Pilot V-Ball 05 Black Rollerball Pen: version 2
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# Pilot V-Ball 05 Black Rollerball Pen <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 04902505085406
name: Pilot V-Ball 05 Black Rollerball Pen
name.fr: Pilot V-Ball 05 roller encre liquide noir
family: family/pilot-v-ball
summary: Single capped liquid-ink rollerball pen from Pilot's V-Ball line, 0.5 mm ball, black ink.
brand: brand/pilot
category: category/10001235
country_of_sale: SI, ES
model_number: BL-VB5-B
colour: black
status: active
last_seen: 2026-09-14
last_seen_note: Listed with this EAN and a price by Biro Center (SI) and Librería Badia (ES) on 2026-09-14.
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/pilot-corporation | | | | | sourced | ^wikipedia | Wikipedia lists VBall among Pilot Corporation's brands. |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/pilot-corporation | | | | | derived | ^wikipedia | prefix 4902505 (GS1 Japan); brand owner per ^wikipedia; no public source names the registrant of this barcode. |
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## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| SI | sourced | ^biro | Biro Center lists "PILOT ROLER V-BALL 0.5 ČRN" with Šifra artikla 4902505085406; price incl. VAT (EUR 2.12 excl. VAT). | 2026-09-14 | new | | EUR 2.59 |
| ES | sourced | ^badia | Librería Badia lists "PILOT V-BALL 0.5 ROLLER NEGRO BL-VB5-B" with EAN 4902505085406, reference VBALL0 5N, in stock. | 2026-09-14 | new | | EUR 1.90 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| -------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| V-Ball 05 | name | | | |
| Pilot VBall 5 | search | | | |
| BL-VB5-B | search | | | |
| BL-VB5 | search | | | |
| PILOT ROLER V-BALL 0.5 ČRN | name | sl | | |
| PILOT V-BALL 0.5 ROLLER NEGRO | name | es | | |
| Pilot Stylo Roller V Ball VB 5, Pointe Métal, Noir | name | fr | | |
| pilote v ball 05 noir | search | fr | | |
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## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------- | ---- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | -------- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | ------------- |
| Ball diameter | 0,5 mm | mm | ^biro | "premer kroglice: 0,5 mm"; "0.5" is also printed on the barrel. | retail-si | | 0.5 | | known | printed | exact |
| Line width | 0,3 mm | mm | ^biro | "širina sledi: 0,3 mm"; Pilot France also gives 0.3 mm. | retail-si | | 0.3 | | known | printed | exact |
| Writing length | 1400 m | m | ^biro | "dolžina pisanja: 1400 m" (retailer description, not confirmed on the maker's page). | retail-si | | 1400 | | known | printed | approximately |
| Ball material | tungsten carbide | | ^pilotfr | Conical tip with tungsten carbide ball; Biro Center says the same. | maker-fr | material | | | known | printed | |
| Ink | Pure Liquid Ink | | ^off-front | Printed on the barrel; ink colour matches barrel colour per ^biro. | barrel | | | | known | printed | |
| Ink flow system | V-System ink regulator | | ^biro | "opremljeno z V-sistemom za enakomeren pretok in shranjevanje črnila". | retail-si | | | | known | printed | |
| Closure | cap with clip | | ^off-front | Capped pen, visible on the barrel photo. | barrel | | | | known | printed | |
| Moulded marking on cap ring | JAPAN | | ^off-front | Partly legible on the photo; not a "made in" statement, so country_of_origin is left blank. | barrel | | | | known | printed | |
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## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| retail-si | Biro Center product description (Slovenian) | label | SI | sl | | | 2026-09-14 | supported | | | | ^biro | Retailer description of this EAN; a shop text, not the pen's own print. | | | | | BL-VB5 |
| maker-fr | Pilot France V-Ball 05 product page | label | | fr | | | 2026-09-14 | supported | | | | ^pilotfr | Maker's page for the V-Ball 05 range in all colours; read with own web access (server fetch answered 403). | | | | | |
| barrel | Barrel print on Open Products Facts photos | label | | | | | 2025-05-19 | supported | | | | ^off-front | Two contributor photos of a loose pen (2019-01-21 and 2025-05-19); barrel reads PILOT, V-Ball, Pure Liquid Ink, 0.5, with a barcode sticker. No retail pack is photographed. | | | | | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | -------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| | markets | unknown | Open Products Facts tags France and French retailers (Cultura, Lamartine, Burolike) show this EAN in listing URLs, but every French listing and pilotpen.fr answered 403, so FR is not listed. | ^off |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 licensee of prefix 4902505 or the factory that made this pen (Pilot has plants in Japan and Annecy, France). | ^pilot-eu |
| | specifications | not_researched | Length, weight and recycled content are not stated by a readable source. | ^pilotfr |
| barrel | identity | unknown | Whether this EAN is sold loose, on a blister card or both is not shown by any source. | ^off-front |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-14
note: Discover pass from the 2006-2013 wanted list; identity confirmed by two retailer listings that print the EAN.
