Russian FPs?

[Kelly]

I'm sure there must be a few or perhaps several Russian brand FPs but what are they? Does anyone own any? What are the nibs like? Smooth? Run narrow or wide? Material? Design? Could I have any more questions?? Just some musings on a Sunday morning

[woodwindmaster06]

No idea??

Sorry, never heard of any

[Ray]

Good point, Kelly. I'd be interested, too.

 

Ray

[garythepenman]

Hi Kelly,

 

I was a frequent visitor to Moscow and never found a locally made fountain pen. My guess would be if something existed it would be pre glasnost and probably made of tin.

[wimg]

Hi Gary,

Hi Kelly,

 

I was a frequent visitor to Moscow and never found a locally made fountain pen. My guess would be if something existed it would be pre glasnost and probably made of tin.

Nah, I think it would be made of cast iron .

 

Actually, I do think they did have fountain pens. My mother is originally from Dnepropretovsk, and she used a fountain pen up to the time she was expatriated. She still uses fountain pens, BTW, and I think she has 3 currently.

 

Of course, when I visited Kiev and Odessa in '69, everybody seemed to use cheap ballpoints.

 

Somehow I remember that Giovanni knows more about Russian fountain pens. Maybe he can chime in...

 

Warm regards, Wim

[Stompy]

Here's a picture of Boris Spassky and a couple of Russian comrades.

 

Despite Spassky using what looks to me like a Parker 51, the other two are using unidentified fountain pens. Does this help anyone?

 

This is a small picture, larger ones are available from here.

 

http://static.flickr.com/41/87032387_f4c0f9df06.jpg

[amh210]

I recall a passing ebay sale on Russian commemorative fps for Sputnik or Soyuz or similar space theme. FP in desk set that looked sort of like a rocket.

 

I don't know for sure if they were actually USSR manufactured but I can't imagine whom else would do a sputnik or soyuz trubute.

 

Andy

[chupie]

I think I saw those too. Weren't they a Chinese make though?

[pvdiamon]

These aren't Russian, but in Googling around for eastern Europe, I came across this pen from Croatia:

 

http://www.penkala.net/Sales/Products/products_0.html

[antoniosz]

Penkala was pre-communism in Croatia, why would they be found in Russia?

 

They are some often seen on e-bay like this one.

 

In another previous posting (under "Soviet Pens") someone said that they used a lot of chinese "Hero"s.

[tryphon]

I have a couple of soviet era pens made in Russia. I believe they are called Soyuz (I don't have them in front of me) and they are very nice copies of Parker 51s. Much nicer than the Chinese Hero pens. I seem to recall that they are vac fillers. I promise to take pictures and post them here when I find the time (it will be a couple of weeks).

Hero pens were also used in Russia, but the Soyuz pen was considered a prestige pen.

[pvdiamon]

Penkala was pre-communism in Croatia, why would they be found in Russia?

I didn't mean they were Russian. But I think the url I posted is for a NEW Penkala. Although the factory was certainly pre-Yugoslav, there is currently a factory in Zagreb. The web site for the company (TOZ) even gives directions to get to their factory.

[Kelly]

I have a couple of soviet era pens made in Russia. I believe they are called Soyuz (I don't have them in front of me) and they are very nice copies of Parker 51s. Much nicer than the Chinese Hero pens. I seem to recall that they are vac fillers. I promise to take pictures and post them here when I find the time (it will be a couple of weeks).

Hero pens were also used in Russia, but the Soyuz pen was considered a prestige pen.

Great! I look forward to seeing those when you get the chance to post

[Kelly]

Giving this a small bump up as I'm now totally curious in finding out about some Russian models. An ex-co-worker of my husband's is Russian and has an interest in FPs so he's on my list to contact. I'm just surprised there isn't more info.

[juhtolv]

I visited Pärnu, Estonia spring 2006. Estonia was part of the Soviet Union. I also went to antique shops and bought some old fountain pens. Some of them have cyrillic text and are probably made somewhere in Soviet Union.

[Ghost Plane]

All I know was I did a roaring trade in US ballpoints when I went TDY in the old USSR and certainly never saw any FPs for sale or I'd have them. Of course that was back in the late 80s when people were lining up for a light bulb or food, much less a writing implement...

[funzoneplanet]

Good question! I myself wouldn't think so. Just because I haven't seen or heard of any russian branded fountain pens.

[goodguy]

I saw once a Soviet FP for sale.It looked like a replica of the Parker 51.

[EventHorizon]

I saw once a Soviet FP for sale.It looked like a replica of the Parker 51.

 

E-Bay has this one

 

and a few more here

 

[Ink Stained Wretch]

Here's a picture of Boris Spassky and a couple of Russian comrades.

 

Despite Spassky using what looks to me like a Parker 51, the other two are using unidentified fountain pens.

And all 3 have their nibs hanging out! As always from that era this would have been a posed photograph, I bet they wouldn't have left the caps off for long in real life. I wonder if they were prop pens?

 

I recall a day, some years after I'd played my last tournament chess game, when I was walking in Central Park. I was in a part of the park that's well below street level. I looked up as I walked towards an exit to Central Park West and suddenly above me I saw a face I knew so very well coming down into that part of the park. It was indeed Boris Spassky! He'd long since left the Soviet Union, still extant at that time. What a surprise. I hadn't known that he was in America at all.