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This is a review of a brand new Conway Stewart Series 100 - The Commander, in a Navy Blue color with Gold trim and an 18K CS Broad Nib. It fills either with an included screw-in converter or International Standard cartridges. Here are ten photos of the pen and its packaging, from the CS site, as the CS photos are far superior to the ones I took: I filled the pen with Birmingham Pen Co. "Cold-Steel" ink, a blue-black, by injecting the ink into the converter with a hypodermic needle, screwing the converter into the section, and moving some ink into the section with the screw converter. Then, I dipped the nib in some Fountain Pen Flush to get the flow going. After writing with the pen for a few lines, the ink began to darken. This process is cleaner than dipping the nib and part of the section in the ink and then wiping off the excess. Here's my initial writing sample: I am very impressed with this pen. It is beautiful to look at, wonderful to hold because of its relative lightness and balance (I never post the cap on the barrel), and has a springy nib that writes a wet, broad line. The objective measurements of the pen, supplied by Conway Stewart, are as follows: LENGTH: Capped 5.42"/137.8mm ; Posted 6.70"/170mm ; Barrel/Section/Nib only 5.08"/129mm ; Cap only 2.48"/63mm. BARREL DIAMETER: 0.52"/13.2mm CAP DIAMETER: 0.61"/15.5mm WEIGHT: 20g/0.71oz I got the pen with a broad nib, but also available for no extra cost are EF, F, M. The 18K gold CS nib was $70. The pen also is available as a Rollerball, with either fine or medium point. The cost of the pen as a RB is $514, so if you get the FP, the cost is $584 (i.e., the extra $70 for the 18K nib). Options I didn't get are as follows: Special Nib Options ($56), such as stub, italic, oblique. Special Engraving ($25) (name or initials) After putting this nice pen through the paces some more, I'll report back on its longer-term performance. So far, so very good.