Droolworthy pens? I've had very pretty pens, modern and vintage, but what makes me drool is the nib. This is the very best pen I've ever had the fortune to find (it bumped to second place a Montblanc No. 6 F nib found in a celluloid 146). The big nib is not just flexible, but responsive while being strong. It happens to be found in an early long-barrel oversize Sheaffer's Balance. I keep it ready in my pen rack filled with Montblanc Toffee.
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The pair of straight lines emanating from the hole is Sheaffer's indication of these attributes. I've had other nibs with the same marking, but this particular nib has been touched by the nib gods. I keep looking for back-up at pen shows.
Of course, this is totally subjective. Everyone has their own goal for writing, and the type of nib determines what works best to achieve that. This one does it for me.
Fred
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