The red one resembles several pencils on the outside with those distinctive groove lines on the ‘neck’ just above the cone:
I want a blei machine so badly. I’m trying so hard to get one. It’s just not working out for me.
I am going to hazard a guess that both of these from @svb-00 and all the Blei Machine look-alikes are Pilot OEM. They also produced KIN Veryfine and K+E scribe pencil, which have some resonance with the Blei Machine.
I wonder was there any documentation of Pilot’s involvement with the Very Fine?
That still leaves the Platinum as an outlier. The lead retainer design reminds me of the first Newman knock designs…
And this pic from @Mecha shows the difference in the TM-5 and Uchida:
Is there a difference? They look the same.
You are asking the right question, of course. I have read of this Veryfine - Pilot connection, but don’t know how verifiable it is. This may be the closest design link I can find between Pilot’s pencils and the Veryfine: First Pilot Drafting Pencil? - #5 by pearsonified
https://www.reddit.com/r/mechanicalpencils/s/I8q6dCnnzD
Regarding Blei Machine lookalikes, the Pilot H-100 may be the place to start.
Even this Korean version is really nice. I have one green one. I like it and the quality is pretty good.
Yes, studing @svb-00’s picture, I thought of Korea (especially the blue on the H-1005 sticker), and started searching google for ‘W ABC Korea’. Korea or another country other than Japan may have merit as the target market. To that point, could ‘W ABC’ have been an early try by Pilot at the US market? I noticed that the stickers have no trace of Japanese. Or even weirder, could it have been a try by Pilot Korea at the US market?
I feel like a conspiracy theorist. I suppose the H-1005 clone really has my blood flowing. I wonder if the translucent demonstrator is more common…
It is eerily similar to the 1005
I look forward to @svb-00 post with comparison pictures
The “ABC” could be a nod to the English alphabet, familiarity?
I meant the TM-5 and S-5 are distinct from the Blei Machine’s ‘stubby’ clutch and the Platinum’s integrated retainer.
Today’s rotation… the etched grid Mistral is nicely tactile in the hand! I put a spare Graph 1000 CS clip on the Leadlok to secure the set in my work tote.
Brothers from another mother!!
Easy to hate on for that loose back end (the entire back half of the pencil is essentially one giant, spinning knock button), but you can’t keep me from loving the Tasche. I can’t think of another pencil that gets so close to solving the problem of “Small for transport, regular sized for writing.”
Nice clip on the Leadlok! Is that an original? I have seen a variety, but that one is new to me, and classy!
No, I got mine clipless from @lsd300. I slipped on a clip from a spare PG1005… flat profile and not too long 
If you order Castor sharpener… don’t worry about the packaging 
I’m looking forward to trying it out. Thanks to @Gunther for the advice!
The sharpener would probably have reached its destination safely even if it had been dropped from a plane 
Enjoy the Castor!
