Pre-Owned Pens

Italian pen makers continue to impress with the Aurora Optima. A bold, reliable luxury pen, this writing instrument looks almost new with minimal wear. We flushed it out, and there as a little ink inside it. Thus, it was used. Yet, its medium-point 14k gold nib still writes as if it needs a little breaking in. The more you write with it, the more it will conform to your hand. Our preowned pen even includes its original boxes and papers. Click the headline for close-ups. 12.5cm capped.

Many people go ga-ga for the stunning Omas Arco designs, but the blue-and-orange "Saffron" design really blows our mind. This is the large Omas Paragon at 14.1cm in length while capped. It is in good working order, with a smooth piston fill. It does have some wear from use but no cracks, brassing or deep scratches. Also included are its original boxes and papers. Beyond the stunning celluloid is a delightfully smooth two-tone 18k gold nib that writes a juicy medium line. This one sports the year 1997 on the section. Click the headline for close-ups.

Carry two of your most prized writing instruments with style in this supple, leather pouch. The two sides of the pouch are divided. One side is big enough for a Montblanc 149 and the other side is just "write" for a Montblanc Classique...or similar-sized pen of any brand. Minimal wear from past use. We aren't sure anyone guess it wasn't brand new.

You know that scene in the Jack Nicholson/Faye Dunaway noir movie "Chinatown"? "She's my sister. She's my daughter. She's my sister. She's my daughter." Well, this handsome blue pen has a similar problem. It's an Omas. It's a Levenger. It's an Omas. It's a Levenger. We call it the Levenger-Omas Articula. It was made in partnership by Omas for the famed Levenger pen catalog company. It is much like an Omas Ogiva, though possibly a little more slender. The pen shows a little more wear in real life, but its piston works smoothly and there are no cracks. Some deep scratches and wear spots, though. You actually have tiny bit of flex in its 14k gold nib. It can go from an extra-fine to about a broad, if you are gentle. 14cm capped.

If you thought that the Montegrappa Modigliani was gorgeous but out of your price range, give this Levenger True Writer Select a close look. The cap and barrel design look nearly identical, without the aquamarine and gold nib. Our preowned pen comes with its original boxes and a converter. You will write a smooth medium...even if the steel nib is stamped broad. Minimal wear will be found on the pen. We think one of the nicer things about these "Select" pens is that they are larger than standard True Writer models. Click the headline for close-ups. 15.2cm capped.

Feast your eyes on the Stipula I Castoni Lapis fountain pen. We believe this to be a New Old Stock pen. We dipped the nib in water, and no ink came off it. The converter is still in its little baggie with a standard international ink cartridge. The pen comes with its original boxes and papers. Silver-plated trim and this stunning blue acrylic are very attractive. You can see spots of purple like clouds at sunset mixed in with the blue. Click the headline for close-ups. Its two-toned 18k gold nib is marked fine, but we haven't dipped it, in case this is New Old Stock. No cracks or scratches. However, there are two odd small ovals imprinted into the cap. They seem more like a manufacturing defect than wear to this otherwise pristine pen. 13.8cm capped.

Blue-pen lovers that we are, we think there is no topping the Pelikan City Series Stockholm pens for looks. It is easily the most attractive of the "cities." Ours is in excellent working worker, showing only minimal wear from use...and some scratches on the piston filler knob and the section grip. We find it rather amusing that it comes in the "Grand Place" city series pen's box. It is the right size and shape box for the Stockholm, just the wrong labels on the box. Click the headline to see close-ups of the pen and nib. Marked "M" for medium, you will find that this two-tone 18k gold nib writes a buttery smooth double broad line. It is a gusher. Located on the top of the cap's black "jewel" is a frosted gold logo of a mama pelican and two chicks. 13.1cm capped.

It is difficult to find these one-year only blue Pelikan Souveran M805 fountain pens with silvery trim. They had a short production run and they weren't flying off the shelves nearly 20 years ago, as they do today. This is the first 805 that we've seen in this color scheme. We've seen far more of the M605s in this color scheme. Anyhow, our pen is in excellent working order. It does have a little wear from use, but it isn't bad. No cracks or deep scratches. You will write a fine line--bordering on extra-fine--with its two-ton 18k gold nib. It is both smooth and sensitive enough to provide the lightest of feedback. It comes with a Pelikan box. The logo background is black with a white mama pelican and two chicks on top of the cap. 14cm capped.