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Originally Posted by jar
I'm in the midst of making a list of which pens (fountain) to keep in rotation and which get put back in storage. Interestingly, none of my US or European pens made it on this active list; only pens from the East.
One or two Caran d'Ache pens may make this cut but none of the Montblancs or Pelikans.
The current list includes fountain pens from Pilot, Sailor, Platinum, Danitrio, Nakaya and Eboya; more from Sailor & Platinum than from the others.
AbE:
Plain simple pens:
Sailor: 1911S
1911L
Pro Gear
KoP
KoP ProGear Pilot: 845
743 Eboya: Middle and Small size Natsume Nakaya: Portable Writer
Piccolo Writer Platinum: Akatamenuri Izumo Fancier pens:
Danitrio: Hanryo Tongue Cut Sparrow
Takumi Mountain Bird
Takumi Tsugarunuri
Sho-Hakkaku Ancient Flowers
Platinum: Sandalwood Sea of Clouds Izumo
Ascending Dragon #3776
Sansui #3776
Cranes Modern |
This is a super list - thank you for sharing. Lots of models to research.
For the OP - I have been delighted with my Caran D’Ache leman rollerball.
Depending on how you want to use the pen that will help determine the type of nib that will serve you best.
I have now broken 2 rollerball infills by dropping the pen on the nib, luckily they are only €5 to replace but this would have obviously been the end of the nib if it was a fountain pen.
I’m slowly background looking for a fountain pen to keep at my desk and only use when sitting down and can be careful, not one I take with me on work trips etc.