I just love this pen, so I purchased it after having reviewed it almost a year ago.
Personal Pens: Danitrio Mikado Aka-Tamenuri
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Tag Archives: 18K Nib
My Personal Pens: Yard-O-Led Viceroy Grand Barley
I have two Viceroys in my collection: the Victorian finish and this Barley finish. Both pens are made out of solid Sterling silver and have wonderfully smooth nibs that are a joy to use. This finish is a little bit more subdued than the Victorian, but both are wonderful pens.
My Personal Pens: OMAS Paragon Grand in Arco Bronze
Let’s have a look at the OMAS Paragon in the beautiful Arco Bronze celluloid. I love this pen: it has a very smooth 18k gold nib, and it holds a lot of ink. The fine nib is very smooth and an absolute pleasure to use, and the pen has a great size. The Arco celluloid is hard not to love. I have done a full review of this pen too, if you’re interested.
My Personal Pens: Namiki Emperor Vermillion
The Namiki Emperor is a great pen, in every sense of the word. It’s a giant ebonite pen, which is then lacquered with urushi. The nib is Namiki’s #50 – and it’s enormous and a little springy (contrary to the modern Emperor nibs, which are stiffer, as I understand). A behemoth, this eyedropper-filled pen with a one-way shutoff valve holds about 6 ml of ink – so I can use this for weeks without having to re-ink it. If you are interested, I have also recorded a full review of this pen. This beautiful pen was a gift from Azizah, which makes it all the more special.
Yard-O-Led Viceroy Grand Barley Finish Fountain Pen Review
This pen sent to me by La Couronne du Comte. You can use the code BROWN10 for 10% off your purchase, but that excludes Montblanc. 
Measurements
Length (capped): 148.4 mm/5.84″
Length (uncapped): 138.5 mm/5.45″
Length (posted): 168.9 mm/6.64″
Diameter (barrel): 9.4 – 13.2 mm/0.37″ – 0.52″
Diameter (section): 9.3 – 12.2 mm/0.36″ – 0.48″
Weight (all): 67 g
Weight (cap): 20 g
Weight (body): 47 g
Top to bottom: Yard-O-Led Viceroy Grand Barley Finish, Yard-O-Led Viceroy Grand Victorian Finish, Lamy Safari
Visconti Shootout 14/18k Gold, Chromium18 SmarTouch, 23k Palladium
Let’s compare some of the materials Visconti uses for nibs. I have not included their steel nibs, but I’ve found those to be stiff but smooth, not unlike the Chromium18 nibs.
Danitrio Mikado Tamenuri Fountain Pen Review
This fascinating pen with factory stub nib was lent to me by no one else than Eric Orozco of FPGeeks fame!
Measurements
Length (capped): 163.5 mm/6.43″
Length (uncapped): 141.6 mm/5.57″
Length (posted): 142.4 mm/7.62″
Diameter (barrel): 13.9 – 18.8 mm/0.54″ – 0.74″
Diameter (section): 13.4 – 14.8 mm/0.53″ – 0.58″
Weight (all): 42 g
Weight (cap): 16 g
Weight (body): 26 g
Parker Duofold Centennial Akkerman LE Fountain Pen Review
This is a special edition that I couldn’t resist when I tried the nib in Akkerman, in The Hague.
Length (capped): 135.6 mm/5.34”
Length (uncapped nib-end): 127.0 mm/5.00”
Length (posted): 173.0 mm/6.81”
Barrel Diameter: 10.3 – 12.0 mm/0.40” – 0.47”
Section Diameter: 9.1 – 10.3 mm/0.36” – 0.40”
Weight (all): 30 g
Weight (cap): 10 g
Weight (body): 20 g