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## Images <!--images-->
| asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | upscaled | observation |
| ------------------ | ----- | --------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| front-6f4b52db.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Products Facts contributors | https://world.openproductsfacts.org/product/4902505085406 | 2026-09-14 | | 4902505085406 | front_fr | https://images.openproductsfacts.org/images/products/490/250/508/5406/front_fr.9.full.jpg | | 2026-09-14T11:17:03.124Z | 4902505085406 | barcode | 1 | 1000 | 1333 | 1000 | 1333 | | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------- | ------------ | --------- | -------------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/4902505085406 | Pilot Stylo Roller V Ball VB 5, Pointe Métal, Noir | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 4902505085406 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-front | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/490/250/508/5406/front_fr.9.full.jpg | Photos of the pen barrel (front 2025-05-19; second photo 2019-01-21) | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | | 4902505085406 | imgid 2 and 1 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| biro | https://www.biro-center.si/izdelek/4902505085406/pilot-roler-v-ball-05-crn | PILOT ROLER V-BALL 0.5 ČRN | 2026-09-14 | Biro Center | retailer | | 4902505085406 | | | | |
| badia | https://www.libreriabadia.com/pilot-v-ball-0.5-roller-negro-bl-vb5-b-p4902505085406 | PILOT V-BALL 0.5 ROLLER NEGRO BL-VB5-B | 2026-09-14 | Librería Badia | retailer | | 4902505085406 | | | | |
| pilotfr | https://pilotpen.fr/v-ball-05-roller-encre-liquide-pointe-fine | V-Ball 05 - Roller encre liquide - Pointe Fine | 2026-09-14 | Pilot Pen France | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| pilot-eu | https://www.pilotpen.eu/about-pilot/pilot-company/ | Pilot Company | 2026-09-14 | Pilot Corporation of Europe | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(pen_company) | Pilot (pen company) | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | infobox: Brands | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| gleif | https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records?filter%5Bfulltext%5D=%E3%83%91%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3 | LEI record 353800AR8E9WFDU10092 | 2026-09-14 | GLEIF | registry | | 353800AR8E9WFDU10092 | | CC0 | | |
| archive | https://web.archive.org/web/20090811030339/http://da.barcodepedia.com/4902505085406/pilote-v-ball-05-noir | Old Barcodepedia page "pilote v ball 05 noir" (archived 2009) | 2026-09-14 | Barcodepedia (Internet Archive) | other | | | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
The Pilot V-Ball 05 in black is a disposable, capped rollerball pen with liquid ink, a 0.5 mm tungsten carbide ball and a 0.3 mm line.[^pilotfr][^biro] Its barrel is printed "Pure Liquid Ink", and a V-System regulator controls the ink flow.[^off-front][^biro] V-Ball is one of the brands of Pilot Corporation, Japan's largest pen maker, headquartered in Tokyo.[^wikipedia] This barcode appears with the model code BL-VB5-B on shop listings in Slovenia and Spain.[^biro][^badia] Open Food Facts' sister catalogue has photos of the pen itself.[^off]
The barcode was already on the 2006-2013 Barcodepedia as "pilote v ball 05 noir", which only named Pilot.[^archive] Pilot's European factory near Annecy supplies much of the group's European range, so the "JAPAN" moulding on the cap is not taken as the country of manufacture.[^pilot-eu]
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