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That's a pretty pen.  But it's also a HUGE pen -- an M800 is too big and heavy for me to use.  And for it to be THAT much larger than an M800?  :yikes:

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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25 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

That's a pretty pen.  But it's also a HUGE pen -- an M800 is too big and heavy for me to use.  And for it to be THAT much larger than an M800?  :yikes:

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

You got me curious, so I weighed the Samurai and an M800, both inked. Subjectively, to me, the Samurai feels lighter than the M800, but it is not.

 

Ranga: Capped 39.6g  Uncapped: 25.3g

M800: Capped 30.7g   Uncapped: 21.7g

 

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6 hours ago, Helen350 said:

HongDian 100 Piston FP - F. nib.  Ink:  Chesterfield Xircon

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Good-looking pen, @Helen350. A piston filler with pleasant nib and inkview, with likable filigree and a sharp chrome look? Heh, the Pelikan Toledo is over €1,000... 😄

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7 hours ago, Helen350 said:

HongDian 100 Piston FP - F. nib.  Ink:  Chesterfield Xircon

48 minutes ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

Good-looking pen, @Helen350. A piston filler with pleasant nib and inkview, with likable filigree and a sharp chrome look?

 

You bloody enablers!

 

I just placed an order for one of those (with EF nib, of course, which still isn't going to be fine enough for my tastes), after holding out for several weeks.

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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8 hours ago, Helen350 said:

HongDian 100 Piston FP - F. nib.  Ink:  Chesterfield Xircon

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Pretty!!

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Currently attempting to collect the history of Diplomat pens.

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7 hours ago, dms525 said:

I took advantage of the recent Ranga group buy for their new oversize Samurai model. It arrived yesterday, and I inked it today. I am finding it very comfortable to write with. It is very light for its size, being made of ebonite. I had the section threaded to take a #8 Bock nib and had the nib ground to CI by fpnibs for this pen.

 

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To give you a better sense of this pen's size, here it is with a Pelikan M800, Kanilea Pen Company Lewa Lani and a Leonardo Momento Zero Grande.

 

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David

 


Wow, that is a rather large pen! But very handsome!! And that blue is a very good color. Hope you're enjoying it because that writing looks wonderful 😀

Co-founded the Netherlands Pen Club. DM me if you would like to know about our meetups and join our Discord!

 

Currently attempting to collect the history of Diplomat pens.

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21 minutes ago, mallymal1 said:

Using a Parker 45 "Lady" today. 

 

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Wow, didn't even know such a thing existed! Congrats, @mallymal1, and thanks for sharing. 

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52 minutes ago, A Smug Dill said:

 

You bloody enablers!

 

I just placed an order for one of those (with EF nib, of course, which still isn't going to be fine enough for my tastes), after holding out for several weeks.

Haha, I'm waiting for your review then 😄

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A vintage Universal 

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Late 1920's Parker Duofold senior PXL_20220628_150538518.thumb.jpg.647d940e276562f645bcb0364bd3e753.jpgin Lapis blue

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4 hours ago, PAKMAN said:

Late 1920's Parker Duofold senior PXL_20220628_150538518.thumb.jpg.647d940e276562f645bcb0364bd3e753.jpgin Lapis blue

Amazing, thanks for sharing, @PAKMAN! 

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12 hours ago, mallymal1 said:

Using a Parker 45 "Lady" today. 

 

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I am not a big fan of the Parker 45, (Nothing wrong with it, I just find it uninteresting).

 

However, I really like the "Lady 45" that you show above. I will definitely look for it at the Commonwealth Pen Show in September. I have put most of my pen (and related) purchases on hold until I see what I sell at the show.

 

If you are planning to attend the show, PM me and I will give you my information and offer some special incentive (price/gift or such) if you purchase something from me.

 

Thank you for the picture above. It almost looks like a Japanese pocket pen -imho.

“Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today, because if you do it today and like it, you can do again tomorrow!”

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11 hours ago, Gloucesterman said:

I am not a big fan of the Parker 45, (Nothing wrong with it, I just find it uninteresting).

 

However, I really like the "Lady 45" that you show above. I will definitely look for it at the Commonwealth Pen Show in September. I have put most of my pen (and related) purchases on hold until I see what I sell at the show.

 

If you are planning to attend the show, PM me and I will give you my information and offer some special incentive (price/gift or such) if you purchase something from me.

 

Thank you for the picture above. It almost looks like a Japanese pocket pen -imho.

 

This is one of the things I love about our world of fountain pens.  You find the Parker 45 uninteresting, and I find them fascinating. So much diversity. :thumbup:

 

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Sadly, I won't be attending the Commonwealth Pen Show, as I'm in the UK...but maybe some of our other members are?

 

Thank you for the offer, anyway.

 

 

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1 hour ago, mallymal1 said:

Another Parker 45, today. A Flighter Deluxe from the late 1970's.

 

 

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Very nice pen 😉

 

I found the Parker 45 line accidentally, and now I am thinking it would be an excellent EDC. (Also a cheap one, as I believe one can find the much cheaper plastic versions for below the cost of a Lamy Safari.) 

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You will find metal ones, with a gold nib, for less than a Safari too. 

 

Top tip is to look for fligher gift sets - biro/pencil/fp combination.

 

Sellers probably won't be able to tell you if the nib is gold, or plated steel as you have to know how to unscrew the nib to find that out. 

 

But yes, they make nice every day carry pens - if you get cramp from using it, relax your grip more.

 

The fine nib is a favourite of mine.  

 

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2 hours ago, mallymal1 said:

 

This is one of the things I love about our world of fountain pens.  You find the Parker 45 uninteresting, and I find them fascinating. So much diversity. :thumbup:

 

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Sadly, I won't be attending the Commonwealth Pen Show, as I'm in the UK...but maybe some of our other members are?

 

Thank you for the offer, anyway.

 

 

That's excellent.

 I also love the Parker 45.

 

 I found a blue version of Coronet today!

 I've been collecting Flighter variants of the same type lately. (probably Japanese version)

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