Pilot Ishime Fountain Pen - Burgundy
The Pilot Ishime is a urushi hand lacquered brass fountain pen, using the "Kawari-nuri" technique, which means "unique painting". The word “Ishime” is roughly translated to “stone path” which is represented on the cap and barrel as the design is hand drawn into the wet lacquer.
This burgundy red fountain pen uses a #10 sized 18k gold nib. A Pilot Con-70 converter is included, but you can also use proprietary Pilot ink cartridges if you prefer. It comes packaged in a gift box.
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- Condition
- New
- Brand
- Pilot
- Type
- Fountain Pens
- Color
- Red
- Demonstrator
Whether or not the barrel of the pen is translucent, allowing you to see the ink and filling mechanism inside.
- No
- Body Material
- Brass, Urushi lacquer
- Cap Rotations
For pens with a screw-cap closure, how many rotations it takes to uncap/recap the pen.
- 2.25
- Cap Type
How the cap is opened/closed from the barrel of the pen. Some common options include Snap-Cap, Screw-Cap, Magnetic Cap, or Capless (no cap).
- Screw-cap
- Compatible inks & refills
Which ink this pen will accept. Choices include bottled ink and various styles of pre-filled ink cartridges.
- Bottled ink, Proprietary Pilot ink cartridges
- Filling Mechanism
How the pen fills with ink. Click here to watch our video tutorial on common filling mechanisms.
- Cartridge, Converter
- Grip Material
- Resin
- Nib Size
- Fine, Medium, Broad
- Nib Color
- Gold
- Nib Material
- 18k Gold
- Postable
Whether or not the cap fits securely onto the back of the barrel when open.
- Yes
- Retractable
Whether or not the nib/tip can retract into the body of the pen (usually for click or twist-open style pens).
- No
- Diameter - Body
- 11.9mm (0.47in)
- Diameter - Cap (without clip)
- 14.3mm (0.56in)
- Diameter - Cap (with clip)
- 17.5mm (0.69in)
- Diameter - Grip (mm)
Measured from the place most people choose to rest their fingers, which varies with each pen.
- 9.6mm
- Length - Body
The measurement from the back end of the barrel to the tip of the nib.
- 125.2mm (4.93in)
- Length - Cap
- 63.4mm (2.50in)
- Length - Nib
The measured length of the visible portion of the nib when it is installed in the pen, from grip to tip.
- 20.7mm (0.81in)
- Length - Overall (Closed)
- 136.7mm (5.38in)
- Length - Overall (Posted)
When the cap of the pen is posted onto the back of the pen body, this is the measurement of the entire pen including the nib.
- 163.1mm (6.42in)
- Weight - Body
If a converter is included with the pen, this weight is reflected in the total.
- 20g (0.71oz)
- Weight - Cap
- 17g (0.60oz)
- Weight - Overall (g)
- 37.0g
- Max Ink Capacity - Cartridge
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a cartridge.
- 1.13ml
- Max Ink Capacity - Converter
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a converter.
- 1.28ml
Customer Reviews
I bought this because I had the chance to use one at a pen show. I definitely liked it more then than I do now. This is a medium sized pen, but rather heavy with the brass body. The texture of the Arusha is also a unique experience and can feel a bit like sandpaper. My version you can see a seam where it looks like the pattern was printed or copied over all the way down one side of the barrel where the individual elements don't meet up. I got the broad nib but I it is more of a medium-fine size and a touch dry with a slight scratching when I move from left to right. I can't see anything there under the loupe, but I feel it while writing. It could be just the shape of the nib, which I find sharper than my other pilots which were all extremely smooth. This one has almost a blade like grind to it. The 18k nib isn't as soft as the 14k nibs on the E95s M and especially not the Falcon SM. Mine also came with the older style con 70 converter that does not have the agitator on it if that happens to matter to you. I'm not a big fan of the con 70 but I won't hold that against the pen since I can always grab a cartridge. It may seem like this review is a bit nitpicky, but I've had such good experience with Pilot that I expected something just a bit better at the $800 price point.
