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So I own a MB 149 & 146, Pelikan M805 & Piccadilly, Sailor Pro-Gear & 2 Pilot Decimos. Where should my interest go next? Thanks!

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I would like some more information before trotting out favoured answers. Which directions do you prefer in price, age, capability or appearances? You have good bases to go almost anywhere yet complement what you have.

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I really love them all, but I think older large pens are awesome. I think I am interested input re brands of fine pens with used pricing below $800. Does that help?

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I really love them all, but I think older large pens are awesome. I think I am interested input re brands of fine pens with used pricing below $800. Does that help?

I also use them all regularly.

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You could try the 50's range of MB's - I have an MB254 which came with an OBB nib which is delightful to use.

 

You could also remedy the fact that you do not have any Italian or French pens in your collection - so maybe a Visconti, Omas or Aurora to represent the Italians - or an S T Dupont for France.

 

I have the Visconti Rembrandt and it is a lovely writer. I'm lusting after an S T Dupont, but have to save up to get one.

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You could try the 50's range of MB's - I have an MB254 which came with an OBB nib which is delightful to use.

 

You could also remedy the fact that you do not have any Italian or French pens in your collection - so maybe a Visconti, Omas or Aurora to represent the Italians - or an S T Dupont for France.

 

I have the Visconti Rembrandt and it is a lovely writer. I'm lusting after an S T Dupont, but have to save up to get one.

 

Save. Now. :)

 

I have only some of the other pens you mention, Aurora, MB, Omas. They are all good. I wonder about size (mentioned by Geelerald) though. Increasing size and weight seems to be a bit of trend, so vintage pens are often smaller. Maybe that is because the older large or premium pens are now a bigger part of the market with "ordinary" pens dropping out of modern use.

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Save. Now. :)

 

I have only some of the other pens you mention, Aurora, MB, Omas. They are all good. I wonder about size (mentioned by Geelerald) though. Increasing size and weight seems to be a bit of trend, so vintage pens are often smaller. Maybe that is because the older large or premium pens are now a bigger part of the market with "ordinary" pens dropping out of modern use.

Aurora 88 Satin Black? I like the sound of the nib with feedback and is a beautiful looking pen and it is Italian which I have none. Your thoughts?

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Aurora 88 Satin Black? I like the sound of the nib with feedback and is a beautiful looking pen and it is Italian which I have none. Your thoughts?

 

My thoughts, with emphasis on "my", are that the modern Aurora 88 (I have the satin black) is a strong contender to be my desert island pen. As a writer, it suits me in dimensions, heft, grip, and feel and run of the nib. I like piston fillers. It holds a load of ink with part of it a reserve. It looks good, if not as pretty as some other pens. At last, I found a flaw.

 

My main problem with the desert island thesis is that I have chosen not to own only one pen, to enjoy variety, so why would I try to decide on one? :)

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A '50-70 medium large 146....might be a tad small for you, but is better balanced than your post '70 Large 146, and has a 'better' nib. I have three '50's MB's two with semi-flex nibs and my 146 with a maxi-semi-flex nib.

You do have a medium large Piccadilly.

The only pen company that 'marked' their semi-flex and maxi's was Osmia. The nib with a diamond with a number in it is semi-flex. Those with Supra on them are maxi-semi-flex.

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Osmia 76 is a medium large pen. Outside the 146 there were few Oversized pens made then.

This is a BCHR one. There are a couple of different finial's one can get....I do have one with the Osmia diamond topped finial. I also have one that is just black rubber, not chased.

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This is a medium-small Osmia 62, I have similar in a standard sized 540, but not with that Osmia Finial. Someone else's picture used to show the Osmia trademark finial.

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I'd not worry if gold plated, steel or gold are great. I was a foolish gold nib snob....and let some Osmia's get away because I didn't know the steel nibs were as good as the gold.

 

 

Not all 1000's have a semi-flex nib, mine is a regular flex. I do have a lot of sem&maxi-semi-flex nibs.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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Whatever you like or what catches your eye. Your choice.

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if you like big.. Parker Centennial Duofold, Cross 125, Graf von Faber Castel Pen of the Year, MB Writer's edition

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Visconti Homo Sapiens made with basaltic lava from Mt. Etna. If it is interesting to you, check out Chatterley Luxuries for it. That is where I have bought all my internal filler Visconti pens. Bryant Greer is great at communication and customer service (and often price).

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I was checking out Chatterley Luxuries on Visconti pens the other day and they are good on price with a good selection.

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Maybe something custom from Edison, Franklin Christoph, or Carolina Pen Co? Having something you pick out from finish to trim can be a fun experience, and with an $800 budget...

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How about some custom pens? Scriptorium, Newton Pens, Edison, Woodshed Pen Co, Carolina Pen Company, and Herbert Pen Co to name a bunch.

 

Or how about a Nakaya...heard so much about them

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