for the Korean market. (It’a K inside circular arrows).
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It’s a very strange example. The coating on the barrel looks like some intentional texture at first, but then seeing the decay of the labeling has me wondering if the “texture” was not original. Also, that clip looks very odd to me, not something I’ve seen on PILOT or Mitsubishi.
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The texture is intentional. I have a silver version of this pencil.
And yes, I also think it’s pilot Korea – the logo is clearly visible.
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Well, if you say its a Pilot, edited the thread and re-tagged it as Pilot.
Cytherian, the texture of the barrel is smooth, clear plastic. The brass looking thing, which I also suspect to be plastic, is behind it.
2nd_astronaut, can you post a photo of the silver one?
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photo might follow, but not in near future (I have no clue where the pencil is) …
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That sounds like a problem. I’m here if you need to purge some.
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Are you saying the barrel is smooth/looks rough?
The pencil seems like something I’d want, if only the barrel was different. It reminds me of the FB-DS(?, something??). that has an intentionally rough barrel…. Again, if it’s barrel was smooth, I’d also find it attractive…
Yeah, that is what I was saying, it feels a lot smoother than it looks. Not perfectly smooth, more like brushed aluminium or stainless feel. My best guess is its a very thin brass tube, aggresively textured and than coated at high temperature with some transparent plastic.
To me it looks like a knock off of the Sakura Rolleta… the clip with that center groove is similar to the ones you can see in a Korean brand called Micro, i think it was called, that made several models quite similar to the sakuras.
