Who Writes With 3B Or Extra Extra Broad?

[entertainment]

Not inked at the moment, but I have used this one quite a bit.

[Tom Kellie]

Once we get past B width in MB pens, they take on a stubbish characteristic. that is true of the pens Tom has tried and my own MB 3B from the 1970s. (They stopped making them around that time. Now you can order a bespoke BBB, but it will cost you a pretty penny.) They largest ball tipping from MB was the S nib available on the 145 model as a special order. It was pretty much a ball of tipping that made a nice broad line. I do not have one do I cannot say if it qualifies as 3B or not.

 

All other manufacturers I know of that make amodern 3B nib give it a stubbish grind. There really are no giant ball tips from the factory that I have seen. The closest I have is a rate OMAS 3B only made for one special edition pen right before the went out of business. Scribo looks to have reintroduced the 3B and it looks from photos a lot like the old OMAS since they are using the same/super similar equipment.

 

Anyhow, I dug the pen out, inked it up and made a writing sample. Paper is decent but not great for FP.

 

~ zaddick:

 

Your OMAS 3B looks impressive.

The handwriting sample shows the practicality of writing with a BBB.

They need not be an inky mess, as they're crafted to write.

BTW: I've never seen, much less held an OMAS. I like the color of yours.

Thank you for this useful information.

Tom K.

[Tom Kellie]

Not inked at the moment, but I have used this one quite a bit.

 

 

~ entertainment:

 

Very nice!

It must be great fun to write with such a wide nib.

Thank you for posting the image.

Tom K.

[entertainment]

[Tom Kellie]

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~ entertainment:

 

Thank you for preparing and posting the handwriting sample.

The fountain pen writes extremely well.

I like the look of the letters.

That's a wonderful pen to have available for your use.

Tom K.

[entertainment]

Those tri-color 14C and 18C circa 1960s 149 nibs are really great.

I have several flexible broads but this is the only super broad one I have.

The broad 149 nibs that I have are much stubbier than this one.

[The-Thinker]

While normally an XF kind of guy, I do use this one a fair bit. Think it is more than a 3B, though.....it is 3 nibs welded together.

 

Amazing pen! When did you buy it ? And from where ?

[wspohn]

Amazing pen! When did you buy it ? And from where ?

 

It is a King Eagle nib on a Sailor King of Pen that I bought used on Ebay several years ago.

[The-Thinker]

 

It is a King Eagle nib on a Sailor King of Pen that I bought used on Ebay several years ago.

Thats amazing the cheapest that i see these days is like 40000 usd which is crazy !! I wish they make them again but it seems they dont have plans

Edited May 29, 2020 by The-Thinker