Favorite fountain pens?

[Cheech]

I've noticed more than a few fountain pen users here. I was wondering what everyone's favorites were.

For me:

Best daily user: P51 vac
(With a Namiki VP as a close runner up)

Overall favorite: Pelikan 1000

[Austin]

My favorite is my Mont Blanc 146. My everyday pen is my Visconti Van Gogh.

[dwestenk]

My favorite and my everyday are one and the same: Pelikan 800!

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[oldschool77]

My favorite happens to be my only one at the moment which is a Cross ATX Juniper Blue Fountain Pen. I absolutely love it and am getting complements left and right when it is in use.

[Suzuki]

My favorite and my everyday are one and the same: Pelikan 800!

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Yup - just a damn fine pen - both aesthetically and in the performance department.

My Lamy 2000 is a close second - just an incredible pen for the price and I really like the Bahaus styling.

[Dennis]

Parker "51" Vacumatic. Others are not even close for me.

[Aevum]

Daily use, Lamy Safari,
Wish i could buy : Waterman serenite,

[superbleu]

Favorite ONE?!! Don't make me choose.

Some of my favorites are my Sailor Pro Gear, or my Vanishing point, or my Waterman 52v, or my Esterbrook J, or my Sheaffer balance with a Minuskin stub italic nib, or my vintage MB 344.

[glennz]

I agree with superbleu ... hard to choose a single favourite (or even a few as favourite).

But the pens I reach for most for daily use right now are my Pelikan M600, Pilot Capless (Vanishing Point) and a Reform Classico.

[kc0byy]

Parker 51 Aerometric. I have several.

[DMac]

My favorite current pen is a Pelikan M200

My everyday writer is a Lamy Safari, but I'm hoping to upgrade that to a Lamy 2000 after Christmas.

I'm also dying to try an old Parker 51. Anyone have one for cheap?

[chickpea]

Favorite M200 (easy)

Right now I only own a Lamy Safari, but that will change in ~4 months (saving my pennies).

[superbleu]

My favorite current pen is a Pelikan M200

My everyday writer is a Lamy Safari, but I'm hoping to upgrade that to a Lamy 2000 after Christmas.

I'm also dying to try an old Parker 51. Anyone have one for cheap?

There are quite a few for sale here
http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/fo...?showforum=102
and here
http://www.pentrace.net/penmarket.htm


What's your definition of cheap? I have Vac filled in Demi size Parker 51 that was fully restored by Ron Zorn less than a year ago if you are interested.

[RichGem]

any one made in the '30s - '50s

[Suzuki]

I'm also dying to try an old Parker 51. Anyone have one for cheap?

Good luck with that!

If you want a nice writing pen in the same style, look for a Super 21 - NOS versions often go for under $30

[superbleu]

Good luck with that!

If you want a nice writing pen in the same style, look for a Super 21 - NOS versions often go for under $30

Good call Chris, although I have heard due to design or material used for the 21's the barrels tend to crack and fall apart after several years of use, although that's all hear-say to me.

Another option is to find a Hero 100 or 616, these are Chinese knock-offs of the Parker 51s you can pick up on the cheap on ebay Isellpens.com or hisnibs.com
I have a couple of each, they work pretty well, and if it happens to grow legs and walk away you won't be out a ton of coins. I actually use these more than my real P51, which spends most of it's time sitting in the drawer.

[glennz]

I managed to obtain some lots of Hero 616's, and gave them out to one of my project teams at the completion of a phase. Of the 30-odd distributed, around 22 are still in use after about 6 months. I also wound up with 4 dud's out of the 40 pens ...

[DMac]

Thanks for the advice guys. I've been keeping my eye on the FPN sale board, but I think 51s are still a little out of my price range. I could probably swing a Super 21, though, and I think that would give me an idea of whether I really want to spend the money on a 51. So that will be my plan for now.

[GarageBoy]

Lamy 2000 is my favorite day to day pen.
Pen with a little more vintage cool feeling- Sheaffer Balance

[DeaconKC]

Modern pen? Pelikan 215
Vintage? Esterbrook J
+1 on the Parker 21 and also consider the Parker 45, both great writers and a LOT more affordable than the 51.