What Do You Think About The Franklin Christoph Model 19?

[My Blood is INK]

Hello,

 

I'm quite new to the fountain pen world. I'm a student, so I use my pens every day (TWSBI Diamond 580 and Franklin Christoph model 40 pocket) I was really pleased with the model 40 pocket, so I now got my eyes on the model 19 "1901"

 

To the owners of this pen: What you think of it? How is the writing experience? is it worth the money?

[Occipital Lobe]

I don´t have personal experience with FC, but I have had my eyes on the "19".

I´ve read several reviews and watched a couple of Youtube clips abot that particular model, and it seems like There´s a general satisfaction with it.

There is general praise both of the steel and the gold nib, so it seems to be a safe buy.

 

I can add that the only reason I didn´t buy one was that a Pelikan came in my way, so that posyponed further acquisitions for a while

[Behike54]

I am a TWSBI 580 owner as well and considering this pen, especially with a SS Masuyama M or B stub.

[My Blood is INK]

Great, I really like the steel Masuyama M stub. A really fun nib.

[heymatthew]

I purchased one of these at the Atlanta Pen show earlier this year (April, I believe). While I found it to be a great pen with a wonderful nib (Masuyama Needlepoint), it actually went up on the chopping block a couple of months ago. In my opinion, it just didn't offer enough, at it's price point, for me to be in love with it. In fact, I kept the nib and sold just the body. But then sold the nib shortly after as I've got a Model 40 Pocket coming with a Masuyama Needlepoint Nib installed (I originally kept the nib to put in another pen). It's not a bad pen at all. In fact, it was well-made, comfortable and very, very beautiful. But, for me, it's really just a production-level pen with a good nib. I will also say, though, that while it won't post, it is very comfortable to write with.

 

I'm sort of talking myself into another one, aren't I?

If you have another pen that will take a No. 6 nib, you might be better of just buying the Masuyama nib and installing it yourself. Unless you're just dying to add a different/new body to the lineup.

Edited October 27, 2014 by heymatthew

[bbs]

I held one at the London Pen Show last month, and found it very comfortable. Nice looking too.The F-C stub nib that I've got in an 02 is one of my favourites. I'll get a 19 to keep it company one day, I'm sure ...

[Sakura FP Gallery]

I have a 02 intrinsic with M18kt gold nib and I must say it is a great everyday writer pen. It is a light weight when compare with my other pens but it feels very comfortable. So I assume that the 19 will have about the same qualities.