Filling Mechanism: Piston Filler

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.

Celebrating Italy's hosting of the 1990 World Cup soccer tournament, the green of this modern classic luxury pen symbolizes the color of the soccer pitch. There is a checkerboard design to the usual gold-plated cap band. Our preowned luxury pen comes with all of its original boxes and papers. Gently used, it shows only minor wear. Very minor wear. The piston filler seems to work well. You will love the bouncy way it writes a smooth medium line with its 14k gold nib. Click the headline for close-ups. 14.1cm capped.

We've always been a sucker for blue pens...especially Pelikans. Like Mary Poppins, they are practically perfect in every way. This is the Pelikan Souveran M600. It has some light wear from use, but it was clearly well loved. We lubed up the piston for smooth filling action. It had some very determined-to-remain blue ink in it, but we think got it...or at least most of it...out. You will enjoy the smooth two-toned 14k gold medium-point nib. The 600 series typically fits medium-sized hands to larger hands that aren't likely oversized hands. Comes with its box. The logo is a frosted gold pelican and two chicks on a black background. Click the headline for close-ups. 13.2cm capped.

Krone kicks it up a notch with the Krone Va-Va Voom fountain pen. Curvy with silver-plated trim, it is an attractive addition to your preowned luxury pen collection. Turquoise and amber flecks pop against the milk-chai color of the cap and barrel. It looks as if it were barely ever used. It drips a little after you first fill it, then it holds its ink. After you fill it, we recommend bleeding a couple drops back out and wait for the drips to stop and then wipe it down. It seems to hold ink well after that. Complete with its box and papers. Click the headline for close ups. Its two-tone 18k gold nib writes a smooth medium line. 12.8cm capped.

If we lived in a world in which one could only have one fountain pen, the Pelikan Souveran M800 would be the one for us. Well built, always reliable, holds a ton of ink, large but not oversized. Perfect. Our preowned luxury pen is a great daily driver and it looks great with only a little light wear from use. This one sports the two-tone 18kt gold nib. It is marked fine point, but it writes closer to a medium, as most German pens do. We tuned this one a bit, and it is mostly smooth. You might find that it squeaks a little as it writes. 14.1cm capped.

It is possible that we've never seen a more handsome marbled pen than this Krone Boulder Thunderbird. The red cap and barrel has brilliant red flashes and gorgeous grey veins that are more remarkable than any photo can show. No cracks and only minor wear. The cap ring and pocket clip are silver plated. You fill the pen with a piston knob under the blind cap. Its 18k gold nib writes a wet medium line with a little feedback. The nib imprint says it is an F for fine, but it doesn't write like that. Comes with its original box. Click the headline for close-ups. 13.7cm capped.

The invention of wireless communication in 1895 revolutionized the world. Guglielmo Marconi is generally credited with inventing the radio, and in 1995 the Omas Marconi fountain pen celebrated the 100th anniversary of that incredible achievement. Our pre-owned luxury pen is designed with rings symbolizing radio waves, and the pocket clip represents the transmitting key. Fill this pen with the smooth moving piston activated by a blind cap in the tail. The pen was a user that shows a little wear but no cracks or significant scratches. You will write a very smooth medium-fine line with its 18k gold nib. Unfortunately, we do not have the original boxes or papers. 13.7cm capped.