This handmade cocobolo fountain pen from Ryan Krusac is beautiful!
Measurements
Length (capped): 131.5 mm/5.18″
Length (uncapped): 124.8 mm/4.91″
Length (posted): doesn’t post reliably
Diameter (barrel): 10.4 – 12.8 mm/0.41″ – 0.50″
Diameter (section): 9.4 – 11.2 mm/0.37″ – 0.44″
Weight (all): 20 g
Weight (cap): 8 g
Weight (body): 12 g
Kind thanks to Joost from Appelboom Pennen, who lent me this Montblanc Great Characters Miles Davis fountain pen. If you shop at Appelboom, use the discount code in the banner below (‘friend’) for 10% off your purchase – excluding Montblanc.
Measurements
Length (capped): 142.6 mm/5.61″
Length (uncapped): 129.8 mm/5.11″
Length (posted): doesn’t post reliably
Diameter (barrel): 8.1 – 14.1 mm/0.32″ – 0.55″
Diameter (section): 10.8 – 11.4 mm/0.42″ – 0.44″
Weight (all): 48 g
Weight (cap): 16 g
Weight (body): 32 g
This affordable pen, available through ebay, for example, is quite a bargain: around $20 for a piston-filler! This pen was lent to me by my friend Mr Visconti.
Measurements
Length (capped): 140.7 mm/5.54″
Length (uncapped): 129.9 mm/5.11″
Length (posted): doesn’t post reliably
Diameter (barrel): 11.8 – 12.3 mm/0.46″ – 0.48″
Diameter (section): 9.2 – 10.7 mm/-0.36″ – 0.42″
Weight (all): 24 g
Weight (cap): 10 g
Weight (body): 14 g
This fascinating pen with factory stub nib was lent to me by no one else than Eric Orozco of FPGeeks fame!
Measurements
Length (capped): 163.5 mm/6.43″
Length (uncapped): 141.6 mm/5.57″
Length (posted): 142.4 mm/7.62″
Diameter (barrel): 13.9 – 18.8 mm/0.54″ – 0.74″
Diameter (section): 13.4 – 14.8 mm/0.53″ – 0.58″
Weight (all): 42 g
Weight (cap): 16 g
Weight (body): 26 g
This Montegrappa was kindly lent to me by Iguana Sell – thank you! I like the tolerance message this pen spreads.
Measurements
Length (capped): 135.8 mm/5.34″
Length (uncapped): 126.0 mm/4.96″
Length (posted): 155.0 mm/6.10″
Diameter (barrel): 9.9 – 13.2 mm/0.39″ – 0.51″
Diameter (section): 10.5 – 11.1 mm/-0.41″ – 0.44″
Weight (all): 32 g
Weight (cap): 12 g
Weight (body): 20 g
Kind thanks to Joost from Appelboom Pennen, who lent me this Monteverde Limonada fountain pen. If you shop at Appelboom, use the discount code in the banner below (‘friend’) for 10% off your purchase – excluding Montblanc.
Measurements
Length (capped): 138.4 mm/5.45″
Length (uncapped): 124.1 mm/4.88″
Length (posted): 164.5 mm/6.47″
Diameter (barrel): 9.1 – 10.7 mm/0.36″ – 0.42″
Diameter (section): 7.5 – 9.0 mm/-0.29″ – 0.35″
Weight (all): 24 g
Weight (cap): 12 g
Weight (body): 12 g
This beautiful screened maki-e Platinum was sent to me by an anonymous benefactor, who wanted me to review it.
Measurements
Length (capped): 140.0 mm/5.51″
Length (uncapped): 119.3 mm/4.69″
Length (posted): 153.6 mm/6.05″
Diameter (barrel): 8.7 – 12.6 mm/0.34″ – 0.49″
Diameter (section): 9.9 – 10.6 mm/-0.39″ – 0.41″
Weight (all): 24 g
Weight (cap): 10 g
Weight (body): 14 g
I got a lot of requests to review this pen, so I picked one up at Pen Chalet.
Body material: Acrylic
Trim: Metal
Cap: Screw on
Posts: Yes, friction
Filling system: Piston
Ink capacity: 1.2 ml
Nib material: 14kt gold, rhodium-plated
Length (capped): 136.4 mm/5.37″
Length (uncapped): 122.2 mm/4.81″
Length (posted): 150.1 mm/5.91″
Length (section): 18.2 mm/0.71″
Diameter (barrel): 11.4 – 11.6 mm/0.44″ – 0.45″
Diameter (section): 9.9 – 10.9 mm/0.39″ – 0.43″
Weight (all): 20 g
Weight (cap): 8 g
Weight (body): 12 g
Price: $220.00USD
Where to buy: Pen Chalet
This amazingly stunning pen was gifted to me by Azizah, and I absolutely love this pen! You can also see this pen in the GOAT Video for 2016!
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This pen was kindly sent to me by Ben of the 1st Class Pen Co.
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