erofa Majohn P139 NO.8 Fine Nib Piston Fountain Pen with Box, Brass Piston System Large Capacity Writing Pen

Writes fine but included the wrong nib size. Sent an EF instead of a Fine.Once I got it replaced with the the correct nib, I find this a very good fountain pen. Extremely well made and the nib performs superbly. I'd say this pen rivals its b=fancy European counterparts , other than it has a steel nib. If a gold nib option was a offered with this pen it would be phenomenal.

The pen is turned acrylic short and girthy. I have to post it but when I do it is well balanced and light. The medium #8 nib is a Western medium and very wet. I felt like it was a blunt instrument until I swapped in the fine nib, also a Western fine. It too is wet, a little toothy but acceptably smooth and tuned. The ebonite feed on the #8 nib is more than adequate. The nib change was a cinch. The metal hardware gives the plunger a very positive and sturdy feel and the pen fills readily. In all the essentials the pen is very nice. I'm suspicious of the furniture, the band and clip only because I would suspect tarnish over time. This I would say would be the one feature that would distinguish it from a much more expensive pen.

I have a collection of fountain pens. Have been building it for years. At this point, it’s mostly piston fillers. The Pelikan M200, M800 and M1000, the MB149 a pair of Lamy 2k, a Leonardo, Some pilots, Kaweco Etc. Like all of us I have some favorites and some I don’t prefer. This pen (and a cousin I will also review the 140) came highly recommended, not just in the budget pen category, but in general. In the $40 price bracket, I’m willing to experiment. So I ordered it. What are the specs? Piston fillers with an all brass piston mechanism, lovely resin body, attractive well executed (if entirely derivative of the montblac writers Hemingway) design and an ebonite feed. That’s right. Ebonite. Oh yes with a #8 steel nib. I like big nibs and in the pen community ebonite is sort of like a magical unicorn. All for $42 delivered. I was very curious but also very skeptical. The pen arrived, and I’m pleased to tell you that it actually exceeded my expectations by a huge margin. It’s inked so I can’t give you an empty mass. But it’s solid ( all the brass components) the finishing is excellent, the orange plastic is a bit flat. I’d prefer a bit more depth or chatoyance, but again 40USD. The level of detail, execution and mechanical operation were on par (better in some case, looking at you montblanc) than my prestige brand pens at 20 times the price. But how does it write? Some of my favourite writing pens ( Leonardo momento zero grabde 2) have a steel nib. But usually inexpensive steel nibs are a mixed bag. Scratchy., stiff, not expressive. In fairness, there are a lot of gold nibs that I don’t prefer either the 14 karat gold nib on the pilot custom 193 is one of my least favorite writers. It’s a mute, feels like you’re riding with someone else’s hand. This pen writes beautifully, the nib offers smooth writing with a light pencil like feedback. I’m not gonna confuse it with my M1000 but for a steel lip it’s surprisingly bouncy and expressive. It’s a lovely fast writer and with that ebonite feed the ink flow is consistent, generous and continuous. It’s overall a better writer so far than many of my other pens and out of the box it was more consistent than any of them. I found that my Mont Blanc and the big pelican took a substantial amount of adjustment to get their feed and nib dialed in correctly, disappointing on $1000 pen but the $40 moon man was writing perfectly out of the box. Aesthetically the nib is pretty humble looking gold toned steel with a laser engraved sun moon logo on the face, again you’re not gonna confuse it for the tricolour 18 karat on a pelikan or the 21 carat nib on a sailor but that’s OK too. It writes close to as well as both of them and more consistently than either. Aesthetically if there was a gold nib or even just a slightly better looking steel nib this pen would be absolutely world class. Pictured next to my pelican m 800 and with a small writing sample in dominant industries dominant blue 104. Hope this helps.

I have two of these pens. One in the gray marble, and the second orange and black that I bought here on Amazon. These are nicely made pens, and at a good price. A good fit and finish on all of the parts. They are BIG pens, a copy of a well known German brand's model 139 from before WWII. They made a limited edition with the orange design in the early 90s. All of the design elements are there. The pens are piston filled, so use bottled ink. Nibs are a #8 size, so bigger than most. The larger, longer nib balances the pen well, and it is a comfortable pen to use. The brass piston mechanism is sturdy and gives the pen a little heft. Nibs are replaceable. The hard rubber (ebonite) feed gives a good flow. The nibs were very smooth writing right out of the box. The nibs in both pens write wider than I would expect from a fine nib, and are wet writers. Some adjusting to limit the flow a bit was needed. The pen purchased through Amazon arrived in a simple gift box. The one thing that I do not like is the design of the clip. The clip is fine of a smooth fabric like broadcloth or oxford cloth. But they will grab and may damage any knit shirt when you try to remove it from your pocket. The reason is that the end of the clip is folded in to form a "ball," but it forms a V at the top that narrows down to a slit, and the fabric gets caught in it when I try to pull the pen out of my pocket. The attached picture shows a clip as it arrived, on top. You can see the tuft of fiber that it ripped off of the pocket on my shirt. The bottom clip shows my fix, which was to fill the V and the slit with solder, then blend, buff and gold plate. I've now done it with both. Perhaps filling with epoxy would work as well. The piston seal sticks on one of my pens. The seal is a soft material, and I don't think that silicone grease would be appropriate, and am not sure what to use just yet. The nib isn't tipped, so won't last as long as the German brand with the white star on top. Would I buy another? Well, I did as you can see. For $55 I consider it to be a good buy. Down a star because I assume that service will not be available if/when it fails. But that's the case for some very expensive pens too.

