Pilot Custom 74 Fountain Pen Review

Pilot Custom 74 Fountain Pen Review

The Pilot Custom 74 a clear-barrelled fountain pen with a rhodium-plated 14k gold nib. Price: $160 (USA) £190 (UK) Nib options: fine, medium, broad Barrel options: smoke, clear, blue, orange Filling system: proprietary cartridge/converter Size: 14.3cm closed, 15.5cm posted Weight: 22g My version is a currently, it seems, hard to find clear barrelled pen. It…

Kaweco Student Demonstrator Quick Look

Kaweco Student Demonstrator Quick Look

Kaweco are best known for their smaller pens: the Sport and Liliput in particular. I reviewed the Student a while ago and although I liked it, it was eclipsed by the more expensive metal Allrounder. I’ve heard the Allrounder is now discontinued, which is a terrible shame. (It’s still available, at the time of writing,…

Dex Smooth Soft Fountain Pen Review

Dex Smooth Soft Fountain Pen Review

The full name of this pen is: Dex By Kinglsey Acid Green Smooth Soft Fountain Pen. There’s a name that tells you what you’re getting, that’s for sure. Dex by Kingsley is a range of budget pens from the Pen Shop, who kindly sent me this pen to review. These are my own honest opinions.…

Pelikan M120 Fountain Pen Review

Pelikan M120 Fountain Pen Review

The original M120 was released in 1955 as a school pen. This reissue keeps the same design but includes a modern piston filling mechanism and has a nib that is etched with a pattern from 1889. Thank you to Pure Pens for lending me this pen in exchange for a fair and honest review. If…

Kaweco AL Special Fountain Pen Review

Kaweco AL Special Fountain Pen Review

Kaweco make some wonderful metal-bodied pens and they make some wonderful small pens. The AL Special is a small metal pen. What’s it like? Thank you to Kaweco for lending me this pen so I could write this review. These are my own honest opinions. Price: £72 Nib options: stainless steel extra-fine, fine, medium, broad,…

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