Difference in length of a Demi Parker 51 and a regular?

[VonMises1881]

I'm not huge into fountain pens but I like them and saw an aerometric teal green Parker 51 at a flea market and saved it from an old cigar box for a quarter. Anyhow, I filled it and it writes great. After reading about 51's I noticed they made smaller Demi versions (for the ladies) that were apparently identical in all aspects except for size. I can't find any size specs online and I was wondering if anyone knew the dimensions of the two pens. Nothing earth shattering, I like the pen regardless, but I was just wondering. In fact, the Demi may be the way to go for me because I have relatively small hands. Thanks.

 

[Drubbing]

I've a couple of regular 51s. The 51 is 13.5cm capped, 13cm uncapped.

I've seen a demi but don't have one. I'd say there was less than 2cm difference between them from a visual guess.

 

[Legion]

I have both. I'm at work now, but if nobody else has posted by the time I get home I'll measure them up for you.

I find the demi a little small for my hands (large) and I prefer writing for long periods with the regular ones. Having said that, the quality of the pens is the same.

 

[VonMises1881]

Thanks.

 

[Legion]

ok. The demi is 125mm with its cap, 112mm without.

The regular 51 is 137mm with its cap, 125mm without.

The proper demi cap is different than the regular one (often the ones on ebay are wrong, they just have a regular cap. They fit but don't look quite right.) The demi cap by itself is 58mm long, the regular cap is 62mm.

 

[VonMises1881]

Oh crap. I have to get out my centimeter to inch converter again.

 

[Legion]

Oh crap. I have to get out my centimeter to inch converter again.

Ha! It's probably on your phone. That's what I have to do, but going the other way when I'm talking to you guys.