What Chinese Pens Are You Using Today? 2020 + 21

[readytotalk]

52 minutes ago, Bikerchick said:

I got this beauty in the mail today:

 

I haven't got the foggiest what it is, because the seller listed it in typical non-descript AliExpress jargon and the pen itself doesn't sport a brand of any kind. The nib is one of those standard 0.5mm "iridium point" specimens, but holy moly, this is one pleasant little pen. 

Congrats, @Bikerchick! Nice colour! 

My Chinese pen for today is vintage dark red ebonite "Doctor pen", circa 1940. 

Here is vintage newspaper clipping.

 

[Bikerchick]

16 minutes ago, readytotalk said:

Congrats, @Bikerchick! Nice colour! 

My Chinese pen for today is vintage dark red ebonite "Doctor pen", circa 1940. 

Here is vintage newspaper clipping.

 

I'm not going to lie, Alexey, I am slightly envious of your impressive collection of vintage Chinese pens. This is another gorgeous one. How does it write? 

[readytotalk]

3 minutes ago, Bikerchick said:

This is another gorgeous one. How does it write? 

Stiff nib with definite feedback, but due to open nib slit it reminds me... well, maybe vintage Duofolds, or some well-tuned Japanese nibs like Sailor in F size.

It seems the nib starts just a moment before it touches the paper) 

I rarely write with this pen and try to keep it safe, but... temptation is irresistible)

[Antenociticus]

I've been playing with a recently purchased PenBBS 487 magnet filler. The mechanism is definitely a bit dodgy but it worked in the end. I like the long section and the pen sits nicely in my hand. And the F nib writes beautifully.

[readytotalk]

Today`s choice is Wing Sung 102 - possibly earliest Parker 51 clone with 12K conical nib. The most distinctive visible difference is the rubber sac under the blind cap). if this moment is excluded - the similarity with Parker is striking) 

  

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

7 minutes ago, readytotalk said:

Today`s choice is Wing Sung 102 - possibly earliest Parker 51 clone with 12K conical nib. The most distinctive visible difference is the rubber sac under the blind cap). if this moment is excluded - the similarity with Parker is striking) 

  

wow... and i thought the 601 was a good clone... this is disturbing.

how is the performance? is it worth it to hunt one down in your opinion?

 

[Helen350]

Moonman 80S  - F. nib (writes likes a F/M)   Ink:  deAtramentis Adular Blue

Sheaffer Lead Pencil

 

 

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

How is the 80s? How does the nib performance compare to a parker 45?

[Helen350]

1 hour ago, IThinkIHaveAProblem said:

How is the 80s? How does the nib performance compare to a parker 45?

 

My 80s is a pretty smooth writer with a bit of feedback.  Writes best with a

wet ink.  Do not own a Parker 45, so, therefore, cannot compare the two.

My only hooded nib pens are the Jinhao 616, Jinhao 51A, Moonman 80S,

Katsuma (Japanese made), and the smoothest of them all the Haolilai 86

(no longer made).  My Haolilai writes buttery smooth and I have owned it

for about 13-14 yrs.

 

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

1 hour ago, Helen350 said:

 

My 80s is a pretty smooth writer with a bit of feedback.  Writes best with a

wet ink.  Do not own a Parker 45, so, therefore, cannot compare the two.

My only hooded nib pens are the Jinhao 616, Jinhao 51A, Moonman 80S,

Katsuma (Japanese made), and the smoothest of them all the Haolilai 86

(no longer made).  My Haolilai writes buttery smooth and I have owned it

for about 13-14 yrs.

 

Cool. Sounds about how my 45s handle. Thanks  

[readytotalk]

On 5/24/2021 at 8:57 PM, IThinkIHaveAProblem said:

wow... and i thought the 601 was a good clone... this is disturbing.

how is the performance? is it worth it to hunt one down in your opinion?

The overall impression is very good. Apparently, the task was to create a real clone, not semblance.

The pen is made of sturdy hard plastic (I guess it`s lucite or something very similar), scratch-proof and well-polished.

Very smooth 12K nib, it looks and feels almost identical to Parker 51.

I can recommend it, definitely, if there is a chance to buy.

[readytotalk]

And here is a "Xing Fu" from 1950s, the predecessor of "Lucky", another combination "conical nib / transparent section".

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

12 hours ago, readytotalk said:

The overall impression is very good. Apparently, the task was to create a real clone, not semblance.

The pen is made of sturdy hard plastic (I guess it`s lucite or something very similar), scratch-proof and well-polished.

Very smooth 12K nib, it looks and feels almost identical to Parker 51.

I can recommend it, definitely, if there is a chance to buy.

Thanks

 I’ve got a search up for it, but no luck so far. 

[richila]

 

Lanbitou in rose golden/red copper

Trying to write a letter with my current favorite pen by richila9098, on Flickr

[Bikerchick]

Several months ago, I ordered a Wing Sung 380 from AE.  The conical nib had a bit of a break-in period but after a few refills, it wrote beautifully. It did come with a flaw: the ring under the nib isn't perfectly round so there's the smallest of gaps between it and the bottom of the nib. As I tend to hold my pens quite low on the section, this always results in ink on my index finger when I write with this pen. 

Any excuse is good enough to order a new pen, so a few weeks ago, I bought another 380 (which came as part of a package deal). Much to my surprise, it is smaller and thinner than my first 380, and the nib is significantly smaller too. I had no idea this 380 came in different sizes. 

 

The first edition:

 

 

The new one on the right:

 

 

The difference in nib sizes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Helen350]

Yangtze 90 - M. nib.  Ink:  Diamine Aurora Borealis

Jinhao 777 - Demonstrator - F. nib.  Ink:  Akkerman Scharlaken van Jan Steen

[Bikerchick]

6 hours ago, Helen350 said:

Yangtze 90 - M. nib.  Ink:  Diamine Aurora Borealis

Jinhao 777 - Demonstrator - F. nib.  Ink:  Akkerman Scharlaken van Jan Steen

That Yangtze kind of reminds me of my Hei Long Jiang 90:

 

Does the Yangtze have a secret compartment under the top finial too? 

[Helen350]

2 hours ago, Bikerchick said:

That Yangtze kind of reminds me of my Hei Long Jiang 90:

 

Does the Yangtze have a secret compartment under the top finial too? 

No secret compartment.  Likes the looks of your pen.

[Helen350]

Crocodile  168 - M. nib.  Ink:  Iroshizuku Kon Peki

Jinhao 777 - F/M nib.  Ink:  Diamine Apple Glory

[mightyknight]

Hero 329 (Fine nib) is always one of my favorites. 

Planning to buy a Hero 100 or WingSung 601. Wanna try how the 14k nib writes.