"if I Were King Of The Forest" ... The Domain Lion.

[Dickkooty2]

 

How is this for less than 99¢ including postage? The Domain Lion : name on nib, name on converter, lion and a ruby eye (not slippers) on the clip! Not a promo for the show of the symbol of felineocity.

 

All plastic, a very nice light weight and balance when posted. M nib, Writes well out of the ... well, errr ... bubble wrap. But for 99¢ and in my case 74¢, what the heck!There is a pattern of round repeat indents around the cap (8 indents around x 6 indents deep). May be for the visual interest of adding a light and shadow pattern somewhere on this rather plain body.

 

A very pleasant surprise! But to give The Wizard of Oz comparison one more shove: the orange color lacks 'courage'!

 

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj157/dick168/lion_zpsm5gyxg4b.jpeg

[inkstainedruth]

In the book it was silver shoes.... [Okey dokey, pedant rant switched off.] Now back to the matter at hand: the pen....

So, for 99¢, what sort of fill system are you getting? I'm presuming it's a c/c pen -- International Standard? Who makes it? Does it come in other colors (on my screen it looks more like egg yolk yellow than orange)? Size? Weight? Balance? Is that a faceted/molded section (like on a Lamy Safari or its knockoffs like Jinhao 599s) or just a trick of the light? Any issues with the sharp looking transition between the section and the barrel? And how much flex are you actually getting out of the nib?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

edited for typos

Edited February 2, 2016 by inkstainedruth

[Dickkooty2]

Dear Inkstainedruth,

 

I am afraid I am the Henny Youngman of pen remarks - only one-liners!

 

The ill-orange number comes with a converter. I would guess a cart would work as well. The only name on the pen aside from 'Lion' is 'Domain". Domain.Lion seems to be a Chinese brand with many models available on ebay. Here is an up-scale (relatively) model:

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5-X-DOMAIN-LION-688-FINE-nib-fountain-pen-new-free-shipping-/141769612711

 

Size - shorter than really big, bigger than really short. I'd say it is a 38 regular but who wears suits nowadays? Weight - fighting in the welterweight division. Balance - good if not drinking. Faceted but still rolls, again it is the drinking problem,

 

I like that sharp transition, particularly in a 38 regular. It gets lost on big guys in XLs.

 

Now you take my pen ... please!

 

Dick

[Dickkooty2]

I found the ill-orange lacking in "courage". This is not true of the FUSCHIA Domain.Lion just received today:

 

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj157/dick168/s-l1600_zpsc2lupmfx.jpg

 

And so in recognition of the FUSCHIA Domain.Lion's Courage , I award him the Triple Cross (*kiss*kiss* with the great Frank Morgan)...

 

 

There's no place like home ...

[Dickkooty2]

NOW!! Get this 74cent wonder for free to your door in the Conus!

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/303943-yes-a-74-cent-pen-for-free-this-guy-must-be-nuts/

[europen]

I trust this post is the nadir of our performance cycle.

[Dickkooty2]

Dear Europen,

 

As an old art history professor of mine used to say in reference to some piece he hated, "the bottom fell out of the nadir".

 

Cycles have their highs and their lows ...

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj157/dick168/article-0-05E2BA34000005DC-247_468x286_zpsg9mwhcx0.jpg

[IrishEyes]

I have this sweet li'l pen in pale green, and I really like it! It writes smoothly, my hand never gets tired holding it, and the size of the line is perfect, imho. I may pick up some more of these in other colors, I like it that much. Plus, I like the orange, but that fuchscia makes me want to hurl--I won't be picking up any of THAT color! :-) And if one gets lost or, dog forbid, stolen by some eedjit who doesn't realize just what a cheap pen it is, well, no biggie!

 

I'm glad someone actually did a little review on this. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who likes it :-).

[freeboy]

and the price!!! The ink inside almost worth that ! lol

[Dickkooty2]

Here is a well-written and reported review:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/305379-domain-lion-fountain-pen/

[Dickkooty2]

If you want more of these at 99¢ and free shipping:

 

http://stores.ebay.com/hejing1314/$1.99-Preferential-/_i.html?_fsub=7440466015&_sid=0&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322

 

 

This site seems to be a Jinhao/Bauer outlet.

[bob_hayden]

I bought half a dozen back when. The cap and body split out after very little use so I don't see these as worth buying unless to remove the excellent nibs to use elsewhere.