What Indian Pens Are You Using Today - 2025?

[Harish N V]

That's a nice collection. My current writer is the ranga bamboo and woodex 39

[K Singh]

Currently inked: Guider Jumbo Bespoke

 

 

[Harish N V]

Lovely pen. Is it the same girth as a zimbo. Somehow the small clip looks really good on this long cap

[K Singh]

31 minutes ago, Harish N V said:

Lovely pen. Is it the same girth as a zimbo. Somehow the small clip looks really good on this long cap

Slightly bigger than the Zimbo, but girth should be about the same. The Red Zimbo below is not as girthier, but I had other Zimbos which were girthier and similar to this Black Guider.

 

I am not a fan of that Guider Zimbo cap design, so sold them all. I like this bespoke one way more 🙂

 

 

[Harish N V]

3 hours ago, K Singh said:

Slightly bigger than the Zimbo, but girth should be about the same. The Red Zimbo below is not as girthier, but I had other Zimbos which were girthier and similar to this Black Guider.

 

I am not a fan of that Guider Zimbo cap design, so sold them all. I like this bespoke one way more 🙂

 

 

It indeed looks better than the zimbo with the Parker style clip. 

[hari317]

15 hours ago, Harish N V said:

It indeed looks better than the zimbo with the Parker style clip. 

This is also a Parker style clip only. albeit older.

Parker invented the washer ball end clip.

US1,197,224

[Harish N V]

1 hour ago, hari317 said:

This is also a Parker style clip only. albeit older.

Parker invented the washer ball end clip.

US1,197,224

Good to know that. Interesting 

[hari317]

On 4/1/2025 at 10:59 AM, K Singh said:

Currently inked: Guider Jumbo Bespoke

 

 

is this a Schmidt B nib?

[K Singh]

49 minutes ago, hari317 said:

is this a Schmidt B nib?

Didn't know the image quality was so bad Sir ☺️ It's Kanwrite BBB nib

[hari317]

2 hours ago, K Singh said:

Didn't know the image quality was so bad Sir ☺️ It's Kanwrite BBB nib

Thank you, yes indeed the nib imprint was not clear. also the shape of the nib (on the 3B) contributed to it. Is this with the stock feed? and did you send the nib to Rao sir or did you fit it at your end? ?

[K Singh]

1 hour ago, hari317 said:

Thank you, yes indeed the nib imprint was not clear. also the shape of the nib (on the 3B) contributed to it. Is this with the stock feed? and did you send the nib to Rao sir or did you fit it at your end? ?

Yes Sir, it's with the stock feed. The pen came with guider nib. I changed it to this one. Had to heat set it, but it works like a charm now. 

 

[hari317]

5 hours ago, K Singh said:

Yes Sir, it's with the stock feed. The pen came with guider nib. I changed it to this one. Had to heat set it, but it works like a charm now. 

 

Very nice sir. Nib set to 25mm length? 

[arun.upb]

Wow, thats a giant beautiful pen, the slightly elongated cap reminds me a little of the namiki emperor aesthetic.

On 4/1/2025 at 11:58 AM, K Singh said:

Slightly bigger than the Zimbo, but girth should be about the same. The Red Zimbo below is not as girthier, but I had other Zimbos which were girthier and similar to this Black Guider.

 

I am not a fan of that Guider Zimbo cap design, so sold them all. I like this bespoke one way more 🙂

 

 

 

[K Singh]

11 hours ago, hari317 said:

Very nice sir. Nib set to 25mm length? 

Yes, approx 25-26mm. 

 

8 hours ago, arun.upb said:

Wow, thats a giant beautiful pen, the slightly elongated cap reminds me a little of the namiki emperor aesthetic.

Right Sir. Clearly inspired from that Namiki. A friend got it custom-made from Guider years ago. 

[hari317]

2 hours ago, K Singh said:

Yes, approx 25-26mm. 

ok thanks

[toelyn]

Bit of a comparison actually. Airmail-Click!
Falcon - 69EB.

[toelyn]

Retro-71JT!

[toelyn]

Retro-69A section swap. Retro is a friction fit nib ED now. 69A is 3-in-1, but Schmidt K5 wouldn't fit, hence the Kaweco converter.

[tommym]

toelyn,

 

That's a wonderful set of photos! Thanks for posting those.

 

Tommy

[misalignedtines]

On 2/23/2025 at 2:08 PM, arun.upb said:

A couple of Jumbos for me this week - Kanwrite Mammoth (OB nib) and a PLP Jumbo (OB ground Wingsung 40mm nib with regular 6mm ebonite feed, friction fit)

I do wonder how these jumbo pens fare for long writing sessions with such a girthy grip. How is the PLP. Looks quite similar to some Gama pens