Stationery matters

[Chris]

I have a Pelikan M805, it's supposed to be a fine but is broader than any of my mediums. I should have exchanged it back when I bought it really. My most-used fountain pen is a charcoal Lamy Safari.

 

[Twelvefret]

I have a Pelikan M805, it's supposed to be a fine but is broader than any of my mediums. I should have exchanged it back when I bought it really. My most-used fountain pen is a charcoal Lamy Safari.

Lamy makes good ink pens. I have a Al-Star 2017 edition and the clear Vista. I use a converter so I can use bottled ink.

 

[Masamune]

The vintage nibs I tried were fine without lots of pressure. Medium and Broad were near identical in testing. A vintage Montblanc broad was a lot thicker compared to the Pelikan 400.

 

[SpeedyPC]

A ballpoint will write like a ballpoint, go for whichever you like the look of.

Parker Jotter pen is all I need for nearly 40 years without any issue.

 

[Twelvefret]

Nice thing about the Jotter is that they accept modern gel refills. I use OHTO 5mm in a Jotter from the brass threads era.

 

[SpeedyPC]

Nice thing about the Jotter is that they accept modern gel refills. I use OHTO 5mm in a Jotter from the brass threads era.

I prefer a 1.0mm ball refill, instead of a 0.5mm, sometimes doesn't give enough flow to write smoothly, regardless of the quality of the paper..... YMMV

 

[Chris]

Parker Jotter pen is all I need for nearly 40 years without any issue.

I'm not typically a fan of ballpoints, but I do have a bit of a soft spot for the Jotter. Plus it has the most satisfying click mechanism I've ever come across.

 

[Twelvefret]

I'm not typically a fan of ballpoints, but I do have a bit of a soft spot for the Jotter. Plus it has the most satisfying click mechanism I've ever come across.

Consider my recommendation. The .5mm OHTO is a flash dry gel refill.

 

[Zorro]

I'm not typically a fan of ballpoints, but I do have a bit of a soft spot for the Jotter. Plus it has the most satisfying click mechanism I've ever come across.

I would agree about the Jotter, but i still have a Parker Flighter ballpoint from the 1990's (?) and THAT has the most satisfying click action ever, plus its a lovely pen to write with still.

 

[Twelvefret]

I would agree about the Jotter, but i still have a Parker Flighter ballpoint from the 1990's (?) and THAT has the most satisfying click action ever, plus its a lovely pen to write with still.

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I have one also.

Adding a photo/ Made in USA

 

[Northam Saint]

I would agree about the Jotter, but i still have a Parker Flighter ballpoint from the 1990's (?) and THAT has the most satisfying click action ever, plus its a lovely pen to write with still.

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Sold as a Parker 25. Lovely pen, watch out for a white, black and other variations.

 

[Northam Saint]

I have one also.

I have one too, but that stays firmly at home.

 

[Zorro]

I just looked at a Parker pen collecting site and it suggests its from the late 1970's, as it has no date code and has "Made in England" stamped on it. It has a Blue Parker plastic logo on the cap, which apparently dates it in someway.

If so, it must be from when i was in college, but i really dont remember buying it, just that its been in my possession / desk forever.

 

[Chris]

I would agree about the Jotter, but i still have a Parker Flighter ballpoint from the 1990's (?) and THAT has the most satisfying click action ever, plus its a lovely pen to write with still.

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I had the fountain pen version when I was in school in the late 1980s, sadly it's now lost to the mists of time.

 

[Smiffy]

I had the fountain pen version when I was in school in the late 1980s, sadly it's now lost to the mists of time.

This may be a reason for the popularity of 1980s pens. People, especially men, remember their Parker 25s and 45s and look to buy them again on ebay, they buy a Parker case to keep them safe and find that they now need a matching ballpoint.

I think there is something similar in the car world, teenagers in the 1980s couldn't afford to buy or insure fast Fords but now they are in a position to buy they want the restored XR2s and 3s and try to relive their lost youth.