Gaviota Gigante (Reposted In The Mabie Todd Section)

[fountainpen51]

This seems a little known brand and I wanted to present it. It is called Gaviota Gigante and is a sub-brand of Swan in Spain. Here some photos. It is a size # 8, the nib that is next is a Waterman Hundred Years # 8

[Cob]

That's splendid - and now I know how to say "Big Blackbird" in Spanish!

 

Cob

[Greenie]

It is actually "seagull"

So we have Big Blackbird nib in the Giant Gull pen.

 

Here is our last thread on this sub brand just for fun

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/336300-gaviota-gigante/

[fountainpen51]

True, seagull, I think it sounds more commercially attractive than "Swan" (swan). It seems that they made a few pens of this name, although I had never seen about it. This pens is quite good, a nib with some "elasticity", not flexible. I had been behind some Big Blakc bird for a while, I saw one with a red lever that I like, but this one appeared before.

[Greenie]

The large black hard rubber pen with the red lever still eludes me. A minor hole in my collection.

 

My Giant Gull also has a nice springy nib. The pen is a standard length, but bigger girth. The nib is huge - larger than expected for the pen.

[bass1193]

Golly, that nib is insanely huge! I approve