Guys, please behave ...

Martin

I love fountain pens! Actually now collect those rather than B&O!! Mont Blanc do make good pens but they are rather expensive and are regarded  by some as a boutique brand. I suppose this could be regarded as a bit like B&O except Mont Blanc are one of the big players.I do have a 146 Le Grand which is fine, but it is a little soulless some how. 

The Lamy pictured is a Lamy Studio Matte Black with a steel nib.  Worth about £35 new I suppose. The Lamy to get is the Lamy 2000 which is a classic design, dating back to 1966 and with a platinum plated 14 carat gold nib and piston filling mechanism.  To be honest, Lamys do little for me , with the possible exception of the 2000. Forget freebies with cars and get a real pen! I am using an Aurora Optima at the moment (I have a rotation of about 30 pens!) and it is wonderful. A little toothiness in the nib makes it satisfying to write with and a wonderful piston filler. I could go on and on but won't this time! 😂

These look nice, Peter. Makes me wish I could actually write something legible on anything else than a keyboard! 😂

The VW Passat I once bought in Germany came with a bottle of champagne in the glove box. I kind of liked that😕

I Bought a Pen and it came with a Keyring but got a Free Car😁 ...

Most expensive Pen I ever Bought😂 ...But did have 4years of fun with the car...Oh yes Pen still going strong and Keyring too!

With this pen there's no questions asked.

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Lamy Studio Matte Black with a steel nib.  Worth about £35 new I suppose. The Lamy to get is the Lamy 2000 which is a classic design, dating back to 1966 and with a platinum plated 14 carat gold nib and piston filling mechanism.  To be honest, Lamys do little for me , with the possible exception of the 2000. Forget freebies with cars and get a real pen! I am using an Aurora Optima at the moment (I have a rotation of about 30 pens!) and it is wonderful. A little toothiness in the nib makes it satisfying to write with and a wonderful piston filler. I could go on and on but won't this time! 😂

I regularly revert to a fountain pen every couple of months or so to return my handwriting to something most folk can read, nothing flash though just a good old Parker. Trouble is nowadays getting hold of a proper left handed nib!