Hongdian Fountain Pen Fine Nib Black Forest Series Classic Design Signature Collection with Converter and Pen Case Set

The number of good reviews tell a true story. This is a great fountain pen (fine nib) and I have expensive Lamy and Sheaffer too, this honestly compares very well. The weight balance is good, it writes extremely well - if you’re still not sure, there are actually YouTube reviews out there too that sing this pen’s praises!

Solid black pen in grey box. Looks good. Metal body. Medium nib. Excellent for writing. Consistent line. Reliable.Perhaps overly so, for drawing. Gives a firm black line - little variation.That may change as ink runs out.Overall, a good pen. Recommended.

I am really pleased with this pen. I'd had a bad experience trying a cheaper pen from a different company, and also a disappointing experience with a LAMY Safari that turned out to be super scratchy. This pen writes SO much better! The smoothness of the nib & the consistency of the flow from this are what I was hoping for when I decided to buy a fountain pen.My only slight issue is that, the way I personally hold a pen, the ridge to the main body of the pen digs into my hand slightly, so I don't think it would be super comfortable for me to write with for long periods. But the performance makes me want to keep picking it up to scribble something with it.It has a satisfying weight to it & a nice presentation box. All in all, a nice pen.

Felt like buying a fountain cartridge pen for work. Decided upon this as it’s reasonably priced. The pen is stylishly smart. Nice firm lid and a good weight. I bought the fine nib and it writes very well and smoothly. Please remember though you need the specific sized ink cartridges for it but they are cheap enough so no problems. So far so good after a few days of using it.

Based on the price, I wasn’t expecting much but the Hongdian Black Forest fountain pen is impressive. It looks slick and more expensive than it is. It feels solid but not too heavy, I used it last night for about an hour and experienced no discomfort. I filled the converter with Parker Quink ink (does not takes cartridges- I checked a few) and have to say the most impressive thing was that it worked straight away! It did not need time to start flowing or to be “run in”.

The first thing that struck me about this pen is how solid it is. It weighs more than the tin box it comes in! It looks like the kind of thing an electrician might have in his tool box to test currents in switches at first glance and feels as sturdy. This is not a lightweight pen. It weighs in at over 30g with a full converter of ink in it and lays down a solid line (there's thst word again). This strikes me as a very masculine pen in black and wouldn't be out of place on the desk of some kind of Perce Brosnan looking executive signing billion pound contracts with it. Its very understated in its elegance and that definitely sells it to me- it's not trying too hard to be a fashion accessory but to be what it was made for. It writes well, a good flow and fills easily with the converter which fits in well.

I was a little hesitant when I was about to order this pen because I never heard about this company and so it was a bit of a gamble. Turned out to be the best pen I currently own! It is sturdy, its colors do not seem to fade, it has very smooth writing (fine nib), it comes with a converter. I am also the owner of a couple of Faber Castells, a Basic (fine) and a Neo Slim (fine). The first one was my favorite so far, with a very good quality nib and smooth writing, although some parts of it felt a bit "cheap" (especially the cap). Neo slim suffered from a non-airtight cap, so I never really got to use it since the ink was quickly drying. This baby, the Black Forest, is built like a tank, writes as smoothly as the FB Basic, and the cap is a snag fit, so no drying issues. I could not recommend this pen enough.

The pen itself is physically very nice. Good to hold and well-balanced. The nib i smooth. When the ink is flowing it's also nice to write with. However even after a few minutes - capped - ink doesn't flow freely. After a day it's a proper hard start - wet the nib a few times to get the ink going. That makes it pretty much unusable for me unfortunately.