Majohn N102

[Dan Carmell]

A lot of new pens out just now, but an interesting new pen is the Majohn N102, a combination fountain pen/pencil. I have one in black on order and hope to report on it soon. I was intrigued by it immediately because it harkens back to the combo pen/pencils of the classic fountain era. These combos have not been available for decades, to my knowledge, and I like the styling on Majohn’s version. Most of all, I’ve always been intrigued by odd filling systems, retracting fountain pens, and other innovative ‘gimmicks.’  This fits in that category and at the low price point, it’s definitely worth examining. If someone else doesn’t get to it first, I’ll report back when it arrives. 

[AceNinja]

This is interesting.  I'm surprised that it can even fit a converter, it seems like the converter would've taken all the space inside the barrel, and leave no space for a pencil lead?  Is it a short lead?  Or is it one of those "million miles pencil / never need sharpen pencil" tip?  can't see very clear as most of the photo kind of have the pencil tip end conveniently not focused.

[Dan Carmell]

1 hour ago, AceNinja said:

This is interesting.  I'm surprised that it can even fit a converter, it seems like the converter would've taken all the space inside the barrel, and leave no space for a pencil lead?  Is it a short lead?  Or is it one of those "million miles pencil / never need sharpen pencil" tip?  can't see very clear as most of the photo kind of have the pencil tip end conveniently not focused.

I looked at the disassembled pen and wondered much the same! And then after reading your post, I looked more closely at the photos and I believe you are right to guess it’s one of those ‘eternal’ pencils. That makes it less interesting to me—and raises a question about whether it would stain the inside of a shirt pocket. 

[Dan Carmell]

Here’s where I got mine:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKMnOFE