Originally Posted by
grainweevil
A few German school pens were available with an extra screw-on tail, and I recall reading someone reminisce about their teacher being able to spot at a distance if anyone in class was getting their handwriting practice wrong as a result of the tell-tale tail waving about. That works as angle indicator for the user, as well as hawk-eyed educators, so that's probably one reason. It also effects the balance of the pen to a certain extent - as far as that Conid goes, I can only assume negatively. But I suspect the main reason is it harks back to dip pens and quills before that, and that's always tended to be a habit of fountain pens, to emulate what's come before.
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