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[bran]

I have two that are always in my pen roll...my nanohana-iro Nakaya dorsal fin and my Newton Orville. The Orville is a beautiful green and black ebonite with a titanium stub. The dorsal has a broad nib. The other three slots are for rotation pens...may find a Pilot Custom 74 or a Edison Collier in there. Depends on the mood. If I am just carrying one it is my dorsal in it's kimono.

[tonybelding]

Stainless steel Sheaffer Targa.

 

Still looking for the world's most perfect EDC pen, but right now the Targa seems to be about as close as I can get.

[Tanipat]

About the only requirement for me is that it must be a fountain pen, no ball points or rollerballs.  A pencil is an acceptable substitute in most cases.

 

Mine, at least a fountain pen and a mechanical pencil, no ballpoint. A rollerball can be acceptable.

[eharriett]

During the work week, I am carrying around my Pilot Vanishing Point with my business ink (I think it will be Noodler's Air Corp Blue Black, occasionally switched out with Noodler's Legal Lapis). I carry a second pen around with Diamine Majestic purple, which is the color of my company's branding, so I use it for any notes or receipts, or anything I have to leave with the client. At the moment, it is in a Parker 51 Vacumatic. But I have not gotten the satisfaction out of using that one as I had hoped, so I'm going to probably empty it out soon and experiment with that ink in a different pen.

I keep a stock of inked pens on my table that I use for writing letters, cards, or doing Handwriting practice and usually on the weekends, I'll grab something different than those two. It seems to change what I grab, I will say, however, that one of the two weekend pens I always seem to grab is my Noodler's Ahab, which is my designated Baystate Blue pen (occasionally switched out with Revolution blue). No matter what else I grab, when I'm off the clock, I seem to always want to have BSB or Rev Blue at the ready.

[pajaro]

Pelikan K215 rings or K400 green stripe.  Sheaffer, Parker 51 and Montblanc 144R used at home.

[theoddcopy]

I really enjoy the Retro 51, but if I had enough space in my pockets (using Time Lord technology), I would probably be carrying my a Retro, a Fisher Space Pen, a Pilot Vanishing Point, and then have a spot for whatever was my current favorite pen/ink combo.

[john74]

The pen that rarely gets taken out of rotation for me is the Caran d'Ache Léman. I don't know why that is. It is not my favorite nib or section or pen shape and yet I am always reaching for it.

[overwriter]

Waterman Expert in Oriental Red with a Fine nib and a Pelikan M200 with a Medium nib.

I am surprised that the Expert does not seem to get mentioned very much around here. It is a really great workhorse of a pen.

[tinto]

My Lamy 2000 F is winning at this time. For years I have carried a Safari in my pants pocket, but more often I'm leaving my 2000 there when I'm not carrying coins and keys.

[zaja]

i carry 3 FPs daily and it depends on what i need for during the day.  At present, a Waterman LeMan 100 solid silver, a Pelikan M150 I bought back in 93 and a Parker 45 fine nib for filling up lots of forms

[sidthecat]

I've been carrying one of three sterling ringtops of late: an Edward Todd with a lovely stub nib, a somewhat battered Waterman with a nib I love tho' it's a hard starter, and my Mascot, which Mr. Minuskin refreshed with a tiny Conway Stewart nib.

They go with my earrings. Perhaps I should get some gold ones.

[Mister5]

I rotate through most of my pens and I'm pretty inconsistent, but I've been gravitating towards the Pelikan M215 Rings EF lately, as well as the Sheaffer Imperial IV EF.