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Pelikan M1000 O3B Writing Sample


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I picked up a Pelikan 03B nib in the M1000 size and finally got around to playing with it today. It is a very wet writer. I thought I would share a sample for those interested in what these nibs can do.

 

The left side of the sample is with no pressure. The right side is with pressure (as much as I care to muster). The orange ink is from a Greg Minuskin 1.3MM Parker "51" retip to give you a sense of the line width. The 03B can sure put down a wide line if needed, it looks like a range of about the 1.3 to 2.5MM range. You can get it a little narrower by writing with the nib over rotated past the proper oblique writing position (so more counterclockwise than typical).

 

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No pressure line width

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With pressure

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With pressure overlap with 1.3MM stub

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I tend to like pens that are stubbed so this nib has a little less horizontal line variation vs. vertical compared to my preferences, but it is a good way to use up ink!

 

Thanks for looking.

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Lovely photos; thanks for sharing. Really makes me miss the M1000 BBB I had to sell a few years ago; great flex in that nib.

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As far as I go is OBB in vintage so is closer to a modern OB. Do have a '36 Parker Canadian BB and a Australian Snorkel with a maxi-semi-flex factory BB stub. :notworthy1: That was a surprise. I'd been thinking of a '50's semi-flex when that showed up.

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