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Can someone tell me about this plain looking Omas nib?

 

Never seen one like it, usually Omas nibs have a pattern engraved on them ... so is this a really old nib or something made for their cheap models?

 

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Hi,

 

A lot of OMAS steel nibs are like that. They are fairly plain with OMAS and the nib size in that squarish font. I have an OMAS 80 which is a slimline pen, and my nib has an engraving just like that. It's also common on the 620 series and the pen above.

 

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Thanks for the replies.

 

Steel? Hmm the gold colour/plating threw me off.

 

How do these compare to the Extra-Lucens or regular Omas "patterned" nibs?

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I actually prefer them to the gold nibs. They have a nice feel on paper, at least to me, and unlike many things OMAS, the plating quality is very good in general.

 

Dillon

Stolen: Aurora Optima Demonstrator Red ends Medium nib. Serial number 1216 and Aurora 98 Cartridge/Converter Black bark finish (Archivi Storici) with gold cap. Reward if found. Please contact me if you have seen these pens.

Please send vial orders and other messages to fpninkvials funny-round-mark-thing gmail strange-mark-thing com. My shop is open once again if you need help with your pen.

Will someone with the name of "Jay" who emailed me through the email system provide me an email address? There was no email address provided, so I can't write back.

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I agree with many of the comments here. It is indeed a gold plated steel nib coupled with an ebonite feed that should write very well immediately out of the box.

 

My experience with these nibs in a few very old Extras (read: student pens version...Cheap!) is that they were made to write not too dry and not too wet, which is unlike the stock Omas in recent years that tend to write rather wetly. The only issue with these older pens is leaking due to cabin pressurization if you take them on the plane--so be very careful! The cap is not well-sealed too. Truly we cannot ask for too much from these cheap, older Omas because they were made for students or the professional who would use the pen everyday and who unlike us, did not use their pens in an occasional manner alongside many other pens as a hobby next to smart phones and laptops!

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I agree with many of the comments here. It is indeed a gold plated steel nib coupled with an ebonite feed that should write very well immediately out of the box.

 

My experience with these nibs in a few very old Extras (read: student pens version...Cheap!) is that they were made to write not too dry and not too wet, which is unlike the stock Omas in recent years that tend to write rather wetly. The only issue with these older pens is leaking due to cabin pressurization if you take them on the plane--so be very careful! The cap is not well-sealed too. Truly we cannot ask for too much from these cheap, older Omas because they were made for students or the professional who would use the pen everyday and who unlike us, did not use their pens in an occasional manner alongside many other pens as a hobby next to smart phones and laptops!

 

The leakage is a bit of a function of the feed which isn't as heavily finned as many modern feeds. Personally, I haven't had any trouble with it compared to other contemporary OMAS pens since many OMAS pens of that time used that sort of feed. In fact, I believe OMAS still uses that sort of feed on some of their pens.

 

Dillon

Stolen: Aurora Optima Demonstrator Red ends Medium nib. Serial number 1216 and Aurora 98 Cartridge/Converter Black bark finish (Archivi Storici) with gold cap. Reward if found. Please contact me if you have seen these pens.

Please send vial orders and other messages to fpninkvials funny-round-mark-thing gmail strange-mark-thing com. My shop is open once again if you need help with your pen.

Will someone with the name of "Jay" who emailed me through the email system provide me an email address? There was no email address provided, so I can't write back.

Dillon

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The leakage is a bit of a function of the feed which isn't as heavily finned as many modern feeds. Personally, I haven't had any trouble with it compared to other contemporary OMAS pens since many OMAS pens of that time used that sort of feed. In fact, I believe OMAS still uses that sort of feed on some of their pens.

 

Dillon

 

My modern OMAS pens all have fairly simple ebonite feeds. I haven't tried flying with them, nor driving up a mountain, so I can't comment on whether or altitude changes make them burp ink.

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My modern OMAS pens all have fairly simple ebonite feeds. I haven't tried flying with them, nor driving up a mountain, so I can't comment on whether or altitude changes make them burp ink.

The ones OMAS uses are certainly more impervious to dripping ink when shaken than a Waterman spoon feed, but they're not like the ebonite Aurora feeds or the plastic feeds in a lot of pens these days. OMAS actually used more complex plastic feeds of their own design for some time with pens like the OMAS 80. They seem to have stuck with their ebonite feed for quite some time though.

 

Dillon

Stolen: Aurora Optima Demonstrator Red ends Medium nib. Serial number 1216 and Aurora 98 Cartridge/Converter Black bark finish (Archivi Storici) with gold cap. Reward if found. Please contact me if you have seen these pens.

Please send vial orders and other messages to fpninkvials funny-round-mark-thing gmail strange-mark-thing com. My shop is open once again if you need help with your pen.

Will someone with the name of "Jay" who emailed me through the email system provide me an email address? There was no email address provided, so I can't write back.

Dillon

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The ones OMAS uses are certainly more impervious to dripping ink when shaken than a Waterman spoon feed, but they're not like the ebonite Aurora feeds or the plastic feeds in a lot of pens these days. OMAS actually used more complex plastic feeds of their own design for some time with pens like the OMAS 80. They seem to have stuck with their ebonite feed for quite some time though.

 

Dillon

 

OMAS' ebonite feeds have worked well for me, so I presume it's a case of sticking with a design that works well.

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OMAS' ebonite feeds have worked well for me, so I presume it's a case of sticking with a design that works well.

 

They've worked quite well for me as well. No complaints.

 

Dillon

Stolen: Aurora Optima Demonstrator Red ends Medium nib. Serial number 1216 and Aurora 98 Cartridge/Converter Black bark finish (Archivi Storici) with gold cap. Reward if found. Please contact me if you have seen these pens.

Please send vial orders and other messages to fpninkvials funny-round-mark-thing gmail strange-mark-thing com. My shop is open once again if you need help with your pen.

Will someone with the name of "Jay" who emailed me through the email system provide me an email address? There was no email address provided, so I can't write back.

Dillon

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