Pens Similar To Jinhao 126?

[FilthyFrank]

Was wondering if you guys know any fountain pens similar to the Jinhao 126 (Image). It's quite an attractive pen in my opinion, and it's got some heft to it. It's quite cheap as well, but the only problem is that the nib it has isn't very smooth. Skips too much and its "sweet spot" is too precise.

Edited July 21, 2017 by FilthyFrank

[KellyMcJ]

Will a #6 nib fit it? If so get one from Goulet or Nemosine and swap them!

[mitto]

The J126 has a hooded nib.

 

Yes I have a few other Chinese pens with the same design. Don't remember the brand names at present.

[Mech-for-i]

Such styling is fairly easy to locate among current cataloged new production Chinese hooded nib fountain pens. There is a major styling ( and engineering ) difference between these and the older vintage models. The older models inherit the ink collector + thin rod feed with breather tube + tubular nib setup. these new ones use a single integral feed ( with build in ink collector section that had a coupler that seal it inside the sections and then the nib stay pretty much the same and they use the C/C. filling mechanism So you would generally see those old vintage models more having a section like the Hero 616; or rather styled against the Parker 51 and these new models tend to have sections that are slimmer and drawn out like the 126.

 

Wing Sung 572 , Hero 448 ... there are simply a whole load of models that are styled similar among the lot

[bemon]

Was wondering if you guys know any fountain pens similar to the Jinhao 126 (Image). It's quite an attractive pen in my opinion, and it's got some heft to it. It's quite cheap as well, but the only problem is that the nib it has isn't very smooth. Skips too much and its "sweet spot" is too precise.

Late to the party here- if you're into thin pens, try the Cross Century fountain pen. They come with a standard western medium, and in terms of material and heft they're about the same as an uncapped 126. The only issue is they can't fit a converter so you'll have to use an empty Cross cartridge and syringe fill.

Edited September 6, 2018 by bemon

[chromantic]

Jinhao also makes (or possibly made, as I can only find one specific listing on ebay atm) the 611, also a hooded nib but more of a Vector look-alike w/o the arrow clip. Here's the one listing I found (for the pictures):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jinhao-611-Fountain-Pen-Fine-Nib-New-UK-Seller/123316859838?hash=item1cb641f3be%3Am%3Am7ph41BnN1U2jJeo0vOhO1Q&var=423716792643

 

I have 2 of the dark reds and a dark blue, though I've only used one of the reds. It certainly wrote smoothly and I never had any problem with it skipping, quite the opposite actually as I had it inked with a very wet (but, sadly, apparently discontinued) Levenger Claret which bled through on almost every paper it encountered. Perfect match with the pen color though.