Re: Affordable pens
That Montblanc Starwalker clone reminded me of a funny incident. A friend who knew I was into FPs brought some back from Beijing for me, including a "Montblanc". Before inking it, I cleaned it out as there was some oils from manufacturing visible. I could tell right away the pen was counterfeit, but what the hell, it was a gift, right? So while getting ready to ink it, I saw some flashing sticking off the side. I trimmed it off the ring and the ring broke. After that, the whole pen fell apart while I turned it in my hands to look for what the matter was. Within minutes I had a pile of parts. I kept the nib and feed, and used the nib in another pen. Very smooth nib that has worked great. But IO can not help but chuckle every time I see a Starwalker as I see the pile of parts in my minds eye.
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