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(More customer reviews)I used a cheap fountain pen from Wal Mart a few years back, and, while impressed with its advantages over a ballpoint pen, it wasn't all that important to me to hang onto. What I am trying to say is that I lost it. When I sought a replacement for it a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon this pen. Sheaffer pens are made not far from where I live, and this pen seemed to have decent reviews, at least the ones I could find.
The pen itself is beautiful, sturdy, and has a nice weight to it. It has the option to fill the pre-installed piston converter or remove it and use cartridges. It comes with one black and one blue cartridge, by the way. I purchased some ink along with the pen (Sheaffer Skrips Blue and Red), and so far have only used the red ink in the piston converter. I have to say that I am fairly impressed with the pen. I have had to fiddle with the way I hold it; I am left-handed and the grip notches don't line up for me. The nib appears to be of medium flexibility, and the point is listed as a medium. It starts up right away nearly every time. The times it doesn't may be due to the variations in the way I sometimes hold the pen. The only complaint may be that it seems to be a voracious consumer of ink. If I use the pen for my general writing all day, it will be empty by about 4 or 5pm. Which is ok by me, since I have two giant ink tanks with which to refill the pen. Overall, a very nice piece of equipment.
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