duke fountain pens

[oneill]

I am relatively new in fountain pens and I was wondering if anyone has tried the Duke fountain pens. The one on ebay are between 10.00 and 25.00 dollars. What do you like about them and would you recommend them to a new user as myself?

 

 

D.marcus Hi There I read your comments with interest I have a couple of the duke pens which are quite nice however the Chinese pen that I like best are JINHAO & BAOE, I am the proud owner of some 40 or so of these in all shapes and sizes, they are generally large pens but the nibs leave ANY other brand which costs ten times what these cost for dead, they are just the smoooooooothest writers. The best site to buy these is gotoschool888 on ebay they have the best prices and are good with postages. Bryan

 

[playpen]

I have a Duke Mini Torpedo. It's a fantastic little pen.

[A2JC4life]

I just bought my first (non-disposable) fountain pen. It's a Duke, and I'm quite happy with it. (I don't think I'd consider this a wet writer.)

[GavH]

Just took delivery today a Duke Carbon Fibre FP - frankly amazed at the quality. For the sum of $15 inc international postage I'm almost tempted to forget about my aspirations to procure either a MB 146 or Pelikan M800!

 

Disclaimer: OK, I know the novelty will wear off soon enough but nevertheless, for the price, this is an awesome pen!

[Sailor Kenshin]

I am relatively new in fountain pens and I was wondering if anyone has tried the Duke fountain pens. The one on ebay are between 10.00 and 25.00 dollars. What do you like about them and would you recommend them to a new user as myself?

 

 

D.marcus

 

 

Depends on the model. I have a Harlequin, a 600, and an (1853??), all under $20 and all with fairly nice nibs.

[afruba]

I own two of these, coded 912 and 996.

Both came in a set with a rollerball.

The 912 with "Greek key design" is the bigger one of these, quite heavy. The 996 has a very unusual (and very unpractical) clip design.

The stainless steel nibs of these pens are the same, very stiff and smooth. Nothing wrong if you like stiff nibs.

The converter looks somewhat cheap, but works very well.

The problem is in the finishing. The lacquer looks ok, but gets easily damaged. On one of them (912) it just chips off, on the other one (996) "bubbles" form in the lacquer. The cap of the 912 does not post anymore after a few months of use and the cap of the 996 does not close well.

[Saintpaulia]

I was just doing some searching for the topic of 'Duke 1853' just to see if anyone else has or had one. Nothing there but plenty on Duke itself, like this thread. I notice it has not been active since 2010, but thought I'd add my 2 cents worth today.

 

I just received a Duke D07 pen from China; it has 'Duke 1853' on the side of the cap. A medium nib. I've tried all my usual methods for cleaning it prior to inking and then inking up and cannot get the pen to write with adequate flow. A very dry writer when it does write. It skips all over the place. And no way to lay down a square of ink by back&forth action.

 

I've never had a pen act like this. Perhaps I've been lucky.