Review Of Airmail 58C

[kethiemann]

For the last 2 months an Airmail 58C has been my daily writer. I am impressed with the construction, aesthetics, and writing of this pen. Airmail is manufactured in Bombay, India. I purchased this pen in Pune, India (near Bombay) a few months back.

 

 

The pen measures 13cm (5.1") in length capped and 16cm (6.3") open. Both ends are jeweled with a solid black plastic jewel. It has a solid feel to it and nice weight.

 

 

 

 

The body is constructed from swirled plastic and body is imprinted "Airmail 58C Regd". This pen is eye-dropper filled so the body is one piece. There are see-through "windows" on the body so you can see the ink level.

 

 

 

As Indian-made pens go I am impressed with the construction of the threading on the section where it connects to the body. Due to good threading I have not experienced any ink leakage from the section.

 

 

 

Cap has a broad ribbed ring, metal clip, and jewel. It is a screw on cap.

 

 

 

A sturdy ebonite feed. Though, in my dealing with Airmails I have found that it is wise to carefully inspect and clean the feed before the first fill. And sometimes the channels of the feed even need to be scrapped with a slim pocket knife to increase flow.

 

Nib is fine and definitely writes fine. Gold-toned and engraved "Special Airmail Tipped Fine". After a couple of minor feed adjustments my 58C has been a solid writer for me. Here is a writing sample. The ink is Chelpark Emerald Green (manufactured in India). It is one of my favorites.

 

The 58C comes in purple, green, red, orange, and blue.

Checkout more Airmail pens or buy a 58C at: www.FountainPenRevolution.com

Edited November 11, 2011 by kethiemann

[ajk251]

Nice review! It's nice to see reviews of the less traditional fountain pen brands and the pens that others in the world use. I'll have to consider getting one. Thanks!

[th3]

Good review! Very good combination of pictures and text make your review a joy to read.

[zal]

a well written review and photos of a good pen. those colours are really nice and beautiful. it is a simple but sturdy pen.

 

rgds.

 

krishna.

[lovemy51]

nice review of a very good looking pen. the fountain pen revolution founder seems to be one of our members... may we know who he is?

[kethiemann]

nice review of a very good looking pen. the fountain pen revolution founder seems to be one of our members... may we know who he is?

 

Sure! I actually owe my introduction into the Indian FP world to friends from the FPN community. My name is Kevin. I am originally from the USA (Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana). I moved to India for business in 2004 and have lived here most of the time since. I became a fountain pen fan because I was trying to improve my sloppy handwriting. My Indian friends all have excellent penmanship and would make fun of me for my poor handwriting. As soon as I took up a fountain pen it helped out a lot. And they are so much more fun than ballpoints. But, I'm not a fan of the idea of spending hundreds of dollars on a pen that I might lose. So, this makes the world of Indian pens perfect for me. I now have all my other American colleagues using them too. I took some home to America and sold them here at FPN and on ebay. This led to the idea of starting my own website to catalogue and sell all the different types of pens I find.

 

And thanks so much to those above who complimented my review. I'm planning to try to review many more since I see that I have several models that have not been reviewed yet on FPN. So, I appreciate the encouragement to press on!

[rwilsonedn]

nice review of a very good looking pen. the fountain pen revolution founder seems to be one of our members... may we know who he is?

 

Sure! I actually owe my introduction into the Indian FP world to friends from the FPN community. My name is Kevin. I am originally from the USA (Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana). I moved to India for business in 2004 and have lived here most of the time since. I became a fountain pen fan because I was trying to improve my sloppy handwriting. My Indian friends all have excellent penmanship and would make fun of me for my poor handwriting. As soon as I took up a fountain pen it helped out a lot. And they are so much more fun than ballpoints. But, I'm not a fan of the idea of spending hundreds of dollars on a pen that I might lose. So, this makes the world of Indian pens perfect for me. I now have all my other American colleagues using them too. I took some home to America and sold them here at FPN and on ebay. This led to the idea of starting my own website to catalogue and sell all the different types of pens I find.

 

And thanks so much to those above who complimented my review. I'm planning to try to review many more since I see that I have several models that have not been reviewed yet on FPN. So, I appreciate the encouragement to press on!

 

Just to add to what Kevin says, I was one of those early FPN customers for both some pens and some ink. I have since exchanged notes with him and done more business, and I have to say he's informed, accurate, and a prompt seller. Definitely I will continue to watch his site as he keeps exploring the Indian market, and I look forward to more great reviews. (no connection other than happy customer)

ron

[fabrimedeiros]

Kevin,

 

thanks for sharing this great pen! It seems pretty reliable, problem-free pen! With a rubber feed it can write like a charm.

 

 

[lovemy51]

nice review of a very good looking pen. the fountain pen revolution founder seems to be one of our members... may we know who he is?

 

Sure! I actually owe my introduction into the Indian FP world to friends from the FPN community. My name is Kevin. I am originally from the USA (Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana). I moved to India for business in 2004 and have lived here most of the time since. I became a fountain pen fan because I was trying to improve my sloppy handwriting. My Indian friends all have excellent penmanship and would make fun of me for my poor handwriting. As soon as I took up a fountain pen it helped out a lot. And they are so much more fun than ballpoints. But, I'm not a fan of the idea of spending hundreds of dollars on a pen that I might lose. So, this makes the world of Indian pens perfect for me. I now have all my other American colleagues using them too. I took some home to America and sold them here at FPN and on ebay. This led to the idea of starting my own website to catalogue and sell all the different types of pens I find.

 

And thanks so much to those above who complimented my review. I'm planning to try to review many more since I see that I have several models that have not been reviewed yet on FPN. So, I appreciate the encouragement to press on!

why, pleased to meet you, sir!!! will be buying from u soon... just let me get my hands on some bread...

[Malcy]

It's a shame that these and many other Indian pens are only available with a fine nib.

[zal]

It's a shame that these and many other Indian pens are only available with a fine nib.

 

dear malcy,

 

i would like some medium nibs in indian fps, just as you wish. but the truth is that most indian fps are good writers, especially companies like camlin. since they are not high priced like western fps they are the ones poor people like me prefer. i have found the quality of such pens to be reasonably good, from my point of view.

 

perhaps friends here who are used to highly expensive limited editions may find our pens to be lacking, but from the point of an common fp user i dont think people will have anything to complain about.

 

rgds.

 

krishna.

[hari317]

Kevin, Nice review with clear photographs, Thanks!

 

It's a shame that these and many other Indian pens are only available with a fine nib.

 

Local preference, most of the FP users here prefer a very fine, rigid point, both on FPs and BPs. Gives a long write out and also economy on the amount of paper used-important for students and their parents.

 

BTW Wality does offer Medium points on their export models.

Edited November 12, 2011 by hari317

[rsk11584]

It's a shame that these and many other Indian pens are only available with a fine nib.

 

 

I am actually searching for a fine nib pen ,, but all the pens that i have arihant, camlin n sippy have medium size nibs only and all indian, even though nothing is written on nib size the lines drawn are medium / thick and not fine.