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My understanding is a bit different: it is not the loose contacts but the material itself. You are not putting just plain water inside the pen, but a solution containing other chemicals. To get it to a somewhat extreme example, consider iron gall inks, which are usually acidic. The acid (or other components in the ink) may react with the metal walls and produce undesirable effects. Say, you get some ions that make a salt with the metal and the salt then precipitates, it may clog your pen or worse (like salt can corrode your car body in snowy or sea environments). Corrosion of the body and threads is undesirable as well here.

 

But I may be wrong here (as I am so often). After all the nib is usually steel or gold or some other alloy, so maybe some metal alloys or steels (like the STEELsport) might just tolerate ink components as well.

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Based on the op's concerns I'd second the option to search for a vintage one!

Without any detriment to the current sport, the v16 for example is in another league. Piston filler with ink window and gold nib.

Will set you a different price, but it's worth it.

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My understanding is a bit different: it is not the loose contacts but the material itself. You are not putting just plain water inside the pen, but a solution containing other chemicals. To get it to a somewhat extreme example, consider iron gall inks, which are usually acidic. The acid (or other components in the ink) may react with the metal walls and produce undesirable effects. Say, you get some ions that make a salt with the metal and the salt then precipitates, it may clog your pen or worse (like salt can corrode your car body in snowy or sea environments). Corrosion of the body and threads is undesirable as well here.

 

But I may be wrong here (as I am so often). After all the nib is usually steel or gold or some other alloy, so maybe some metal alloys or steels (like the STEELsport) might just tolerate ink components as well.

We have seen discoloration of some inks when used in a pen where the ink comes in contact with brass... and I've seen brass parts corrode. Not uncommon on Montblanc and Pelikan 800/1000 pens when the piston seal fails and ink gets up behind.

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Based on the op's concerns I'd second the option to search for a vintage one!

Without any detriment to the current sport, the v16 for example is in another league. Piston filler with ink window and gold nib.

Will set you a different price, but it's worth it.

Thanks for the name of that particular model.

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In a similar vein I eventually made my peace with one, which I was given as a gift; tried with two or three converters, some worse than the other, none good, so it's a syringe and cartridge job with my most boring ink, and keep my fingers crossed so it doesn't burp ink, which it once did. So it's tolerated, limited as I like to find the right ink for each pen, not something I look forward to. Nice concept poorly executed, strangely smooth nib.

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Thanks for the name of that particular model.

yes, that's a very nice model, that has however become rather expensive

 

here is another reason to own a Kaweco sport (this one in particular is an Art Sport)

it's light, no ink window, cartridge, so why? it's pretty!

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it's also rather comfortable in the hand, the resin is very smooth

your $25 are still not enough though... :(

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If you ever get a chance to get a vintage kaweco, go for it. They are not amazing or very flexy nibs. but they are honest workhorse pens. not that difficult to disassemble / clean. not much can go wrong with them and have the option to go for either open or partly closed nib variants.

 

I use a V16 EF, and a 12 OB from time to time. They are good pens.

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