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The new Moonman M6 is interesting from a couple of angles. First, it's wood. I'm becoming more of a fan of wood pens. It's also a medium sized pen with quite a bit of girth, i.e., not what one typically associates with Chinese fountain pens. But more importantly, Moonman has finally released their own #6-class nib. And it's nice. Left to right: Schmidt #5, Natami Inception, Moonman M6, PenBBS Round M, Jowo #6 The pen is well made. The cap comes off in a 3/4 turn, with metal threads on the barrel and threads machined into the wood of the cap. There's a liner in the cap to reduce drying. The cap is relatively thick without overly disturbing the profile of the pen. I imagine to avoid potential cracking. MOONMAN is engraved along the base of the cap. centered under the clip. The clip itself quite stiff and looks to be made of a solid piece of metal. It is anchored with a screw under the liner. The bottom of the clip curves out to fit over pockets. The section is dark brown plastic.The section tapers toward the nib but is otherwise flat. The section and barrel both have metal threads, giving the pen a bit more weight and durability. The supplied converter is functional if non-descript. Inked, the pen is just over 30 grams capped. Uncapped, it's close to 19 grams, near my favorite weight for larger pens. Capped, the pen is 140mm so roughly the same as a PenBBS 308, Natami Inception or Lamy 2000. Uncapped, the pen is 125mm, so smaller than the PenBBS but larger than both the Natami and Lamy. In a pinch, it is possible to post the pen. In fact, it posts pretty well. But I've never been a fan of wood on wood posting so don't plan to write that way. The nib didn't require any tuning to get it writing well. Nice. The nib is listed as 0.6mm and marked as a fine on the nib (the F in the circle at the base of the nib). Normally Chinese F nibs are given as 0.5mm and M nibs as 0.7mm. So this is a medium-fine. And it writes like it. A generous F. Not as broad a line as a PenBBS Round M. This pen is a great writer, no doubt about it. It's balanced and comfortable. Easy to hold in a range of positions up and down the section. I like the texture of the wood. At just over US$22 plus shipping on taobao, it falls in the mid-range of recent Chinese pens. There's at least one Esty seller with the pen. It's wood so perhaps not to everyone's taste. Perhaps also the relatively girthy diameter isn't what everyone's after. But the nib is the difference-maker IMHO. As a harbinger of more good things to come from Moonman based on this new nib, it deserves special attention. More pictures and comments here.