What is your latest pen acquisition?

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[Sailor Kenshin]

My x159 is black. Really nice writer.

[usk15]

My x159 is black. Really nice writer.

Yes the pen are smooth straight out of the packaging.

[markiv]

A new inkwell and a Pilot Capless

[FredRydr]

A new inkwell...

What's the story about that inkwell?

[Prettypenguin]

The problem restoring Nonamies is there are so many parts to choose from.

I met up with my pen restorer at the Pelikan Hub so hopefully, he can find parts for it. He also sold me this cute little Todco T_-100 eye dropper. I’ve never owned a BCHR pen before- is a velvet lined wooden drawer next to my pencil erasers a good storage spot?

[markiv]

A new inkwell...

What's the story about that inkwell?

I, myself, am trying to decipher it.
No markings, decent quality, complete HR construction, came out of Italy.

[Motomachi10]

Looking forward to by some X159 pens in different colours to go with different inks.

[Scrawler]

Looking forward to by some X159 pens in different colours to go with different inks.

It seems that a few of us have done the same. It is impractical to collect all the colours, but I did end up with 5 after a I found an incredibly cheap source on eBay.

[Jon Szanto]

I picked up an x159 on a whim a month or so back. Certainly an acceptable pen for the money - I needed to do just a bit of adjustment on the nib but after that it writes well, if unexceptionable. I really wish a true M width would be available, but I could see buying a few, taking care of any nib issues, and passing them on to new users. It is probably also worth taking on outings I don't want to chance fates with more valuable pens.

Within about a 2 week period I had 2 pens arrive, both fairly impulsive: a new Leonardo, an MZG 2.0 they call the Masterpiece in a woodgrain ebonite and their new nib. Almost as if I designed a pen for myself, so nice. And then an MB 146 popped up for sale here and I could not resist, partly on a couple of friend's guidance. AFter nearly 15 years in the pen game, my first MB.

Photos when I get my arse in gear!

[jdwhitak]

I've been binging this year Montblanc 149 & 146, Nakaya 17mm Long Cigar, Sailor Ebonite Sculpture, and a Namiki Emperor. The only pen original to my small collection is a Pilot Custom 823.

[Dougc]

Montegrappa Beauty Book, and a Navahlur Nautilus in blue Ebonite.

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[Dougc]

I just received this Sheaffer Royal Selangor "Bamboo". Produced in the late 90s, it was supposed to be a series of four pens in collaboration with the Selangor people, but Sheaffer was purchased and only this model was completed (I believe in a run of 300 pens, though that might have been the US market). The body and cap are pewter, and hand tooled with a bamboo pattern. The "B" nib has a gigantic round blob of tipping, and I think I'm going to get a creative grind done on it. An unusual enough pen that I likely won't use as an EDC, but it feels good in-hand and writes smoothly.

I have one of those. A nice pen. I wish Sheaffer would remember it's roots.

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[Jon Szanto]

I have one of those. A nice pen. I wish Sheaffer would remember it's roots.

Oh, that barn door was opened, all of the livestock ran away, the farm has been sold and condos now sit where the barn once was. Cheap condos.

[Dougc]

I have one of those. A nice pen. I wish Sheaffer would remember it's roots.

Oh, that barn door was opened, all of the livestock ran away, the farm has been sold and condos now sit where the barn once was. Cheap condos.

Point taken.

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[Runnin_Ute]

Newton Majestic 1.1 in Bob Dupras Brown Tortoise

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[VertOlive]

Well, I made a decision and bought myself a retirement pen: the Maiora Alpha K Oroarancio 14k (M) 216/388. It's not available yet in the US, so I bought it from Stilografica in Florence (Firenze). Slightly oversized, piston-filler (blind cap), 14K medium, very Italian looking.

Here it is:



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Thanks to all who made suggestions to me about various kinds of pens that I might look into. I considered a lot of options, then this thing came along....Bazinga!

Not retired. But had to have one of these once I saw it. Christmas is coming…

[Sailor Kenshin]

Pretty pen!

I swore off pens and inks, so naturally I just got a TWSBI Go, F nib, because the weird filler was intriguing. It's made of clear plastic reminiscent of Lock & Lock food storage containers and it's a gusher. Or Monteverde Malibu Blue is a firehose ink. Or both.

[FredRydr]

...I swore off pens and inks....

<gasp!>

[Prettypenguin]

As much as I would like to say that I am trying to appreciate what I already have in my collection, the Black Friday sale at Ali Express reeled me in. I bought an Asvine Skeleton because I have been looking at it for over a year and the price dropped, and then I saw more penguin pens and I had to have them. I have never been attracted to retractable pens but now there’s a penguin on one, so here we are. These are listing pictures but look how cute!