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Most reliable without doubt : Edson

 

Least without hesitation : Yard O Led Viceroy Grand

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My workhorse is the Pilot Knight. It's inexpensive, so I take it everywhere - it has dings, dents, and scratches, yet it keeps on tickin!

 

The least reliable is my Lamy Safari - it has always given me problems for some reason.

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My most reliable writer is a Parker "51", while my least reliable one is a Parker Vector.

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Most reliable: any Pelikan 200 or 400 (vintage or new). Some of them I use for over 20 years.

 

Also reliable: Lamy 2000 and Lamy 27.

And my Parker 51s are reliable, too, but I use them only for some months.

 

Least reliable: Montblanc 144. Pen is a real pain. Don't use it anymore. :sick:

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Most reliable: My Pelikan 600...never gave me any trouble.

Leasr reliable: My Parker Sonnet...Looks great but thats about it.

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My most reliable writer is a parker 51.... it has a mismatched cap, the jewel is lost, barrel has a hairline.... Still I

find myself carrying it most. It never gave me a trouble.

My most unreliable writer is a Sonnet.. its 18K nib is great... but it skips tooo often.

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Most reliable would be any of my Pelikans but especially my 800.

 

Least reliable Conway Stewart Modern Amber Dandy.

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I don't have unreliable pens. If they skip or are scratchy, they get fixed so they write properly. :)

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Most reliable: My Shaeffer. I think it's a Triumph Imperial, purchased ~1993 or 94. I've dropped it, washed it and generally mistreated it (though never intentionally), but when it came time for law school exams, that's the one I grabbed. It never misses a beat.

 

Least reliable: Hard to say. I have a couple that are moderately unreliable if used with the wrong ink or the wrong ink source (some behave better with a cartridge than a converter, or vice versa). Overall, I'd have to say either my Levenger Verona or my Jean-Pierre Lepin. I can't say that either is badly unreliable, though. They both work moderately well when freshly filled, just have some trouble with skipping. More than anything, I suspect I've just never discovered the right ink for each of them.

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I'm surprised at how often the Parker Sonnet comes up as an unreliable writer. Mine has always been there for me, never skipped, and starts right away, even after days of non-use. The 18k nib is somewhat flexible; I wonder if some of those unreliable Sonnets out there have been pushed too hard and had their nibs bent?

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While all my keepers are reliable, by far my most reliable pen is my ~1994 MB 149. It can go weeks unused and yet writes flawlessly as soon as it's uncapped.

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination."

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Most reliable a Sheaffer triumph that has been all over the world with me, is beaten up but has never, ever failed to write on first contact with the paper. Second most reliable is a Sheaffer Touchdown Thin Model I bought from the Marketplace from HyperCamper.

 

Least reliable and consigned to the "why did I ever bother" pile is every Parker Sonnet I have owned.

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My most reliable is "Old Faithful," my '49 Parker 51. It cranks right up immediately every time & writes smoother than I could imagine.

 

My least reliable is probably my Esterbrook LJ. It writes well, but the nib, section, & threads always end up an inky mess. I've been wanting to check the sac for leaks, but I haven't had the time yet.

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Most Reliable: Waterman Expert II, Esterbrook Model J, Lamy Studio/Safari/Vista

 

Least Reliable: Hero 100

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Ray

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After I worked my old faithful to death (A P61 custom, c/c), I've not really had a workhorse pen. That's because I came to FPN and ended up with a rotation, not a single workhorse. My rotation includes the P17, P17 Lady, P21, P21 Super, P51, P51 with P61 nib [from my old workhorse], P61 x 4 and 4 Hero 616's. All are reliable (as far as I can tell), but I don't use any of them enough to discover significant faults.

 

Unreliable pens though would be the Parker Vector, because I wear away the cap clutch mechanism and the cap falls off. Same goes for the 'Rialto'.

 

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Most reliable: Pelikan M200s, Parker 51, MB146, Sailor 1911M

 

Least reliable: various Heros that all have issues with drying out

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One of my favourite workhorse is a Nakaya, with a fine nib. Writes every time. Ruud

 

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