Conklin Duragraph Forest Green Fountain Pen, Stub Nib (CK71320)

This Conklin fountain pen with stub nib delivers a smooth, expressive line variation, blending 1890’s craftsmanship with reliable performance. Balanced in hand, it transforms everyday writing into a refined, enjoyable experience. Glad that I purchased it and every fountain pen lover should have it.

I accidentally ordered the 1.1 stub instaed of the medium nib. When I realized the mistake it was already out for delivery. I decided to give it a try and it turned out to be great. The pen is beautiful and very well crafted. The only compromise is that the medium would have been a two-tone gold steel nib, while the stub is only steel. The stub writes like a dream. It has a little bit of feed and bleed, but that might be due to my inexperience with stubs, and the moderate paper quality. To that effect, I immediately ordered a rhodia and a clairfontain pad for writing. To me it is perfect.

Bought it as a gift. Beautiful pen, stub nib to use with shimmering inks that can cause flow problems. Received on time and nicely packaged.

Pluma de muy buena calidad, su escritura es suave y fluida, se desliza como la seda, es bonita y su material de resina es de un tacto ideal, me encanta escribir con ella y es en mi opinión muy económica para la calidad que tiene.

Love this pen, writes beautifully

The ink does not flow nicely and the nib just doesn't work well. I really wanted to love this pen. Win some. Lose some.

I was intrigued to see how well a stub nib worked and the quality of the Conklin. The stub nib is fun and does add flair to one's writing. It is not flexible, but I did not expect it would be. The Conkiln pen, sans nib assembly, is reasonably well made and comfortable if you like slightly larger pens. This model takes a Jowo #6 (in fact, that is what the Conklin nib is, apparently). I purchased a Jowo omni-flex and installed it in the Conklin body, with out any problems. Both nibs (stub and omni-flex) write well, if somewhat moist. I did not experience any of the dry starts or other problems noted by some reviewers here and elsewhere. I would rate is a reasonable first pen, to introduce someone to the joys of fountain pens - but only if they are comfortable with a larger, i.e. thicker, writing instrument. Will I use it as my everyday pen? No. But for special occasions and say, birthday cards and so on, yes.