Description

PILOT – CUSTOM 74

The Pilot Custom 74 is often considered to be one of the best next step pens for people who have decided to delve more deeply into the fountain pen hobby.

Like many of Pilots pens, the Custom 74 is an understated, classic-looking pen. With a traditional cigar-shaped body, the 74 possesses very little to draw the eye. My 74 was ordered from a Japanese-based eBay seller, and came in a dark green plastic that looks almost black in most light. This particular color is not available from sellers in the U.S.

It takes 1 3/4 turns to remove the twist-on cap from the barrel on very smooth, but slightly loose, threads. Underneath, there is a slightly concave section and a smallish 14k Gold nib.