Tom, I think that I would agree with Anthony and go with the regular size. On the regular Gentlemens or Statesman rollerball pens the nib holder is tappered and on the Jr.'s they recently went to a straight holder, by the holder I mean where one would hold the pen when writing. Like I said earlier, these have been my favorites and I've made almost every pen available from both Berea and CSUSA, not all but almost. Now with the Statesman coming out, to me its a step up, more class. I did a gent using red amboyna for my presonal pen that I take with me and I keep it in one of the really nice leather pouches from BB at AS and I can't tell you how many compliments I have recieved. Once in a while I'll pick out another of my pens and just do not get remarks and compliments that I do with the big Gent. If you look at my album (wayneis) on page six the last photo is a closeup of a Gentlemans rollerball made with Figured Bubinga. That will give you a good idea of how it looks. It really shows the tappered holder.
Hope I helped a little,
Regards, Wayne