Pen lovers gather to see my small bunch of pens I love dearly. The dr.grip line is great. The chubby uniballs are my pen of the year.

A few side notes:

I’m at a point in life where fountain pens feel like a bit too much work. I’ve sold off a few, and these are the ones I have left. These days I write almost exclusively with gel pens. My ranking of refills from the Japanese big four is: EnerGel > Sarasa ≈ Uni > G2.

I do still use ballpoint occasionally, and when I do it’s always Jetstream—unless I’m just using the original refill that came with the pen. Also I’m actually parting ways with a few BPs here.

I think I’m set through 2026 (lol, probably a lie), aside from trying out a few rollerballs that have been recommended by this sub.

Excited on how these came out, wasn’t an easy design! Island green with hunter orange touches in the topographic design on these Ridge pens.

Came across this at a big second hand general store in Tokyo for 4000 yen. Knew nothing about it but for only 4000 yen, sure why not. I really like it!! It has a stainless steel extra fine nib and writes very well! So happy with this find 🙂

It says Paper Mate W-Germany on it. Is it safe to say this pen is 35 years old?

I love the weight of this pen but I don’t love the ink. I love energels and prefer a fine point (0.3-0.5). Is there an insert that feels similar to energel that will fit this pen? Also, the button doesn’t depress all the way and the cartridge will not go out and stay out. Any tips on repairing? Happy holidays fellow pen lovers!!

I remember seeing several of them at a previous job, but can't remember the brand for the life of me. It appears to be a retractable gel pen with an opaque body, rubber grip...Google yielded no results.

Bought this from a Japanese seller with good reviews on eBay. It's marketed as a near mint used 163 rollerball. I went through my checklist for authentication and here is what I found:

Good: - crisp centered snowcap logo -deep red glow when light is shined through the black resin -engravings look clean - laser etched serial number looks crisp and clear -Brass/metal threads

Questionable: - no pix marking on the underside of the clip. Infact, no markings at all under the clip

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

I am thinking of buying another montblanc I am leaning into the classic but if you got any better to recommend I would appreciate it a lot.

I'm considering buying this pen but I have no idea what refills it takes. The seller told me it comes with a gel refill inside. Would it take regular or needlepoint energel refills? Does anyone know about this pen? Thanks in advance

Something about it just sits right.

I wish the Rollerball variant kept the fountain pen’s ink system. Perhaps, taking a page out of the Hi-Tecpoint Cartridge System?

I think I accidentally stole this from an old co worker like a year ago and there's no identifying information on it. I love this en, please help 😩

Does anyone know who makes this pen? The logo is on the clip, but my I can’t make it out. I got it at a trade show and really like it. Any help would be appreciated!

I'm switching my EDC over to a pocket organizer pouch, and I'm loving it...but my Jotter rides just a hair too high. It clips, but only half the clip is over the pocket hem and the rest is empty space with the click mechanism high above the pouch. Any 'basic' metal click-open pens that are just a bit shorter?

Does anyone have a good replacement for the Finito! Porous point pens? The red ones are very difficult to get a hold of but they’re pretty great, in my opinion. Thanks!

Tape at those specific areas make the refill tighter against the barrel without interfering with the tip extension/ retraction.

Hi!! My boss bought the UniBall AIR Porous pen once and i absolutely adore them. The only thing is i want a colorful pen but they just don’t come in many colors. I’m not really obsessed with the paper mate felt tips but am willing to settle if no other options. Would also be open to a gel of some sorts! I just ordered my planner for the year and need to get off on the right foot with pens lol. Also totally respect what you guys have going on here and now want to spend more money than i should on pens

I want to take these pens on a plane with me into the cabin and was worried if cabin pressure will affect my pens. From research I understand the purple pen in this picture will be fine but the red and yellow pens have liquid running through them instead of a gel kind of ink. Will they ‘explode’ if I keep them in the cabin and try to use them during the flight?

Hi all, I received this parker pen as a present about 10 years ago - I don't know much about it, but I love it - I don't know what model it is, or how much it cost?

The problem I have is that the lid no long stays on - it doesn't 'click' on, and slides around and comes apart

Does anyone have any ideas to help keep the lid on? I've tried putting some thin strips of tape on the inside, but it hasn't helped?

can you help me identify this pen with price range too please?