Pretty Senior Lion King

July 5, 2016

Can anyone tell me about this brand, as in what it's actual name is? I am just going off what the eBay listing said. It's a great pen, but I would like to learn more about the brand.

EDIT: After a bit of searching on here, it's known as a Domain Lion, based on the company name on the nib.

Edited July 5, 2016 by mrfilbert

July 31, 2016

http://g02.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1zEeSLXXXXXb9XVXXq6xXFXXXh/Pretty-Senior-font-b-lion-b-font-font-b-King-b-font-exclusive-German-fine-Nib.jpg

is that it?

July 31, 2016

according to this site (http://www.aliexpress.com/lion-king-pen_reviews.html ), there is no brand name....

August 1, 2016

They're cute, but save your money, you'd get more bang for your buck buying a Jinhao 599.

They're pretty too, and the quality is so much better.

Edited August 1, 2016 by Zookie

November 30, 2016

I am not sure the choice is quite as clear cut as Zookie suggests.

I own several Lion Kings and even more Jinhao 599s. I have found the LK consistently good writers and always better than the much more variable 599s. One of the latter was clogged up so badly right out of the box that I threw it away. Another is on probation for the same offense. The LK is comfortable to hold while the 599 is very uncomfortable for me due mainly to the triangular section. Its sharp edges dig into my fingers. I use my 599s to test inks. They are fine to write a line or two, but if I need to write a whole page I would definitely prefer the LK.

I am not sure either pen is very well made. The LKs tend to split out at the open end of the barrel. One of mine got so bad that when I took the cap off the section and converter came off with it. I have now wrapped them all in clear tape. We will see how long that holds. I have had much less experience with the 599s which I purchased much more recently than the LKs, but I noticed that on one batch the black trim rims between the section and body would fall off whenever I removed the section. Others have reported breakage of the threaded part of the body.

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/309612-jinhao-599-all-broken-review/

A much better quality pen in the under $2US is the Baoer 801. I only have experience with the non-hooded nib flavor, but those are consistently good and made of metal. I have had about 15 for years now with no breakage or any problems at all. The one thing you might not like is that they are quite slender -- similar to a Parker Vector.