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I am very new to fountain pens and have been internet shopping a lot lately but I have loads of questions. I like the Watermans and Pelikans the most right now, but one of my questions is what current production, quality pens use a removable nib? I think I would find this trait very convenient for swapping out different sizes at a fraction of the cost of a new pen, and if something happened to the nib, a quick swap would solve it.

 

I have seen a few pictures of Pelikans with removable nibs, but am unsure if they are current productions or not. I am only looking at current productions because quite frankly vintage pens don't appeal to me, at least not yet.

 

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Yes, current production Pelikans have removable nibs.

 

Lamy Safari, AL-Star, and Studio also have removable nibs, as do Parker Sonnets.

 

And many Visconti models.

 

Those are the ones I can think of, off the top of my head.

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Lamy sells replacement nibs and the pens of theirs that I have are fairly easy to disassemble for repairs or cleaning.

 

Lots of Pilot pens have interchangeable nibs however, Pilot doesn’t sell nibs so switching out nibs means switching them out between pens you already own.

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Levenger True Writers have replaceable nibs, and they (levenger.com) sell sets of 4 nibs for them. Be sure to look for coupons or get on their mailing list for discounts.

 

Namiki/Pilot Vanishing Point pens also have replaceable nib units, and both Pam Brawn (http://www.oscarbraunpens.com/) and Richard Binder (http://www.richardspens.com) among others supply nibs for those - quite inexpensively, I might add, although the cost is going up on those within the next month.

 

Hope that helps!

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Most nibs are removeable.

 

But you are probably asking about nibs that thread in and out - easily.

 

I say go pelikan and don't look back.

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I also assume you mean nibs that thread in and out easily. I also figure you mean other removable nibs that you can buy easily- which would include Lamy Safari nibs. Like J said, almost all nibs are removable- some are a pain to set on the fly, but an even bigger problem is that you can't buy replacement nibs for a lot of the non-threaded - and even many of the threaded- variety.

 

This might not be entirely accurate, and the nibs aren't neccesarily interchangable between these companies, but most companies that use Bock nibs have user swappable screw out nibs:

 

Pelikan, Bexley, Stipula, Visconti, Conway Stewart, Delta, Taccia, Laban, Montegrappa and probably a few others.

 

Companies that make their own threaded and user swappable nibs: Aurora

 

Notable vintage pens with user swappable nibs that are still obtained easily:

 

Parker 45: Pretty easy to find new nibs in both steel and gold without paying a fortune; lots of exotic nibs (stubs, italics, obliques) to choose from.

Esterbrook: The King of User-Swappable Threaded Nib Units! Lots of options, lots of prices, collect 'em all! Get a Triumph-style if you're real lucky.

Sheaffer Tip-Dip

 

And others.

 

Due to the cost of nibs units, I really only look at the Parker 45 and Esterbrook nibs as being worth carrying extra nibs for. I can buy an entire vintage Pelikan 400/400NN for about the same price as I'd pay for a Pelikan M800 or M1000 nib unit, and get a much better nib in the deal. Beyond faulty logic, but it's one way to view it. :P

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