Pens You Want To See In Person But Have Never Been Able To?

[modernovervintage]

Mine would be waterman exception solid gold, namiki parrot maki e.

[corniche]

Hi Everyone,

 

A plum 51

 

A mandarin yellow Duofold

 

And for inks:

 

Parker 51 Tunis Blue and the (other) lustrous Superchrome inks when they were new and fresh and pristine.

 

 

Sean

[DrDebG]

My Avatar - the Montblanc Princess Grace de Monaco in all three forms (which will likely never happen).

[carlos.q]

Montblanc 139 with a long ink window...

[The-Thinker]

A sailor King Eagle or a King Cobra .... i wish one day ...

[sciumbasci]

I am a humble man.

Noodler's Boston Safety...

I tried to make a shameless offer for a used one, to no avail.

Perhaps I should buy a new one for full retail price. But Honeybadger said it isn't very practical in a day to day office, and I tend to trust him.

[basterma]

Any pen with an integrated nib like the Pilot Myu. I know there 's a Parker from the 70's and a Porsche Design pen.

 

Also for the WTH factor the Chaos pen that Sylvester Stallone designed for Montegrappa.

[Karmachanic]

The pen used to sign the Treaty of Westphalia

[aardvarkbark]

Well....this would be every pen I've ever purchased prior to my receiving it.

[sirgilbert357]

I am a humble man.

Noodler's Boston Safety...

I tried to make a shameless offer for a used one, to no avail.

Perhaps I should buy a new one for full retail price. But Honeybadger said it isn't very practical in a day to day office, and I tend to trust him.

 

 

Don't use it in the office, use it somewhere else!!

 

For me, I'd like to see a Conid.

[WLSpec]

 

 

Don't use it in the office, use it somewhere else!!

 

For me, I'd like to see a Conid.

+1

[Tasmith]

+1

Conid

[inkstainedruth]

I'd like to be able to see (and hold/try) a Yard-o-Led Viceroy Victorian Standard. That's my grail pen, because I doubt I'd ever be able to afford one unless I win the lottery. They had what looked like one at Fountain Pen Hospital in NYC, but I thought it would be rude to ask someone to open the case for me to hold to see about the weight/girth/balance of the pen, when I wasn't going to be buying it.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[PAKMAN]

Parker Aztec

[silverlifter]

Sheaffer Premier.

[Addertooth]

Waterman #7 White Keyhole Nib. Black Keyhole Nib as well (the Black nibs are known to exist).

Sterling capped Skyline (they do exist)

All Platinum Skyline (they were advertised, but have never been seen in the wild)

The special edition Coronet which was solid gold and had diamond accents (only highly connected diplomats and heads of state got one of these pens).

A Waterman Lady Patricia in Nacre, with no discoloration. Largely true for Onyx as well.

[rluka]

Outside historical objects

 

Montblanc Leonardo

and those with eccentric custom made nibs like Regalia's

 

The rest of the pen I would like to see or try usually someone in the local pen club has it, so it's not that near-impossible to see in person.

[kazoolaw]

Kawuska-a Polish brand

[Cargoblues]

Montblanc "Qing Dynasty"

[sidthecat]

I'd rather like to test-drive a Waterman Pink nib, to see how it stacks up next to my Conklins and maybe my dip nibs.