I am looking to buy just a used barrel for a Namiki Vanishing Point (or Pilot). Doesn't need to be anything too fancy, just functional. I have a VP nib and converter, but no barrel. Please respond to idealaw at concentric dot net Thanks, John

Greetings! Happy 4th of July! Our Summer Sale is now in progress and will end at midnight on the 4th of July 2004. To show our appreciation for your continued support, we would like to offer you a coupon for an additional 10% off all items in our online store (including those on our "What's New"...

Oh my goodness... Recently, I began to write again, and what a mess my handwriting has become! As a former letter writer (a change of jobs and then the computer did my writing in), I used to correspond with friends through pages of letters. Because of speed and the ball points that I used,...

Are the Aspire and Pendulum ballpoints available in the USA as they don't seem to have made it to the UK? L G Hogg

I tried my first bottle of Diamine ink a couple of weeks ago and found that I really like it! I know that Diamine is an old company, but I also read an article lately that said their formulas and chemicals are new. The ink has great flow, isn't too thick, good color saturation, and doesn't seem to...

Hiya all, I'm cleaning out my "some day I'm gonna..." box and am offering 14 (roughly) Sheaffer and Waterman project and parts pens. All are post-hard rubber so no 55's here. the nibs are probably worth it alone. Also included is a Parker 21 with aerometric filler, which apparently works; and an...

Munich Pen Show at the Royal-Bavarian Residency July 10th 2004 I would like to invite you to the 1st MPS. The event will take place in the historical rooms of the Royal-Bavarian Residency (where the Bavarian Kings quartered in the 19th century, when residing in Munich). You will a map and further...

I have a lovely Sailor Chalana in sterling silver and I'm trying to obtain a converter for it. I undertsnad that despite the extremely slim barrel such converters were made but I can't trace one on the web. Anyone either got one they are prepared to sell or know of someone else who...

Does anyone know how to tighten the barrel on a waterman charleston. It must be made in two pieces separated bythe gold ring in the middle. At the moment the two pieces twist slightly but I can't seem to tighten them up. Must be some sort of trick as to how they are connected. Any ideas? Thanks BC

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Hi All, Who would you recommend for Esterbrook pen repairs? ThanX! Dean

I love their violet ink - superb - but, if I forget to retract the point, it leaks in contact with my shirt. I've ruined two shirts that way so far. One solution would be to use them with a capped pen but I don't know of any that accept Parker gel refills. Basically, the problem is that Parker...

Can anyone tell me what the advandages of using a converter over cartridges is?

Does anyone know precisely how much ink the long and short international cartridges hold? While we're at it, does anyone know how much ink the Schaeffer cartridges hold? I'm just trying to get a handle on prices and what's a good value. It's easy to figure out for bottled ink, but cartridges don't...

Appreciate comments on the new Pelikan Epoch. Thanks! Pelikanyo Paul

I'm goin' nuts without Rambling Snail! :(

I am seeking information on the Vernon Pen Company which may have been associated somehow with Ritepoint. I have recently acquired several of their pencils and would like to know more about the company. Thanks, Michael Little Phoenix, Arizona

I sent a few emails to him re; purchase of some of the pens displayed on his website, but never got a response. (been over a month) I realize of course that he has seriously rewritten the rules of ink. Does anyone know if he is still selling his vintage FPs, if he will resume, etc etc...

Can anyone direct me to where I could find decent quality Mont Blanc replica fountain pens.

I've been looking for years for a reasonable substitute for my (former) favorite in this color: Crescent Fre-Flow. Well, this is it. This is a deep, dark blue-black with a pronounced tendency toward black. The color is perfect and I wouldn't change it a bit. When held under water, the blue goes...