Jinhao X750 Fountain Pen, Lava Red, Medium Nib With Ink Converter, Silver Trim, Gift Box

These provide excellent value for the price. They're smooth, easy to fill, and don't leak. They also look really nice and come in a protective case, which I didn't expect. It's not a fancy case at all, but hey- it's free! These do sometimes take a little writing to get started, but storing them point down (cap on, of course) helps to avoid that. Another downside is sometimes the caps take a little finagling to get them to post. To me, these two little quirks are not a problem at all, seeing as I paid so little for these. My Pilot Metropolitan and my Lamy Safari do work better than these pens, so if you're wanting an upgrade, either of those would be a good next step. But for a sturdy, inexpensive everyday writer, these are sure hard to beat!Update: 5 months in, the pens work as well as they did before, except that the lid tends to come off one of the pens when it's closed. They still look really nice, the finish has held up well. The case has held up well, too. The pens are the same, but my opinion has changed: if I were to go back in time (having experienced these pens) I would buy another Pilot Metropolitan or Lamy Safari instead of these. I find myself reaching for one of my "starts every time" pens more often than one of these, which may require a little prior scribbling. I wouldn't say I regret buying them, just that I wouldn't buy them again.

Really well made pens at an amazing price. I’m impressed.

THIS IS A GREAT PEN to start with if you like heavier pens. This is more in the medium to heavy weight range, which feels very nice for people who prefer that. I think it is not too thick for people with smaller hands, and if you don't like the weight, don't post it. now for the cons, this pen has one major con: every time you stop writing for maybe 20 min, it will not write until you keep trying, and then the ink will start flowing. This is not a severe reason not to buy this pen, as it will start writing after about 5 seconds, but it is something to keep in mind. Overall, this is a fantastic pen for beginners, and this problem might not be with all of them, but if they fix that problem, it would be a 5-star.

In recent years I have begun collecting fountain pens, starting with one (a Waterman) given as a gift to me by my grandmother. There is something about writing with a fountain pen that is just soothing to me. Anyhow, I ordered another Jinhao fountain pen a couple of years ago and it has been one of my favorites. It has a solid weight, feels durable, and also gets lots of compliments when people see it. They instantly assume it is very old, because very few people seem to use fountain pens anymore. I have run across multi-packs of these pens several times, but never a color combination or barrel style that I particularly care for, so when I ran across these, I just had to have them, and I was not disappointed. They are, like my first Jinhao, nicely weighted, sturdy, durable, and they look pretty damned good too. My 4 pack of choice came with the brushed silver, the black and silver check, the satin black, and what was described as lava red. I often have a hard time deciding which one I want to use. If you like fountain pens, and want to actually use them, but don't want to spend a fortune on the pen(s) or supplies, this is a great set, to start or add to your fountain pen collection.

I love these pens I just got these pens and filled them up with ink. They come with a converter installed, so that's great. They also come in a felt like, zip-up case.They write smoothly with good ink flow. I love the way they feel in my hand. They have some weight to them and they are not thin, so if you like writing instruments with some weight to them, I recommend these.I am very impressed with these pens.

I've always thought that fountain pens were cool, but as a kid I could only ever find the non-refillable disposable ones. I saw these as recommended, and was surprised how cheap they were. I did a little research and saw that people modified these as well to work with the Zebra G nib, and I was also able to do so. It didn't interrupt the flow as long as I didn't write too fast. I've included an image of it, but don't judge my style too much, I'm still learning, haha!However, you should be sure to use a decent paper with the Zebra G nib, since it's so thin, it tends to dig into the paper no matter what ink you use, and causes the ink to bleed into the paper. If you're using the standard medium nib that the Jinhao comes with, you shouldn't have any problems with this.I'd recommend this pen for anyone who is trying to reduce their plastic use, as pens (the typical non-reusable ones) are a decent amount of plastic. With these, if you're using the included ink converter, you can just continue to refill it with the same bottle of ink for quite some time. It might not be the best for those on the go, I'm not too sure how willing I would be to toss one of these into my bag with other items, for fear of leakage.

I bought this to be my "iron gall workhorse" - something nice enough looking to carry around, but cheap enough to lose or let the nib get corroded by iron gall ink. It doesn't post very securely and posting throws off the balance, but it's about long enough to write with unposted. For my planned use case, I really need a Fine or Extra Fine nib, but it seems that Jinhao doesn't make them in their larger nib size, and Jinhao nibs are shaped slightly differently than other #6 nibs. I tried swapping it with a Noodler's #6 nib I have around, and a Conklin nib, and even though the Jinhao feed looks identical to the Conklin feed (hmmmm...), the nib itself would not fit in the housing. It's great if you have big, bubbly handwriting and like a big fat nib, but it won't quite work for e.g. filling out paperwork.

Nice beautiful nib, glossy paint, awesome metal quality, nice finsihing

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Good pen

The pen is really good for it’s price. It is predominantly a signature pen, and not for long writing. In terms of looks, the X-450 is better than this one, although the writing is almost similar.

Awesome product. Totally worth it. I use broad nib and it Glides. I am using Lamy ink. Very satisfied.