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October 15th, 2015, 06:18 PM
I really wanted to like this one... It's very nice in all sorts of ways, but it has stained my hands too many times. This is an Omas Extra 620, piston-filled. I bought it on eBay from someone who claimed it had sat unused for a decade or two after being a gift.
The dream of an inexpensive Omas turned sour... This has a very nice nib, which is steel, I believe, but still very soft and pleasant to write with. But there are several defects:
-- the ring on the cap is loose, as you can see in some of the photos
-- the piston is very stiff (but it works)
-- the cap is also very stiff/tight to put on and remove
Perhaps as a consequence of the last, ink consistently leaks into the cap. This might just be from the pressure generated by trying to remove the cap, which is very very tight.
These seem to go for around 100; I'm asking $50 plust $6 shipping in CONUS. Contact me if you want it shipped internationally. PRICE REDUCED.
You can see a drop of water on the nib from the last time it stained me --- I decided to give it a good cleaning and give up.
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The dream of an inexpensive Omas turned sour... This has a very nice nib, which is steel, I believe, but still very soft and pleasant to write with. But there are several defects:
-- the ring on the cap is loose, as you can see in some of the photos
-- the piston is very stiff (but it works)
-- the cap is also very stiff/tight to put on and remove
Perhaps as a consequence of the last, ink consistently leaks into the cap. This might just be from the pressure generated by trying to remove the cap, which is very very tight.
These seem to go for around 100; I'm asking $50 plust $6 shipping in CONUS. Contact me if you want it shipped internationally. PRICE REDUCED.
You can see a drop of water on the nib from the last time it stained me --- I decided to give it a good cleaning and give up.
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21765
21766
21767
21768