If You Only Had One....

[custermustache]

My Parker 75 with the needle nib. I am done buying pens now that I own it anyway.

[zquilts]

My honey of a Pelikan M400 or my Namiki Falcon with Mottishawed nib. That would be a difficult decision!

[leod]

only 1 pen then durability is needed: Lamy 2000

[mjchuang9]

With no doubt, MB Hemingway. The pen can inspire me and be reliable.

[quinden]

Mine would be magic pen that changed into whichever fountain pen I wanted to write with at the moment.

 

In the current edition of Dungeons and Dragons they'd call this a "dynamic fountain pen." I approve.

 

+1000.

[ozarkjim]

Sailor Pro Gear or twsbi Micarta

[Mr. President]

Classic - Legend 766....the pen of all pens!

[Nova42]

I don't own it, but I would still choose the Visconti HS with bronze trim.

[aawhite]

Aurora Optima - perfect for my small hand.

[Brian C]

My best daily user pen of course. My 149. I thought the 51 was the best for carrying around until I got my 149.

[Skoff]

Would have to be my slightly troublesome Bronze Homo Sapiens.

 

Are we allowed to change the ink we use?

 

No, wait, my little Pelikan M600...

 

No, wait, my HS...

 

No.... Too difficult.

[eric47]

Omas

 

that was easy.

[jar]

It would have to be beautiful, reliable, carry a lifetime warranty, use standard international cartridges/converter, rugged and multifunctional...

 

the Yard-O-Led Viceroy Grand in either the Barleycorn or Victorian pattern. Big, durable, non-slip surface, smooth writing, balanced and can function as a close quarters weapon should anyone get close enough to tell if I am really limiting it to just one fountain pen.

[jameswatts]

As i sit here surrounded by a few dozen pens, it's a bit difficult to choose one. But some of the possibilities would be:

 

Lamy 2000 fine nib.

 

Pelikan Piccadilly Circus, fine nib.

 

Waterman Edson, fine nib.

 

Franklin Christoph 1901, cursive italic nib.

 

Montegrappe Defi, medium nib.

 

Conway Stewart 100 Poinsettia, fine nib.

 

 

But in reality, it would likely be a Lamy Al-Star, extra fine.

[MKeith]

I don't wish to think about an answer, as this is the type of thing that keeps me up all night.

[CAG_1787]

Since my pulse quickened at the mere thought of such a tragedy, I'm going to stop thinking about it and instead grab as many of my beloved FPs as I can and run for the door ... "my precious"

[Audit This]

Only one? Then it would be a Vanishing Point M. I would have to have the nib worked on to try and get it as smooth as possible.

[torstar]

Sailor 1911 large demo with M nib converted into an eyedropper.

 

Good thing I look forward to new pens arriving to try to knock it off the throne.

[ribbit]

I already do only have 'one'...

 

MB 146 with M nib ground to MF CI.

 

This would replace my current only pen a 146 with F nib. Okay, technically I have a Diamond 540 and Phileas but can't really remember when I used them last...

[Hennypenny]

The rhodium Namiki Bamboo -- all metal (so it's durable), huge capacity Con-70 converter (easy to change inks, but holds a lot), large size (better for aging fingers), butter-smooth nib ... and beautiful to boot! HP