It has been around four months since the last time I presented this list, and while not many, there have been a few significant changes. The number has increased as a result of bringing some older pens out of storage for the Southern England pen club meet last weekend and deciding I want to carry on using them. There are several other pens on my desk awaiting review and so not seen below. One of these may well join the brigade below.

The Permanent Resident

Pininfarina Segno PF2 with a medium steel nib, filled with Pilot Iroshizuku Syo-Ro. I am not sure if this pen should be put here, but it has been in my active collection since I bought it several years ago. The quick removing/replacing cap makes this a great quick note taker and it is also a really nice pen to use.

The Other Pens

18111 Gold Dancing Feathers in Cosmic Storm with a fine steel Franklin Christoph SIG nib and filled with Pilot Iroshizukuk Ina-Ho. Brought out for the pen club meet I found it very hard to put away again after. Pen looks stunning and has a suitably matched ink, however the colour is one I may not use much which could doom the pen over time.

Franklin Christoph 40 Panther with a broad steel SIG nib and filled with Franklin Christoph Urushi Red. This is a special pen due to the nib. Back in July 2018 at the Miami Pen Show, legendary nibmeister Jim Rouse suddenly collapsed and passed away. He was not actually there with Franklin Christoph but with his own table he occasionally ran. I had not met the man, but it had always been my plan to try to do so at some point in the future (especially as I have a friend near Philadelphia). After the event Franklin Christoph decided to pull their stock of Jim’s nibs from sale and instead to hold a raffle for them to raise money for Jim’s grandchildren. I won one of the nibs and chose a black/shadow broad SIG. I had always fancied a Panther and just after arranging delivery of the nib Franklin Christoph announced a limited number of the pens in Ghost and Smoke finish. Perfect for the nib.

Hakase NJ15A with a Fine-Medium Hakase branded 14k gold Pilot 15 nib and filled with Hakase Light Sepia ink. At some point this might start going to work, the only catch is loading it with the real sepia ink as that is a bit light for my normal note taking and writing (for more information on why this and it’s dark variant are the only true fountain pen sepia inks, read here).

Lamy 2000 with a medium 14k gold nib and filled with Lamy Black. Previously I said keeping this pen out was not planned, and it is still the case, but it works well as my black ink solution.

Magna Carta Elements Water with a medium steel nib, filled with Pelikan Edelstein Sapphire. Finding it hard to stop using this pen. Says a lot about the model and especially the nib. Must admit there have been a couple of times when I have wondered if I should replace it, but time will tell and certainly not for the moment.

Early 1990s Montblanc 146 with a medium, stub like, 14k nib and filled with Montblanc Toffee Brown. Actually being used more than when it was previously part of my daily set, however that does not guaranty its place. It might still be here come the next list, it might not.

Nine Bespoke Pens Rosetta with a medium steel Franklin Christoph SIG nib, filled with Dominant Industry Earl Grey Tea. I still enjoy using this pen, though the experience has been added to by the moving a medium SIG nib across from my Franklin Christoph 66 Stablis.

Onoto Platinum Jubilee Magna Classic with a broad steel nib and now filled with Diamine/Cult Pens Coronation. A Writing Equipment Society special edition to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of our late Queen filled with an ink to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. Presently this is the main pen I use for signing in, where required, even with it now being loaded with a shimmer ink.

Sailor Pocket Pen with a gold 14k fine nib and filled with a black Sailor cartridge. I’m in three minds what to do with this pen. First to keep it out for fine annotation, its present situation. Second to use it as the companion to my Midori Traveller Pocket Journal, though it could be too fine a writer for that, and third to retire it. Time will tell. One thing that could count against it is the pen can be a hard starter as the nib dries out very quickly.

Yard-O-Led Astoria Grand with a gold 18k medium nib filled with Franklin Christoph Dark Emerald. I only put this pen away around 6 months ago and now it is back out. Too many Yard-O-Led pens being shown at the pen club, so this came out of storage and now I’m struggling to put it away again.

In the Kitchen

Powerful Signature Orkney Heather with a medium steel nib, now filled with ScriBo Classico Sepia. Once I’ve emptied the converter I may swap out this pen, or I could once more just use another fill.

Back in to Storage

Franklin Christoph Model 66 Stablis in frosted ice with a medium SIG steel nib. This has been on my desk since I very first bought it many moons ago. It was my first Franklin Christoph pen and only changed over the last eight (?) years by switching the nib from a fine SIG to a medium SIG. I finally finished the ink it contained and as I have another existing pen in use with red ink I decided to finally call it a day with this old workhorse. For now anyhow.

Gravitas FPUK22 with a double broad steel nib. I thought this one would be part of the desk collection for a lot longer, but with it’s ink now finished I’m not sure what to use next and I have most the colours I need already covered.

Shibui North Copper Pocket Pen with a fine (?) steel nib. Originally replaced as the pen attached to my smaller journal to give the ION Infinity II a decent run, with the failings of the latter I decided not to bring the Shibui North pen back.

Attached to Journals

Lamy Scala in Dark Violet (2019 limited edition) with a fine 14k gold nib (which was swapped in at purchase for the stock steel nib) and filled with Faux Lamy Dark Lilac, attached to my Midori Traveller journal.

Pilot Elite (E95S) with a medium 14k gold nib and filled with ScriBo Giallo Cannella now once more attached to my Midori Traveller Passport pocket journal, a position it held for a for years until around 2018/9.