Sailor Profit Fude de Mannen Calligraphy Fountain Pen Retro 51 The lower part is glossy

The lower part is glossy lacquer while the top is plated in polished chrome and colour-banded to match the lower barrel

This special edition pen features a cheery marbled orange/yellow acrylic barrel mimicking the sun with an ivory and gold trim cap

The Cross Calais is a substantial-looking rollerball: deliciously fat-barrelled and displaying the superior craftsmanship for which Cross are known

but now they're designing and making their own pens

Sailor Profit Fude de Mannen Calligraphy Fountain Pen Retro 51 The lower part is glossyThe Sailor Profit Fude de Mannen Calligraphy fountain pen is a very unusual product. What might look like an ordinary fountain pen is acutally a very specialist bit of kit: the nib, rather than extending to a normal point, is angled at 55 . This angled nib allows the pen to be used like a brush pen: altering the angle at which you write will give varied line widths, perfect for lettering or Kanji. Use with Sailor cartridges. Will take a converter if