penwash
January 28th, 2018, 09:27 AM
It's called Sheaffer Agio. I like this "compact" version which reminds me of a pocket-friendly Targa.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4621/39904690862_cc6e910303_c.jpg
The color reminds me of the Terracota Red with the texture that is very interesting, it's matte, non-slippery, but definitely metallic.
The cap can be posted securely, and when capped, it has a light-click that is very satisfying.
Being a pocket-friendly pen, the pen is quite lightweight. The cap shape again reminds me of the Targa familly, with the slit on the clip (Prelude models?) and of course, the Sheaffer white dot.
So anything bad?
Yes, the absolutely boring steel nib that came with the pen. Not only it looked unremarkable, it's also pinched at the tines, resulting in a very thin and dry writing without pressure, and wet and "mushy" (the technical term describing the opposite of crisp) ink-dumping lines when pressure is applied.
Of course, I can make the original nib to write better if I spend some time with it, but I won't bother. Not when I have a real 14K Sheaffer that I can install on this pen.
Voila! This lovely pocket pen is now a really good writing instrument sporting a gold nib inherited from its grandfather, a ringtop BHR from 1914.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4621/39904690862_cc6e910303_c.jpg
The color reminds me of the Terracota Red with the texture that is very interesting, it's matte, non-slippery, but definitely metallic.
The cap can be posted securely, and when capped, it has a light-click that is very satisfying.
Being a pocket-friendly pen, the pen is quite lightweight. The cap shape again reminds me of the Targa familly, with the slit on the clip (Prelude models?) and of course, the Sheaffer white dot.
So anything bad?
Yes, the absolutely boring steel nib that came with the pen. Not only it looked unremarkable, it's also pinched at the tines, resulting in a very thin and dry writing without pressure, and wet and "mushy" (the technical term describing the opposite of crisp) ink-dumping lines when pressure is applied.
Of course, I can make the original nib to write better if I spend some time with it, but I won't bother. Not when I have a real 14K Sheaffer that I can install on this pen.
Voila! This lovely pocket pen is now a really good writing instrument sporting a gold nib inherited from its grandfather, a ringtop BHR from 1914.