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Sharing some pics and thoughts about my new pen acquisition from an Indian company called Syahi. http://www.syahiindia.com Syahi simply means ink in Hindustani and it is probably an apt name for a pen company. Apparently over a century ago there was another pen company in Madras named Mai which is again the Tamil word for ink. https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/224173-precious-metal-fountain-pen-manufacturers-in-india/ The pen comes nicely packed in a drawer type box: This card in the package provides a brief introduction to the company: Pulling the drawer out reveals the pen strapped to the tray with the guarantee leaflet tucked beneath it: If you lift the tray you will find underneath a nice leather pen pouch with the Syahi monogram: Seems quite well made: Syahi at the moment specialises in wooden pens. i.e. pens made out of real solid wood. The trim is in brass. Either brushed with what appears to be a protective coating over it or with gold plating over the brass. The wood is treated with some type of finish. I can get a whiff of some vegetable oil so maybe they use some such oil to stabilise the wood. I chose the brushed brass finish. The photos had not prepared me for the pen. The pen is surprisingly chunky and comfortably large which I like. You can see that the natural texture, colour and grain of the wood has been preserved. The wood in fact has a very tactile feel. The cap to barrel joint is by means of inserts. The barrel has a brass insert. The external acme threads on this insert engage the threads of the full depth plastic insert inside the cap. Using dissimilar materials for this joint yields a very smooth and silent cap threading action. The cap takes exactly 1- 1/4 turns to cap or uncap. A big plus in my view. Unscrewing the plastic section reveals the C/C filling arrangement. The steel collar has threads to engage the threads on the K6 Schmidt converter. This is the best converter that one can buy from Schmidt today. The nib is wide shouldered, two tone with the Syahi logo and name laser engraved on it. The nib has no size letter on it. I had opted for a BB point. I am usually not a fan of steps from section to barrel. However on this pen the step is of no consequence to me given the ample proportions of the pen. The pen is v comfortable to use unposted. I have not posted the pen yet. The finned plastic feeder: The guarantee leaflet personally signed by Sanay who is behind Syahi: The nib was perfectly gapped and aligned out of the box. The slit was nicely tapered. Here is a writing sample that I made with Quink permanent Blue. The flow is very even and the pen never missed a beat. I think Syahi has done a good job with this pen. My pen writes well and has excellent fit and finish. Cheers Hari