I took advantage of the Free Nib Exchange and had the Extra Fine installed.

It could be worse, much worse…That is a really good point. Drier inks have helped reduce the line width , but when budget allows I’m going to see about having the nib re-ground.It never ceases to amaze me how little pressure you need to apply with a fountain pen. Indeed. Add to Cart.

I purchased the Pelikan M400 in Brown Tortoise pictured in this review from Pen Chalet, but unfortunately that pen has now been discontinued. Sure, it may write wider than many extra-fine nibs, but it also writes wetter and smoother. Gold-plated. $39.99 0 bids + $16.00 shipping . $144.00 .

Over the years, quality control on Pelikan nibs has ebbed and flowed, but recently I’ve had nothing but good luck. Unauthorized use use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. The stainless steel is plated with 24K gold, and it's available in four sizes: XF, F, M, B. Some individual extra-fine gold nibs from Pelikan may be narrower or dryer, than normal, or may exhibit other variances.I’m glad you mentioned Pelikan’s steel nibs. The nib's quite thin though. Especially vintage Pelikans, which are absolute gushers.

I plan to get a Pelikan in the future and I was wondering which nib size I should go for! In fact, I think Pelikan’s gold extra-fine nibs are very good.To me, what makes Pelikan’s gold extra-fine nibs good, and maybe a little special, is that they are extremely smooth and easy writers. *Here’s another writing sample. Customer reviews. $144.00 . Fair point on the EF question. The ink filling mechanism is Pelikan's trademark differential piston, meaning it can only be used with bottled ink.
The brown tortoise acetate that Pelikan uses as the binde on its pen barrels is one of my favorite pen making materials ever. I have a couple of inks that I think of as more arid than dry, so I might give these a whirl and see how much more I can narrow the line by…You are so right about the inks. You currently have javascript disabled. Also, as with the Even though it’s one of the smallest pens in Pelikan’s current lineup, I don’t necessarily consider the M400 to be “small.” Taken in its historical context, the M400 is approximately the same size as many - if not most - vintage Pelikan’s, as well as many other vintage pens of the same era such as the standard Esterbrook J. I can comfortably use the M400 (as well as the M200 and the M120) for very long writing sessions without any discomfort, and the M400 has excellent balance when posted. Grip firmly on the front and back faces of the lower part of nib when removing/inserting to avoid distortion. Ink and paper make a huge difference in the effective nib width. Screws into grip section. I generally advise people considering Pelikan pens to purchase one nib size smaller than what they normally write with. Most of my writing is done at work, but I cope with it by buying my own notebooks, which enables me to use a fountain pen pretty much all of the time. If only they would leave it in the lineup! 95 ($57.95/Count) FREE Shipping. How fine is the Pelikan M600 extra-fine nib? Your post has been very useful, thank you! But "very fine" in the sense of "excellent." Compare Products . I tend to use vintage fine nibs and modern Japanese fine and extra-fine nibs when I want a finer lines.

I have a Richard Binder M205 XF (steel nib) and I love it. I've had a couple steel Pelikan EF nibs, and it's been a mixed bag in terms of consistent line width. 78. Maybe that's what some members here describe as "toothy".
slightlyunnerved >> I had a broad Sailor 1911L converted to a medium stub by Mike Masuyama, it took about five months, but was actually less time than he quoted, and was the best thing I could have done!

**Sailor gold nib also are beautifully ground, but at size medium and below, Sailor nibs feature a characteristic feedback. It helped me realise that it’s fine to be subjective and it’s actually how people use and interact with their pens and inks that really matters. Pelikan Spare Nib EF = extra fine, M200, stainless steel gold-plated For model M200. If you measure a nib size in mm, that implies a certain level of precision. The italic nib (only available in the nib size 800) is slightly slanted and gives your handwriting the extra nice touch because the vertical lines are broader than the horizontal lines.

Vintage German PELIKAN M200 Grey Marbled Pistonfiller Fountain Pen M Nib. They apparently implemented the price increase in Europe earlier this year, and it just reached the US with the M600 Vibrant Orange, which will cost $440 with fine through broad nibs, versus $476 with an extra-fine nib.I’ve never bought many Pelikan extra-fine nibs.

Needing to find dry inks for wetter pens is how I first got into iron gall inks.

I just got a new pelikan with an ef nib and was really impressed--it's just as smooth as my other pelikan with a fine nib (which is to say ridiculously smooth).