I made an inebriated “sniper bid” on this NOS 3-3051ff Hi-Uni…. And realized I had done so, after receiving the “YOU WON YOUR AUCTION” from Buyee. Curious, I clicked to discover…. An expensive “victory”…. But I digress…
As soon as it arrived at the warehouse, I consolidated with the other three MPs I’d acquired by that time and immediately shipped. Here are this pencils (along with comparison pics with my 3-2050 Hi-Uni for reference).
-3051ff 0.3
-Sakura slide sharp 0.5 (I had never seen before, but love)
-Kitera KS-02 double knock (Blick premiere clone)
-Luddite Postdraw 0.5
All New/N.O.S
-This is the Sakura. Had never run across it before, purchased on a whim. Though it is plastic, something about it leaves me overwhelmingly satisfied with it. Simple and elegant.
Initial observations:
-to my surprise, they are the exact same length. The nose of the 2050 is longer/narrower where the ffmatic-device makes the 3051’s nose “stumpier”.
-they are the same width. I was convinced all day before I was able to compare, the 3051 was thicker. I was incorrect.
-the “finger flick” can only extend lead, it cannot be held down (like the top knock does) to allow the lead to back inside the pencil.
-whether this is a pro or con…. I can’t compare the knurling accurately but to the FFMATIC sticker surrounding most of it .
Overall, I am elated to finally own my original/completely ignorant/solely based on attraction MECHANICAL PENCIL I never thought I’d attain.
Hope this helps anyone fill in any blanks. And please feel free to ask away. My right up isn’t very thorough, so please forgive me for any obvious information I’ve left out.
Feel free to ask anything. If you feel so inclined.