Wanted - Cursive Italic < $100

[Kevan]

Depends on where you go to get it ground. Pendemonium is the cheapest, I believe, at $20 plus postage: http://www.pendemonium.com/pens_italic.htm

Then there's Mike Masuyama: http://www.mikeitwork.com/NibRepair.html

John Mottishaw at Nibs.com and Richard Binder (richardspens.com) are a bit higher I think.

 

[Runnin_Ute]

If you only want to try an italic/stub/c.i. nib the way I would do it is by buying a Lamy nib for your Safari (which also fits the Al Star, Vista and at least one other model)

Then once you have decided you want to go farther down that road - then get the Italix or a custom nib.

 

[strop]

Uh, he can. The aforementioned Italix Parson's Essential from Mr. Pen (which is a custom nib since Mr. Ford, the shop owner, grinds the italic nibs himself). $66 including shipping for a complete pen.

The aforementioned Franklin-Christoph 27 is $84.50 with a Masuyama nib.

A Pelikan M215 nib is around $65, plus the $20 or $30 for custom grind depending on where you send it, plus postage. That makes it the most expensive option.

Absolutely, if price is the only criteria. The Pelikan is piston fill, which IMO is worth the extra. My 27 has a problem in that most of the time when I try to unscrew the cap, the barrel unscrews. Very annoying, and why I rarely carry it. I can't comment on the Italix, yet. But I'll let you know when it arrives.