Beautiful pen. Writes smoothly, no feedback or scratchiness. Nice wet writer. Wonderful No. 8 nib <F>. Is a larger pen and very comfortable for long writing sessions. I love this piston filler as it holds a lot of ink. I do not write with it posted as I don't want to inadvertently disturb the piston knob. I have both the P139 and P140 and would buy them both again. One of my favorite pens.

At first glance, this pen really impressed me. The size, the large nib, the material, the weight—everything looked and felt premium. I was genuinely excited to ink it up. Unfortunately, the writing experience was another story entirely. First issue: the piston mechanism. Out of the box, the piston was extremely stiff. I disassembled it and greased the rod, which helped, but that’s when I discovered a serious design flaw: the piston rod runs through a squared-off shaft instead of a cylindrical one. This creates unnecessary friction and makes the piston action rougher than it should be. Second issue: the nib and feed. The nib was very dry and skippy. I opened the tines a bit, which improved ink flow. I polished the tip to eliminate baby bottoming and opened the ink channels. That helped somewhat, but the flow still dies after a couple of lines. One more thing: the feed is not ebonite, even though it looks like it. It's a plastic feed designed to imitate ebonite, but it doesn’t behave like it. Proof? You can't heat-set it. That limits your options for further adjustment. At this point, I'm out of ideas. In general, I expect to tweak pens—even expensive gold nibs—but in this case, the problem feels baked into the design, especially the nib/feed unit. Unless you're experienced with nib tuning and willing to do significant troubleshooting, I can’t recommend this pen. If anyone has suggestions on how to improve the ink flow further, I’m open to ideas. I still want this pen to work. But for now, it’s staying dry in the drawer.

I have this pen in the orange and black and also the marbled black versions. Both are very nice, look good and, best of all write well. Although girthy, they feel good in my hand. I bought them because they are fat which is more comfortable for me to hold even though I have smallish hands. I feel like they represent good value.

I'm very impressed with how this pen writes. I'm a fountain pen snob, and own several Montblancs (including the Shakespear model that this looks like it's modeled after), Pelikans, Pilot Customs, (I have at least one pen from probably most brands you can think of), and this pen writes excellent, even compared to them. It writes smooth like glass. Ink flow is generous but not overly wet. Also, it feels like it's built pretty well -- it doesn't feel cheap. It doesn't have the quality of detail in the workmanship that pens like MB, Pelikan, Pilot, etc have, but for the price, I think this is an excellent pen. A very good value. I'd say the quality to price ratio is excellent. I bought this pen primarily as a knock-about pen that I don't have to be afraid of losing or misplacing, like if I'm camping or doing other things where one might be inclined to not take a more expensive pen. To those ends, this pen is perfect.

Excelente calidad en los materiales y atención a los detalles muy elegante y suave escritura

Nice pen with a #8 nib. Faster delivery than usual Chinese websites.

Superbe stylo plume. Aussi beau et imposant que sur l'annonce. Un bijou pour un collectionneur comme moi. Merci Amazon. Envoi super rapide

Attratto dalle recensioni, ho voluto acquistare la penna Majohn che vedete, che si ispira ad un modello molto noto. Le dimensioni sono: chiusa cm. 14; aperta cm. 13,5; diametro circa 16 mm.; peso circa 34 g. La penna è splendidamente rifinita, con clip lucida e fascetta intorno alla base del cappuccio decorata finemente; il cappuccio non è calzabile. Al di sopra di essa vi è un'altra fascetta più piccola non decorata, cioè lucida. Un' altra fascetta dorata si trova a metà del fondello. Il meccanismo è a stantuffo, in ottone, con grande capacità di riempimento ( almeno 1,5 ml). Nella parte posteriore del cappuccio, dotato di filettatura che si avvita perfettamente al corpo, è inciso "Moon Man". Stessa incisione si ritrova sul pennino, a vite, decorato, privo di foro di sfiato, con alla base la misura del pennino; in questo caso M. Posso dire che avrei preferito un pennino con foro di sfiato, come si vede nella foto sul sito. Il pennino in questione è taglia 6, ma è disponibile anche in taglia 8, di varie misure, con aumento del prezzo. Caricata la penna, scrive benissimo, con una misura M di tipo europeo, molto scorrevolmente e senza intoppi. Il pistone in ottone sbilancia all'indietro la penna (non più di una Pelikan M 800) senza però dare fastidio, in quanto l'impugnatura della sezione, priva di scalini, risulta molto comoda. Non si verificano mai false partenze o affaticamento dell'alimentatore, in plastica. Verrebbe la curiosità di provare le misure F e EF. Non posso quindi parlare male di questa penna per il solo fatto di essere cinese, perchè la qualità dei materiali, soprattutto delle resine, della lavorazione e della qualità di scrittura, sono ottimi. C'è la mancanza del foro di sfiato, ma sono gusti personali. A questo punto le criticità sono: assistenza e pezzi di ricambio; durata delle dorature che all'inizio non si può giudicare. Ma va tenuto presente che anche penne blasonate a volte danno problemi con la durata delle dorature.

En plus d’être jolie, elle fonctionne très bien.