Conklin All American Fountain Pen in Southwest Turquoise – Medium Nib, Versatile Design & Superior Craftsmanship – Ideal Gift for Professionals & Pen Collectors

Enjoy this vintage pen. But a stub nib did not write well for as I expected. I purchased JoWo Medium nib to replace and now this pen is perfect with Hongdian black ink.

Great pen…looks great and writes well

Pen is almost perfect. I prefer these plastic/resin pens to heavy brass. This pen has nice weight. I love blue, the color of this pen is perfect. It’s a good size. A bit thicker n longer when the cap is posted. Very nice feel. I very much recommend. The reason it’s only 4 stars is because of the shipping. Three weeks to arrival is too much. There’s no reason for that. In addition the tracking number I was provided only showed that a label was created. It didn’t even show the post office was in possession of the thing. Right up to delivery day I could get NO progress on tracking. I believe the company is responsible for the way this went. Either they don’t know how to do it, or they were too cheap to do it. Either way it’s a disservice to the customer, and the reason I won’t buy again. I even sent the seller a request for info through the amazon site, and received no response. Shame on you Conklin…

I've searched for the perfect fountain pen for 20+ years and this is it. I've owned everything from Pentel to Montblanc, and I think this is the perfect pen for me. I prefer to use a pen unposted -- most are too short or too long, but this is perfect for my hand. I was worried about the nib, based on other reviews, but this pen came with an awesome nib. The extra-fine nib is not scratchy and moves across the page better than many of my fine and medium nib pens. I loaded it up with a Waterman cartridge and was writing immediately -- no skipping or issues with ink flow. I'll definitely be getting another one.

Great American quality.

The media could not be loaded. Muy linda la pluma pero no cumple con su propósito, como se muestra en el vídeo no baja la tinta. Me salió más buena una pluma Cross de $18.Boté el dinero.Deberían de reembolsar el dinero.Very nice pen but it doesn't serve its purpose, as shown in the video it doesn't get the ink down. I got a better $18 Cross pen.I threw my money away.They should refund the money.

My brownstone version of this pen has a very rich blending of colors, with a few pearlescent highlights. The acrylic is so thick that there is no need to fear chipping of the cap opening, even without a metal trim ring. The pen posts well.This is my second Conklin pen with their black stub nib. Like the first, it writes very smoothly, especially for a stub, and with a little attention to angle and pressure is capable of some extreme flex-like effects.

The reborn Conklin Pen Company does a very good job of making fountain pen barrels and caps. Unfortunately whoever makes their steel nibs is not performing at the same level. The All American series is a large, cigar-shaped pen that fits nicely in the hand. The resin used has good color and a high polished finish. The threads on the barrel and cap mate perfectly, as does the grip section and the barrel. The converter is somewhat disappointing as average at best. If you are intending to use cartridges that is a better idea.The steel nib is a good size, but there ends the "good". Although it is fairly smooth on my standard Clairefontaine test paper, it is a completely unacceptable non-starter. Even freshly filled and dipped, the nib skips and writes dry. Each time the nib is picked up from the paper it reverts to not writing. Of all the steel nibs I have used -- including Lamy, Pelikan, Monteverde, Parker, Waterman, and TWSBI -- this is by far the worst.Verdict: a disappointing performance from an otherwise well-made pen.