What Chinese Pen Would You Buy

[Sailor Kenshin]

If you had to pick one (or a few) inexpensive Chinese pens to buy, what would you chose?

 

Let's assume you are buying them from ebay, and want something less than $25.

 

Also, besides the Hero 616 / Parker 51, are there any that closely resemble famous pens?

 

I don't know about famous pens, but I'd look at speerbob if you were getting them off fleabay.

 

One pen I really like is the Hero 1026, a heavyish, medium-nib black pen with silvertone trim. It's a smooth writer and I think isellpens still has these. It's under $25 - may even be under $20.

 

All I know is that I use it again and again when I want something that writes smooth and has a certain look to it.

[KrazyIvan]

Some recently added to my collection:

 

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/5791490986_315acb2b88_z.jpg

Huashilai Fountain Pen by IvanRomero, on Flickr

 

 

You, sir, are a very bad influence.

 

Lol, apologies for missing this. Well, here is another one for you.

 

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6261608601_2dbf66936f_z.jpg

Hero 383 Fountain Pen by IvanRomero, on Flickr

[daynix]

I purchased the Sun Tse pen off of Ebay - it has the Art of War written in Chinese script on a small wooden scroll. I teach for the Naval War College and we teach this material - so it's is interesting to me - I also purchased one for a friend who teaches there.

[sanyalsoumitra]

Hi nice to see this thread. I buy a lot of Chinese pens. You may like the details.

 

http://soumitrapencollections.blogspot.in/

[ac12]

Baoer 801 is on my list of pens to get soon.

It is one of the few Chinese pens that I could find with a Chinese M nib. Most others are Chinese F or even XF. The F nib I can deal with, the XF is too fine for me.

 

I have the Baoer 388 and am happy with it.

Happy enough that I plan to get a flighter version in the near future.

[TimTheZaj]

If you want the best steel nibbed chinese pen made, look at the Beijing Jinxing 28 from jiankg. They are from the 80s but really good.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BEIJING-JINXING-28c-Fountain-Pen-China-famous-brand-/121085271581

[hbdk]

I'll second the Baoer 388 - I use them for give away pens (after a little nib work - aligning and smoothing)

Baoer 801 - a very slim pen with a fine nib, if you don't like the normal medium Chinese nibs (don't use long Waterman cartridges in them - they will fit, and then get stuck in the barrel - pliers, sweating and cussing will get them out again )

Jinhao Century, a tribute to the original Parker Duofold - amazing quality for the price

Picasso pens - really well made, most of them are in need of a good wet ink (e.g. Diamine Jet Black or Waterman)

 

Edit: Forgot the Jinhao 188 - a rather minimalistic design, but a very nice writer.

Edited November 22, 2014 by hbdk