Suggestion for a thin, lightweight, F/XF nib FP?

[veri]

I'm currently looking for a couple of things: a sturdy, waterproof/"permanent" blue ink that's a bit deeper than Nooder's Luxury Blue (which I've posted about in this thread), and a slender, light fountain pen with a fine or extra fine nib. One of the couple pens that started my collection years ago was a MB Noblesse Oblige, and while I don't much care for the particular nib I've got on it, the pen's length, girth, and weight are pretty much what I'm after.

 

Any product suggestions?

[saintsimon]

Although I never had a Noblesse, they are typical of the late 70s and 80s slender pens from a lot of brands - that was the trend then.

 

Well, there may be still some Parker 75s around, today maybe Aurora Hastil or Magellano, Cross Century II, Caran D'Ache Madison I/II, lots of Lamys with steel nibs (cp1, logo, linea, alu) etc.

 

/:)

[veri]

Well, something more recent like a Waterman Harmonie -

 

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/9646/wm49811zu2.jpg

 

works as well, but something a little lighter would be nice. I actually have the above as a rollerball; knew I should've gotten it as a FP =/

Edited September 9, 2006 by veri

[saintsimon]

Except the Parker 75, all fps I mentioned are of current production.

 

Most Watermans are heavy brass bodies, same with the S.T. Dupont Classique line - slender but heavy.

 

What to recommend depends also on the possible price range.

Edited September 10, 2006 by saintsimon

[arvadajames]

I have a Parker 25 and a Hero 2004 that are both slim, but both are metal so are not light for their size.

[Taki]

Platinum Riviere. I almost forgot that I had it but it's light, slender and economical, too. F nib is typical Japanese F nib-very fine and smooth. Mine is pink(probably discontinued color) but the black "Stealth" finish looks very stylish with matching black nib.

[æon]

What is slim to you? You might try a Pelikan M300, guaranteed to be both slim and light.

[Stumpy]

I would recommend a vintage Pelikan 140. They are about the same size and weight at an M200, and the XF nib on mine is fine, smooth, and springy (rather than flexy). Excellent pens.

[Ron Z]

I just picked up a Pilot Murex from Stan Klemanowctz to replace one that I sold a couple of years ago. They're very nice, very solid pens with a really fine line. But they write very nicely indeed! I think that the integrated nib/seciton is cool. They're out there. Ron Dutcher often has them on ebay.

[Kalessin]

Pelikan 120's (vintage) are quite slim and are piston-fillers to boot. They also have screw-in nib units, but I don't know if they exchange with any other models. The 120 and 140 models are all-plastic and quite light.

 

I really like my Mont Blanc Noblesse (the 70's stainless-steel design; in my opinion, they got uglier as time went on) and the Pelikan Signum models, which were made from 78-87 and look a lot like the early Noblesse. These are metal-barrel pens, which makes them heavier than plastic pens.