The Particulars
Housings, cartridges, inks, papers and their measurements. Revision A — presale specification.
Housings
| No. 2 | The Permanent | |
| Length | 150 mm | 140 mm capped |
| Barrel | 7.5 mm hexagonal, school-bus yellow lacquer | 14 mm, matte black lacquer |
| Cap | Bubble-gum pink eraser, removable, caps the nib | Domed cylinder, gold band, brass clip |
| Tip | Polished steel nose, 0.8 mm fine conical | Takes the cartridge's chisel nib |
| Joint | Brass collar between cone and barrel; unscrews | Knurled brass ring at mid-body; unscrews |
| Window | 30 mm smoked slot in one facet | 25 mm smoked slot below the ring |
| Contains | No cannabis | No cannabis |
Cartridges
| Fine | Broad | |
| Dimensions | 4.5 × 62 mm | 9 × 70 mm |
| Nib | Fine bullet, brass nose | 4.5 mm chisel felt, brass collar |
| Ink | 320 mg/mL | 180 mg/mL |
| Reservoir | 1.5 mL | 3.0 mL |
| Load | 480 mg | 540 mg |
| Per verse | ~1 mg | 10 mg — the reference dose |
| Per full 1½ leaf | ~10 mg | — |
| Yield | ~500 verses | ~50 verses |
The Paper
| Blend | Unbleached hemp and flax | |
|---|---|---|
| Bleaching | None. Chlorine-free throughout | |
| Weight | 12–14 gsm | |
| Gum | Natural acacia. Vegan | |
| Additives | None. No burn accelerants | |
Substantiation required before presale opens.
Every figure on this sheet is a design specification derived from a deposit model, not a test result. Third-party analysis is required before any of it is published as fact.