Pilot Metropolitan Collection Fountain Pen, Silver Barrel, Medium, Each

Comments about Pilot Metropolitan Collection Fountain Pen, Silver Barrel, Medium, Each:

This is a fantastic fountain pen and up to the usual high standards set by Pilot. It comes with the Pilot CON-20 squeeze-type converter. I recommend upgrading to the CON-50 Piston Converter (not available at Staples), though the CON-50 does not hold as much ink as the CON-20; I still prefer the piston-style. I'm a homemade ink-maker and find that my iron gall ink works well in this pen as well as most other Pilot fountain pens (I attribute this to their excellent nib feeds). The nib can be swapped out with the Pilot Plumix and Pilot 78G nibs, if you prefer italic or other size nibs. The nib it comes with is between a fine and medium by American standards. This pen is a great value and I love how it writes. Since it's made out of brass, it is a tad on the heavy side, but it has the heft of quality. Two thumbs up!

Comments about Pilot Metropolitan Collection Fountain Pen, Silver Barrel, Medium, Each:

Fantastic fountain pen. Works as well as my Pelikan, but at one tenth the price. Very smooth writer and writes a very decent line for a medium point. Highly recommended.

Comments about Pilot Metropolitan Collection Fountain Pen, Silver Barrel, Medium, Each:

You really can't do better for a fountain pen in this price range than the Pilot Metropolitan. This pen has a lightweight but sturdy metal body, a smooth nib, a feed that functions perfectly, and an interesting squeeze-type converter that works well for bottled ink. The Lamy Safari pen has been the king of the starter/budget fountain pens for a while, but I think that the Pilot Metropolitan is now a strong competitor. I would highly recommend this pen!