What Pens Are You Using Today in June 2021?

**rkesey** · July 18th, 2021, 12:48 PM

An Omas Cristoforo Colombo II M and my grandfather's gold Sheaffer Snorkel Triumph M upstairs, and three demonstrators downstairs--a Franklin-Christoph Model 31 Omnis MCI, my faithful Opus 88 stub, and an amber Jinhao 599A F that a friend sent for review. Here's the FC:
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**SlowMovingTarget** · July 21st, 2021, 12:44 PM

Replace the Opus 88 Demonstrator below with my Moonman C1 and you have my list:

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Twsbi Eco: Inked with Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-Budo
Moonman C1 (not pictured): Noodler's Ink Manjiro Nakahama Whaleman's Sepia
Pilot Custom Urushi: Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-Kai
Pilot Custom 74: Pilot Blue-Black

**Radonactionservices** · July 21st, 2021, 12:49 PM

A purple Gibson kitless with a delicious Bock 250 EF bicolored steel nib and Diamine Imperial Purple ink in my work notebook!

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**silverlifter** · July 27th, 2021, 10:07 PM

Finally emptied the two Franklin Christophs, so time for a rotation:

Conid Minimalistica with a Ti fine cursive italic, inked with Platinum Blue Black
Montblanc 14 with an 18k fine nib, inked with KWZ Iron Gall Blue Black

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**bhbarto** · July 29th, 2021, 04:17 PM

Pelikan M805 Blue Dunes, fine nib.

**An old bloke** · July 29th, 2021, 04:32 PM

Broad nib Conway Stewart Duro.

**Boston Brian** · August 4th, 2021, 09:26 AM

Conway Stewart 100 with broad nib, one of the modern 100's before CS became Bespoke British Pens.

**fountainpenkid** · August 4th, 2021, 05:11 PM

Trying out two new inks!
My iPhone did not capture the shading on the Nekoyanagi...it shades like nothing I've ever tried, and feels unicorn-ish. Somehow appropriate for the 111.

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**Radonactionservices** · August 4th, 2021, 05:16 PM

Franklin-Christoph Model 20 in Maya Blue with Diamine Sargasso Sea ink. Wonderful combination with the Masuyama Needlepoint in steel.

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**penwash** · August 8th, 2021, 09:39 AM

I recently found this pocket size Waterman Taperite in grey color. Consulting Richard Binder's website, it matches the "Lady Garland" model, along with the interesting pattern where you usually see a cap band. I love the gold-plated clip against the silver colored cap.

**Jerome Tarshis** · August 20th, 2021, 10:40 PM

Two pens that share some design yearnings:

Parker 51 Aero, teal, with a generous medium verging upon assertive broad nib, Pelikan Brilliant Black.

Aurora 88 Piccola (or "small fountain pen"), black, medium nib, Waterman Intense Black. It traces its descent from Marcello Nizzoli's Aurora 88 of the late 1940s through the early 1960s, originally an imitation of the Parker 51 although in my opinion having very much its own design spirit. The Aurora I'm using today is an homage to the 1940s 88, although with an open nib rather than the original semi-hooded nib, and c/c filling instead of the original piston system. It came out in 1989 and manages to echo in its proportions if not really in its essence the look of the earlier 88.

**Cyril** · August 24th, 2021, 01:00 PM

5 Chinese pens from the Masterpiece of Jinhoe
Quite enjoyable pens I tested and inked today.
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**Cyril** · August 24th, 2021, 01:42 PM

Also I used the two Jinhoe 156 Pens .

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**An old bloke** · August 24th, 2021, 02:05 PM

I'm test driving my new broad nib Gravitas Entry with Tudor Blue ink.

**newkid** · August 25th, 2021, 10:57 AM

Today, it's a Pelikan M205 in blue.

**An old bloke** · August 25th, 2021, 01:12 PM

Onoto Magna, broad nib, Oxford Blue ink