Esterbrook "Back to the Land" fountain pen & its strange cap

[mistercrisp42]

I recently bought an Esterbrook "Back to the Land - Funky Lake" fountain pen.  It is a beautiful teal blue color.  This is my second Estie - I bought an Estie Jr. a year ago and loved the pen and its nib.  I really like my new pen a lot, but there is a strange thing built into the cap.  When you put the cap over the nib, you run into a bit of resistance because there is some kind of spring loaded cover for the nib, inside the cap.  I find this new "thing" just a bit annoying because you have to consciously push the pen into the cap.  Am I the only one out here that is not fond of this feature?  I am guessing that perhaps the nib is less likely to dry out with this new inner cap?  Just curious what others think about this.  I have thought of perhaps pulling the inner cap and spring out of the cap, but I guess that would be stupid.

 

Ken

[Sh.Andrews]

Yes, it is to prevent the nib from drying out and works extremely well.  I would think you will get used to it quickly and don't recommend removing it.

 

I'm surprised the Jr. doesn't have one.

[mistercrisp42]

Thanks for your reply.  The Estie Jr. may have the inner cap, it's hard to tell, but it is not spring-loaded.  Probably because is is a shorter pen.  So what I dislike is having to push the pen into the cap.  But I promise not to take out the inner cap and spring!  Thanks,

ken