I just wanted to share pictures of the pens that brought me to starting collecting pens: older German fountain pens that were originally made for students.
*My camera isn't the best, so the pictures aren't either*
Why do I like them:
- You can get the for a surprisingly small amount of money from ebay
- most of them are piston fillers
For a size comparison:
- Capped: all about the same size
- unposted: the GEHA is the smallest, the Reform 1745 is the largest
- posted: the Montblanc is the smallest, the Reform 1745 the largest
All three pens should be used posted IMHO
1) GEHA Schulfüller with an extra ink reservoir (I paid 16€):
*you cannot see the green switch for the resevoir as it is integrated into the feed. It reserved enough ink for another 1 or 2 pages*
+ sturdy
+ piston filler
+ extra ink reservoir (not needed, but a nice addition)
+ pretty flexy steel nib
+ nib and feed can be screwed off, so it is easy to clean
- a bit toothy (could not yet fix that)
- starting problems after overdoing it with the pressure when "flexing"
2) Montblanc 32 (I paid 10€ on ebay ^_^):
*The nib is from a Montblanc 34. The nib it came with was an OB which I did not like. Someday I will give it another try though*
+ piston filler
+ nice looks, especially the nib
+ 14k gold nib
+ grib section can be screwed off, so the pen can be thorougly cleaned
+ great ebonity feed
- these Montblancs are prone to cracks, so you have to handle them carefully
- the clip is not the best but does its job
3) Reform 1745 (I paid 4€):
+ cheap
+ cheap piston filler-
+ light
+ nib and feed can be screwed of, so the pen can easily be cleaned
- very light => feels cheap
- nib was scratchy so I had to gring it (and it became something like an M nib)
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