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Hello all you FPN gurus out there!

 

I have a friend looking for a grail pen out there. He has a budget of US$200-300 and has certain criteria, so I was wondering if you people could come up with suggestions for him.

 

His criteria are as follows:

 

1. Gold nib

2. No Japanese pens

3. No Visconti pens

4. No flexible nib

5. Piston filler (most preferred)

 

 

Please help! :D

 

 

 

EDIT: Currently he has a Lamy 2000 and a Parker Sonnet 18k.

 

 

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ShockDub Near Mint

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Maybe a Lamy 2000? It has a modern look,

 

http://fpgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Lamy2000-Uncapped.jpg

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What kind of pens does he like? Classic looking, more elaborate? Modern?

And why no Japanese pens of Viscontis? If we know the reason, we might have better suggestions.

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Possibly a Bexley piston-fill Corona? Fits all the criteria, and in orange has a classic look and feel to it.

 

Will

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Hello Notgatherox,

 

My recommendation would be a Lamy 2000 if your friend doesn't mind fiberglass or a Lamy Studio Palladium Series, (they have the gold nibs), if he does. :) (One note: the Studio Series is c/c, not a piston fill).

 

Best regards,

 

Chris

 

PS: BTW, I'm not biased in the least. :rolleyes:

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What planet do you folks live on? All European pens. At $300 no such thing as a grail pen, maybe $1500. However a spectacular pen that can be had for about that amount is a US made Waterman 52 in Cardinal with a rigid nib. I have one as I'm sure many others do as well. Alternatively a 51 Heritage would be a great choice. No such thing as flex there. We all know the test for Mont Blancs authenticity "if you drop it and it breaks it a real Mont Blanc"

Jerry

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The Grail pen is a myth........

 

Hello Raskovnik,

 

Quite true. There is no perfection here on earth; only in Heaven. :)

 

The best we can do here is find the pen that bothers us the least. ;)

 

Best regards,

 

Christopher

- He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me; and I in him. (JN 6:57)

- "A woman clothed in the sun," (REV 12.1); The Sun Danced at Fatima, Portugal; October 13, 1917.

- Thank you Blessed Mother and St. Jude for Graces and Blessings obtained from Our Lord.

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I would suggest an onoto with bespoke nib or a pelikan m 600 or 800

 

Hello everyone,

 

I think some of this advice is a little off; a lot of you are suggesting pens that sell for well over $300, (the OP's limit). The 600 sells for $400 at the Goulets and the 800 sells for $572. The Mont Blanc's are even worse.

 

The OP's friend may not want to buy a used pen.

 

Best regards,

 

Chris

- He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me; and I in him. (JN 6:57)

- "A woman clothed in the sun," (REV 12.1); The Sun Danced at Fatima, Portugal; October 13, 1917.

- Thank you Blessed Mother and St. Jude for Graces and Blessings obtained from Our Lord.

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He did not specify new. If he wants new he should hit Richard Binders website for a Belmont pen ca. $280 w/gold nib. Good looking and you can count on the nib being just about perfect There is no perfection ANYWHERE! Never was never will be.

Jerry

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You can get M600's in the $300-350 price range, but you have to look. eBay anyone?

 

Personally I wouldn't consider anything at that price point as even remotely grail-like, but it's different for everyone.

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The Grail pen is a myth, if there was one, we'll all stop buying and hoarding them.

 

Was wondering the same thing. To me a grail pen is something that has to be sought for quite some time (years if not decades) that may either simply be out of financial reach or in such rarity that you wouldn't come across it easily even if you had the money.

 

To me most of the $200 - $800 modern pens are not really worthy of being called Grail pens, since with a little budgeting, especially among those of us who have more than a dozen pens already, could acquire this grail pen, and be set for life. But once you purchase another, you no longer have a Grail Pen.

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There is no perfection ANYWHERE! Never was never will be.

Jerry

 

Hello Jerry,

 

This is a grave error; it exists in Heaven - it always has and it always will. I hope for your sake you get to experience it.

 

Yours in Christ,

 

Christopher

 

PS: You're not completely in error; I think you're right about the Belmont from Binder suggestion. ;)

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- He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me; and I in him. (JN 6:57)

- "A woman clothed in the sun," (REV 12.1); The Sun Danced at Fatima, Portugal; October 13, 1917.

- Thank you Blessed Mother and St. Jude for Graces and Blessings obtained from Our Lord.

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