I bought this pen through e-bay last month for Rs 1275/- (approximately $19) and as advised, flushed it out before inking it. It is a clear demonstrator with a push plunger filler, which holds a lot of ink. The fit and the finish of the pen is beautiful. It is made of some celluloid derivative but the transparency is flawless. It has a steel nib with a long slit in the middle which is supposed to give it the flex. It is 5 1/2 inches capped and 6 3/8 inches posted. It sits very well in the hand .
I inked it with Sheaffer’s Scrip Purple ink. The plunger filler is very easy to operate, more like a syringe. So you dip the pen in ink and pull up the plunger…
The nib was smooth but a little grinding and adjustment of feed to get the right flow was what did the trick. Now the nib is buttery smooth and the flex, although a little more pressure is required in comparison to my Swan,Eversharp or Waterman, whom I give 10/10, this would be 8.5/10.
It goes from Medium to Double Broad when flexed creating delightful inflections in the script (see sample ).
Value for money flex pen, especially for people who want to learn penmanship with flex nibs!! I got to know that it is manufactured at Kanpur, in India.
A pen worth its weight in gold! I am going to order a few more so that they can be filled with different coloured inks and sit on the desk, ready for the work!!!
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