The Outstanding Sheaffer Nononsense Fountain Pen

January 23, 2013

It is friction fit and will often pull straight out (I use a piece of bicycle inner tube to help me get a good grip). I highly recommend going slowly and using gentle methods first, soaking, pulling, wiggling. Sometimes that doesn't work and you need to take more intensive measures. If that's the case, read through the thread containing this post.

Edited January 23, 2013 by pokermind

January 23, 2013

I have my eyes on one right now... you don't feel like parting with any of your F (regular) nibs, do you?

This new F (regular) is the only one I have, sadly. All the others are Italics. I'll keep my eyes peeled.

January 24, 2013

I'm a fan of NNS pens for Italic writing, and have picked them up here and there in F, M and B, including even a full set at a thrift store. Today I got lucky and found a regular F nib in a stainless steel body in an antique store for $20! I'm going to put the multiple tined nib that I got from Teri at Peyton Pens into the stainless steel body, and the F nib into the plastic body, because I have regular F nibs in much better pens, mainly Japanese pens, and vintage Sheaffers and Mabie Todd Swans. I don't know if that is a good price or not, but it is the only stainless steel body NNS that I have ever found. Any ideas on that?

That is a great price for a Stainless Steel NN. They usually sell for similar or more than the vintage models despite the steel nib. I like the solid feel compared to the plastic pens - particularly the see through models. Here is one ending tomorrow from UK.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/330858414837?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

There is an even rarer yellow, blue and red Stainless Steed models with black trim!

http://sheaffertarga.com/No-nonsense/Yellow%20Stainless%20Steel.html

I bought a BP in Stainless Steel and converted it to a FP by removing the spring. I recently picked up a set of the specialty nibs including an XF and B4 nib with the shadow SH4 nib.

The idea of turning a clear NN into a eyedropper is pretty cool. My concern would me the ink staining the body of the pen and if the plastic might contaminate the ink. It would certainly hold a significant amount of ink...

Edited January 24, 2013 by barleycorn

January 24, 2013

I'm not really here to sell a pen, as that is what classifieds are for, but I do have a NN pen with Fine nib that I bought from isellpens a year ago, but no longer use. I mostly use my Waterman Kultur Fine instead.

If any one wants it, I can let them have the NN pen with Fine nib, or just the nib, for $8.00 plus shipping.

January 24, 2013

I'm not really here to sell a pen, as that is what classifieds are for, but I do have a NN pen with Fine nib that I bought from isellpens a year ago, but no longer use. I mostly use my Waterman Kultur Fine instead.
If any one wants it, I can let them have the NN pen with Fine nib, or just the nib, for $8.00 plus shipping.

I've sent you a pm about this.

January 24, 2013

I'm a fan of NNS pens for Italic writing, and have picked them up here and there in F, M and B, including even a full set at a thrift store. Today I got lucky and found a regular F nib in a stainless steel body in an antique store for $20! I'm going to put the multiple tined nib that I got from Teri at Peyton Pens into the stainless steel body, and the F nib into the plastic body, because I have regular F nibs in much better pens, mainly Japanese pens, and vintage Sheaffers and Mabie Todd Swans. I don't know if that is a good price or not, but it is the only stainless steel body NNS that I have ever found. Any ideas on that?
That is a great price for a Stainless Steel NN. They usually sell for similar or more than the vintage models despite the steel nib. I like the solid feel compared to the plastic pens - particularly the see through models. Here is one ending tomorrow from UK.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/330858414837?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

There is an even rarer yellow, blue and red Stainless Steed models with black trim!
http://sheaffertarga.com/No-nonsense/Yellow%20Stainless%20Steel.html

I bought a BP in Stainless Steel and converted it to a FP by removing the spring. I recently picked up a set of the specialty nibs including an XF and B4 nib with the shadow SH4 nib.
The idea of turning a clear NN into a eyedropper is pretty cool. My concern would me the ink staining the body of the pen and if the plastic might contaminate the ink. It would certainly hold a significant amount of ink...

Wow, that yellow one is fabulous! Hard to imagine the red and blue.... What a great idea to convert the BP - I'll watch out for them now. I had never heard of a set of specialty nibs - when did that come out? What all is in there? I'm feeling really pleased now about my stainless steel one having seen the UK price on eBay. Thanks for pointing that out. As this is the first one I have ever seen, I wasn't paying them much attention, but now I will.

January 24, 2013

I'm a fan of NNS pens for Italic writing, and have picked them up here and there in F, M and B, including even a full set at a thrift store. Today I got lucky and found a regular F nib in a stainless steel body in an antique store for $20! I'm going to put the multiple tined nib that I got from Teri at Peyton Pens into the stainless steel body, and the F nib into the plastic body, because I have regular F nibs in much better pens, mainly Japanese pens, and vintage Sheaffers and Mabie Todd Swans. I don't know if that is a good price or not, but it is the only stainless steel body NNS that I have ever found. Any ideas on that?
That is a great price for a Stainless Steel NN. They usually sell for similar or more than the vintage models despite the steel nib. I like the solid feel compared to the plastic pens - particularly the see through models. Here is one ending tomorrow from UK.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/330858414837?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

There is an even rarer yellow, blue and red Stainless Steed models with black trim!
http://sheaffertarga.com/No-nonsense/Yellow%20Stainless%20Steel.html

I bought a BP in Stainless Steel and converted it to a FP by removing the spring. I recently picked up a set of the specialty nibs including an XF and B4 nib with the shadow SH4 nib.
The idea of turning a clear NN into a eyedropper is pretty cool. My concern would me the ink staining the body of the pen and if the plastic might contaminate the ink. It would certainly hold a significant amount of ink...

Wow, that yellow one is fabulous! Hard to imagine the red and blue.... What a great idea to convert the BP - I'll watch out for them now. I had never heard of a set of specialty nibs - when did that come out? What all is in there? I'm feeling really pleased now about my stainless steel one having seen the UK price on eBay. Thanks for pointing that out. As this is the first one I have ever seen, I wasn't paying them much attention, but now I will.
Wow, that yellow one is fabulous! Hard to imagine the red and blue.... What a great idea to convert the BP - I'll watch out for them now. I had never heard of a set of specialty nibs - when did that come out? What all is in there? I'm feeling really pleased now about my stainless steel one having seen the UK price on eBay. Thanks for pointing that out. As this is the first one I have ever seen, I wasn't paying them much attention, but now I will.

January 24, 2013

I was sniped on a stainless steel NNS just earlier today on ebay! First one I've seen there though. I don't suppose anyone has one they want to get rid of?