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Abraxas Blue Iron-Gall (Blaue Eisengallustinte)


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This is a very interesting iron gall ink from a small swiss supplier in Basel.

 

It is initially a light cyan colour but darkens to a near-black. The amount of iron gall in it must be quite high.

 

The manufacturer claims that it is not safe for fountain pens. Consequently, I cannot comment on the flow, as it is used with a dip pen for this review. Overall, the ink behaves well and does not feather, or bleed through, even when used with a lot of pressure. It seems to work rather well on all the papers I tried.

 

This particular review is on a 210 yen notebook from FamilyMart in Japan.

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The colour variation can be seen at the bottom. The faint cyan colour might make this ink difficult to write with in low light conditions.

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Thanks for the link, I've been looking for this ink for some time... :D

 

 

... and Thank you for the Review. ;)

 

 

 

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Thanks, I wish I could get more, but they are 16 CHF each...

 

 

That's much better than 48 CHF from Hieronymus ... ;)

 

https://www.hieronymus-cp.com/store/t/product-catalogs/sortiment/tinte

 

 

 

 

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Oops... just couldn't resist... 16 is, yes, less than 48 CHF, but ml-wise, the Hieronymus is still cheaper since the 48 CHF is per 50 ml but the 16 is for 12!

 

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Oops... just couldn't resist... 16 is, yes, less than 48 CHF, but ml-wise, the Hieronymus is still cheaper since the 48 CHF is per 50 ml but the 16 is for 12!

 

Wrack!

 

Oooops.. :blush: :blush:

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Oooops.. :blush: :blush:

 

Ah no worries. The iroshizuku is sold here in Switzerland between 50-52 chf for 50 ml... .

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Saints preserve us, yet another ink manufacturer!

 

Some of the Abraxas inks are suitable for fountain pens (see their color table). These look very nice, but not interesting enough for me to try right now. I'm sure Amber will order them anyway. :P

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Saints preserve us, yet another ink manufacturer!

 

Some of the Abraxas inks are suitable for fountain pens (see their color table). These look very nice, but not interesting enough for me to try right now. I'm sure Amber will order them anyway. :P

 

Unless she already has.... :ninja:

I know that some Abraxas inks are in the Index to the Ink Reviews Forum. But I never knew where to get them from.

It's too bad that the IG ink isn't considered FP-safe. I'm a sucker for IG inks....

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It's too bad that the IG ink isn't considered FP-safe. I'm a sucker for IG inks....

 

I'll probably try it on a cheap FP and see if it clogs it.

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