What About...the Stipula Passaporto?

[Chiyoko]

Hi,

I was wondering why everyone just loves this pen so much. Do any of you guys have one&can you tell me what makes it such a great pen?

Thanks,

Yuzuki

Edited October 25, 2014 by Yuzuki

[mirosc]

mine is small enough to be carried in your trousers, indestructable (so far), has a good balance, nice nib, looks great, has a great concept (just screw the cap on the back of the pen to get a regular fullsize pen), is c/c with international standard cartridges - for travelling I always take this pen and leave the others at home.

and it's fairly cheap, but comes in a great variety of colors and designs.

[Moshe ben David]

Mirosc: Stipula produced this pen in different runs with different variations. I had one and it DID NOT have threads to facilitate posting the cap. Cap would not post. I'm not even sure if they are still making this; newer ads for Stipula have newer models of similar size it seems.

 

btw, mine ended up in the round file. Totally useless pen for me.

[mirosc]

Stipula produced this pen in different runs with different variations.

Indeed, some years ago it was THE pen for special editions (even FPN made its own). So you can find quite a lot of variants - in the end I can (as usual in this forum) only talk about my own pen and my personal experiences. Really a pity that you got a model that didn't satisfy you.

[Ted A]

I don't love mine.

 

Get one that has threads for posting. Otherwise the cap falls off about every 5th word. It's hard to write with.

 

The tines on mine, like my other Stipula, are way, way too close together. I'm still struggling to get them pulled far enough apart to actually get a reasonable ink flow.

[Cordovian]

The medium nib on mine is very smooth, lays down a nice wet line and never seems to dry out, even after being left unused in a drawer for two weeks. I also like that it holds a lot of ink and has yet to leak a drop. However, mine also does not have threads to post the cap so it takes quite a bit of pressure and twisting to get it to stay. It's way too short to write with without the cap posted so it's not like it's optional.

 

If you can find one with posting threads they're great portable pens.

[sexauerw]

I have the FPN special edition with the cap posting threads and a 1.1mm stub nib. When I first got it the tines were way too tight and it would hardly write at all. But after some considerable effort at spreading the tines (it has a steel nib that really resisted being spread) I finally got it to write properly and now I like it very much. It's a very nice pocket pen and the nib is a very smooth stub with nice line variation. I have it set up as an eyedropper and it holds quite a bit of ink for such a small pen.

[dadspens]

I bought mine at Bertram's Inkwell, the brick and mortar pen shop in Maryland. A limited edition they made for the Miami pen show.

 

I wanted another pocket pen besides the Kaweco Sport, and this one is even smaller. No clip, which is best for a pocket pen, and threads on the back so it stays posted.

 

It totally disappears in your pocket. No matter how much you bend or sit or squat, you'll never notice it's there.

 

The nib is a fine, and of course it's an eye-dropper, so it holds tons of ink and goes forever between refills.

 

The main reason I keep using it besides the convenience of the pocket carry, is that it writes so well. Never has false starts, never skips, 100% reliable always. Not something I can say about all my pens.

 

It's nicer than the Kaweco, material wise. A sturdy acrylic that feels good in the hands.

 

It actually inspired a friend of mine to buy one as his first fountain pen.

 

The only downside is that unscrewing the cap then screwing it on to the back, then reversing that to put it away can get a bit tedious if you are pulling it out frequently.

[Moshe ben David]

On the subject of pocket pens, I'm fortunate to have the Pilot MU-90, which I carry in a two-pen sleeve with a Fisher 'bullet' space pen. Love em both; the MU-90 like all Pilots I've used is smooth and dare I say bullet proof

 

The MU-90 was a LE re-issue of a pen from the past. Pilot has just started marketing the E95S, which is akin to the MU-90 but maybe slightly longer? I think it would work well as a pocket pen.

 

Of course there are also the Kaweco pens intended to be pocket pens. Seem popular here on the forum; I've never handled one myself.

[sharonspens]

I have the FPN special edition with the cap posting threads and a 1.1mm stub nib. When I first got it the tines were way too tight and it would hardly write at all. But after some considerable effort at spreading the tines (it has a steel nib that really resisted being spread) I finally got it to write properly and now I like it very much. It's a very nice pocket pen and the nib is a very smooth stub with nice line variation. I have it set up as an eyedropper and it holds quite a bit of ink for such a small pen.

I also have one of these special editions, and have it currently in use as an eyedropper. i have the stub nib on it, too, though I also bought a fine nib (which i have never used). I find it to be a great purse pen, and have really appreciated having it around. I cannot imagine having one that doesn't screw-post the cap, though. I find it to be a good writer, reliable, and it just doesn't want to run out of ink. I tend to get tired of the ink long before that pen runs out.

 

Sharon in Indiana