關於「短鋼」與「短鋼編年史」 About “Pocket Pen" and “Pocket Pen Chronicle"
廣義而言，「短鋼」指所有筆長較一般者短小的鋼筆。本編年史的著眼點並非所有短鋼，而在「口袋鋼筆」(ポケット万年筆/Pocket Pen)，又有稱迷你鋼筆(ミニ型万年筆/Mini Pen)，或Long-short Pen。本編年史暫以Platinum、Pilot、Sailor日本三大筆廠的短鋼為介紹主軸，其他筆廠的出品或一些特別的專題則會集中於其他 Others一欄。
“Pocket Pen Chronicle" is a page introducing “Japanese Pocket Pen" (ポケット万年筆), which is also known as “Mini Pen” (ミニ型万年筆) or “Long-short pen”. The Chronicle would mainly introduce the pocket pen of the Big Three in Japan: Platinum, Pilot and Sailor. Articles of minor manufacturers’ pen and different special article will be put in “Others“.
