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If you're looking for a small pen, Parker Esprit is a small, all metal telescopic pen that seems pretty sturdy.

Parker 25 flighter is a very sturdy pen that will tolerate almost anything. Cap is tight but not too tight to be opened with one hand (simple friction cap). I once left mine in my pants pocket and it went through a full laundry cycle. The pen was out of the pocket and at the bottom of the washer, but remained capped and did not leak at all. At lease I didn't see any ink signs on my white laundry (it was washable ink). There was a little bit of ink inside the cap, but that was it. No scratches or dings. It wrote immediately after coming out of the washing machine.

The Esprit sells for around $20 new on Amazon. The 25 sells from $15 and up on eBay.

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Perfect timing - whilst hanging my shorts (the trouser type not the undies) out to dry today I noticed I'd not taken my trusty Pilot 78G out prior to the 40°c wash and the following 1200rpm spin dry.

 

I took it out to have a look at the expected mess . . . tiny bit of nib creep and a full cartridge.

 

I can therefore heartily recommend a Pilot 78G.

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Perfect timing - whilst hanging my shorts (the trouser type not the undies) out to dry today I noticed I'd not taken my trusty Pilot 78G out prior to the 40°c wash and the following 1200rpm spin dry.

 

I took it out to have a look at the expected mess . . . tiny bit of nib creep and a full cartridge.

 

I can therefore heartily recommend a Pilot 78G.

That's remarkable! My Parker 25 only went through a cold wash (with spin). I guess that some of those FPs are much tougher than we think.

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That's remarkable! My Parker 25 only went through a cold wash (with spin). I guess that some of those FPs are much tougher than we think.

 

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I don't have many pens. Just a Vista (Safari), Ahab and Konrad in my rotation. I have no issues clipping any of them to my pants pocket. Though the Vista with it's giant clip works best.

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Kaweco Sport, a couple of Kaweco Liliputs (with the 2-pen case), or a Franklin Christoph Model 40 Pocket. Bic lighter for size reference.

 

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I carry an Ohto Tasche, I was also looking at the Ohto Rook.

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The regular plastic Kaweco Sport is not indestructible but the aluminium Al Sport nearly is.

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1895, the sit and peddle washing machine came in....so did sewn on collars and cuffs and that wonderful inventions, a removable clip for ones fountain pen and a pocket on a shirt....invited just for fountain pens. The shirt pocket came first then the clip.

 

When one lets others who don't write set ones fashion style, you get what you deserve.....a steel ball point in a pants pocket.

Or a Kaweco which was invented in @ 1930 something, just for putting it in pants pockets, when one was doing sports.

 

Land's End will sew a shirt pocket. into smaller pockets to make it fountain pen safe, if you ask. Then you can break dance with out your pen falling out.

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Bexley Jitterbug. Gold nib and the same size as the Kaweco Sport. Takes Int. Short cartridges or eyedropper full as it has an o-ring with it,too.

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+1 on the Liliput in a leather Kaweco sleeve. Absolutely bulletproof - writes first time, every time, even after knocking around in my pocket unused for weeks.

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Concerning the Kaweco, I would say this, I've had 2 nibs for mine, and neither works well. I spent quite a bit of time getting my EF-nib working decently, by which point, it was more like a B-nib. My 1.5mm italic also has skipping/stop-start issues. Be prepared to fix the nib and feed.

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Probably not but I have to ask: is there a Kaweco Sport-sized (when closed) pen that takes full-size cartridges or converter, rather than the small that seem to be the norm for these small pens? I'd like a small, robust pocket-pen, but since by definition it would be for use on-the-go I wouldn't want to carry ink or extra cartridges, and a larger capacity would be a great positive.

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