Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/02

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Subject: [Leica] Pens: thoughts before I leave
From: msmall at aya.yale.edu (Marc James Small)
Date: Mon May 2 16:18:03 2005
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At 09:01 AM 5/3/05 +1000, firkin wrote:
>Hey, I know this is way away from Leica, and I've always been a good OT 
>boy, 
>so please forgive. I have wanted to buy a good fountain pen for years, and 
>I 
>began looking recently again. I remember some of you have favorite pens: 
>reasons, thoughts and downright opinions now sought --- what fountain pen 
>should a letter writing LUGGER be using ;-) 


A Rapidograph #3 is the way to go.  India Ink rules, though Higgens clogs a
bit more than does the German Koh-i-Noor ink.

One of the greatest aspects of the Rapidograph is that it can be overhauled
in the field if it should clog.

Marc

msmall@aya.yale.edu 
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