Büroservice Bergmann Blaufliessende Eisengallustinte (blue flowing iron gall)

[Yazeh]

The name is a mouthful.

I discovered this ink thanks @christof.

Another good ink for Iron gall ink lovers.
They are made in Germany and exclusively sold by the maker Thomas Bergmann.
https://www.kalligraphie-shop.com/ep...roducts/32000T
They come in 2 colours: red and blue in De Atramentis type bottles.
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This is an almost black ink, in the true IG sense. If you’ve written with dip pen IG inks (Like Bach’s which turns into a glossy black), this one comes close, depending on the amount of ink concentration.
Here is a comparaison with two other famous IGs.

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It has an interesting chroma
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While I enjoyed using it, I prefer the Red to this. Mostly because it has not the waterproofness of Essri. If you’re looking for a perfect waterproof ink, go for the big three Essri, Akkerman IG, or Diamine Registrars ( I haven’t tried KWZ blue black/ and Hero 232).

I rubbed the sample text (on the cheap paper), with a wet Q-tip. This was after 24 hours. Essri didn't budge. The blue component of Bergmann ink smudged. I also did the Q-tip test on a week old text on Tomoe River paper, it smudged.

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Writing samples:
Tomoe River 68gr
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Midori
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Rhodia
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Apica
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On cheap, absorbent paper it turns black instantaneously:
The ghosting isn't as bad as it looks.
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• Pens used: : Jinhao 450 (Medium/fude) /Jinhao X159 – F / Conway Stewart 330/ Pilot Kakuna
• Shading: Yes
• Ghosting: Only on cheap paper. It didn't ghost on Field Notes, an unfriendly FP paper.
• Bleed through: No
• Flow Rate: Wet
• Lubrication: Quite good for an IG
• Nib Dry-out: On the badly sealed X159 yes.
• Start-up: On the badly sealed X159 yes.
• Saturation: Nicely saturated…
• Shading Potential: The ink turn almost black. But it has shading.
• Sheen: None
• Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Not noticed
• Nib Creep / “Crud”: No
• Staining (pen): No,
• Clogging: Nope.
• Water resistance:Good. But not as good as Essri.
• Availability: 1 oz/ 30 ml bottles

Comments appreciated!