yeah Pilot's got a mouth BIGGER than the cartridge itself
Lamy probably closest to a Parker, if ever I was marooned on a nonGerman desert island & run outta Lamy carts and only American stationers to come to my rescue.
Or are they British?
Or French!
So happens I just picked up a Sheaffer calligraphy set recently
the No Nonsense style, definitely vintage American as it's got ink from Iowa.