Which Is The Smoothest Writing Pen In Your Collection

[FOUR X FOUR]

The nib on my Visconti Blue Typhoon feels especially smooth

Allan😀😀

[ppdiaporama]

This thread makes want to ink up all my pens to see lol ...

 

I'd have to say, My Sheaffer Targa 14K Med and my Pelikan M205 Fine

[SoulSamurai]

My smoothest right now is a Rotring 600 with a medium nib. My Sheaffer VFM in F is also very smooth, but it's not inked up at the moment so I can't compare the two.

 

Most of my pens have F or EF nibs, so it might not be a completely fair comparison.

[rochester21]

The 14K nibs on my Sheaffer Targa(medium) and Imperial(fine) are the smoothest nibs i have ever used. They can become annoying during use because i can`t feel the paper underneath, they just glide !

 

I am also impressed by the Waterman Carene(fine and medium), they have really enjoyable nibs, despite their other flaws. They provide just a bit of feedback, unlike the Sheaffers.

 

A number of chinese pens have very smooth nibs, however they tend to vary from pen to pen, therefore they get mixed reviews.

I am not discussing any pens that have modified/altered nibs, since you cannot recommend something that is not available to purchase by others.

It`s like saying my pizza is the best in the world, but only i get to enjoy it `cause i don`t cook for others

Edited October 28, 2017 by rochester21

[JonB55198]

Either my visconti homo sapiens with 1.3 stub or Montblanc 149 BB

[Bookman]

My smoothest could be my old Esterbrook, with a 2668 nib. A close second it my Waterman Phillias, Actually I am not a huge fan of extremely smooth nibs. I like more "feed back" than many give.

 

I'm less enamored than ever with smooth nibs. The smoothest of mine would be my Waterman Phileas's followed by an old Pilot Knight nib doing Pilot Metro duty and which in turn would be followed by my Edison nibs.

[georges zaslavsky]

I don't have a smoothest pen in my collection, all of my pens run from very to extra smooth

[gryphon1911]

So far it has been my Platinum 3776 Broad. That thing glides every so effortlessly over the paper with just a smidgeon of feedback to let you know that the nib is on paper.

[JWil]

Since my collection is so vast ...(3 Parker 51's and 1 Esterbrook Series J circa 1940's with a 2668 nib) the Esterbrook hands down. The Parkers are a bit scratchy but at some point I'll send them off one of the advertisers on FPN to take care of that problem.

[ReadyFireAim]

The MB 146

All my other pens feel like dragging a cement block down a gravel road.

 

(The 146 is my only non-flex pen)

[Runnin_Ute]

Currently have 11 pens inked. Tried them all on the same paper (A5 Rhodia) and all are very good. From the Parker 45 Accountant (A) - which is at least partly due to a wet ink, to the 45 with a pretty broad nib (and KWZI Iron Gall Turquoise) to the broads and stubs.

[flipper_gv]

Smoothest? Pelikan m1000 in broad.

Most noteworthy would be my extra fine Sheaffer Balance 1000 that is almost as smooth.

[ParkerDuofold]

...The X/F runs like a Jaguar...

I'm sorry to hear to hear this... I wish you better luck next time.

 

 

- Anthony

 

P.S.: Its just a joke... I couldn't resist.

[Chris]

Smoothest has to be a MB with a broad nib. I don't know the model but it is a tiny pen and only takes cartridges I believe. But it has issues - no cap, cracked barrel, missing section ring, chipped section. Will MB repair it, I wonder? I think only the very small but smoothly broad nib is salvageable.

[The Real Yossarian]

My smoothest pen is my OMAS Milord with a F nib.

[Mister5]

A Sheaffer PFM I with what I guess is a Medium Fine nib.

[jthole]

Hard to say ... but it is difficult to beat 1950's Pelikan nibs for me, especially their obliques. My Lamy Persona and Parker Sonnet (at least one of them, with a F nib) would end up near the top of the list as well. Sadly (because I love the design) my Sheaffer inlaid nibs would end lower.

[luxuryitemsusa]

Pilot Decimo. Incredible Pen. I have Montblancs, Deltas, Pelikans, but the smoothest is the Pilot Decimo for me...

[jekostas]

I work on almost all of my nibs, so I can't really say which would be the smoothest.

 

 

Smoothest from the factory is easy - my Pilot Seremo M. My Dolcevita Oro was a close second.

[sidthecat]

My Waterman Lady Elsa has a very smooth (if not especially flexy) Fine nib. A surprisingly pleasant writer, considering what a flex snob I am.