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Hi. Many of my fountain pens are Reform. I absolutely love them. Inexpensive. Reliable. Easy to disassemble and clean. I collect by model and color. I would greatly welcome and appreciate and additional knowledge or personal stories about your favorite Reforms. Thanks! Enjoy this wonderful hobby. Best, Ron

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hi - showing my ignorance as usual, but have to say that until you mentioned the name I'd not heard of this brand. You may have already plumbed the depths of FPN archives, but if not then try this link ... https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/28721-reform/

Since I don't recall seeing the name before, can only assume that there may be a limited following from members here for this pen - unlike other more intensely collected makers.

it matters no what you collect, of course, just that you enjoy the collecting. :)

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Reform is actually a German Brand, so you might find more collectors of that in the "Other Brands - Europe" forum, rather than this one. I have a few still from the late 80s and 90s, but since they were plastic, their barrels always cracked and I ended up discarding many after a few years of use.

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hi - showing my ignorance as usual, but have to say that until you mentioned the name I'd not heard of this brand. You may have already plumbed the depths of FPN archives, but if not then try this link ... https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/28721-reform/

Since I don't recall seeing the name before, can only assume that there may be a limited following from members here for this pen - unlike other more intensely collected makers.

it matters no what you collect, of course, just that you enjoy the collecting. :)

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Thanks PaulS. They are decent little pens you should be able to pick up on eBay for about $10 each if patient but they keep getting more costly. Easy to clean and grease the seal.Best, Ron

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Reform is actually a German Brand, so you might find more collectors of that in the "Other Brands - Europe" forum, rather than this one. I have a few still from the late 80s and 90s, but since they were plastic, their barrels always cracked and I ended up discarding many after a few years of use.

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Reforms are nice pens, despite being cheap, at least some of the models I have tried, and that can still be found around like the 1745 or P125. They mostly used piston filling and had nice steel nibs, which have a small amount of flex, in some way similar to Pelikan steel nibs, possibly slightly more springy.

I use a P125, it's quite a reliable, extremely light pen, which I bough NOS on the bay. The only issue I have is it's slightly too thin by today's standards.

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