A short review of Hero 27-A

[Savit]

I got this pen branded Hero 27-A from a local pen shop. It was an old stock. The pen needed a few changes to make it into working condition - I fiddled with the nib, and changed the convertor into a Jinhao convertor. After these minor repairs the pen works well.

The pen has a streamlined shape similar to Pilot metropolitan. It is 5.2 inches long. The whole of the pen is made of metal. The cap unscrews to open. The cap posts securely. The thickness of the cap results in a step-down close to the nib. Then pen seems to be divided into 3 portions - the portion covered by the cap, the part of the section for holding (here there is a Hero logo and name of brand 'Hero 27A'), and the barrel. Because of the step-down, you cannot hold close to the nib. But it is not uncomfortable. The nib is also branded with Hero logo. The feed is made of ebonite  plastic (thanks to Hari for this info).

I am attaching a few pictures.

The same pen in Silver color is shown in this blog by JaiSri - http://jaisiri.blogspot.com/2008/05/chinese-chakkar-pendemonium.html

Overall the writing experience of the pen is good. The pen feels sturdy in hand. The nib is fine, wet writer, with ample feedback.

 

 

Edited August 11, 2021 by bestillmysoul
Feed is likely to be plastic, not ebonite

[Savit]

[Savit]

The pen is balanced. I can write with it comfortably with the cap posted or un-posted.

[hari317]

Thanks for sharing. Nice to read Jai’s blog post too that you linked. The feed is probably plastic with lots of fins hidden away inside. Hero makes nice pens. 
best

hari

 

[Savit]

3 minutes ago, hari317 said:

Thanks for sharing. Nice to read Jai’s blog post too that you linked. The feed is probably plastic with lots of fins hidden away inside. Hero makes nice pens. 
best

hari

 

 

Thanks, made the edit in the original post..

Jai's posts are wonderful..