Pre-Owned Pens with Nib Size: M

Black with platinum-plated trim...or is it rhodium plating...always looks sharp on a luxury pen. Our preowned luxury pen is a Pelikan Ductus. These handsome beauties were only made for a short while. For Pelikan aficionados it is an 800-size pen. Click the headline for a close-up of the unique design of its 18k gold nib. It is marked "B" for broad, but when we tested it, we thought it felt more like a buttery smooth medium with a little line variation. Also unique to this pen is that it is cartridge only. Unscrew the blind cap in the tail to reveal a cartridge carriage that hold two standard international size cartridges...no converters. The cap logo is a frosted, silvery mama pelican with one chick. 14.3cm capped.

Fill in your Montblanc Writer's Series with the year 2000's entry, the Montblanc Friedrich Schiller. More famous in Germany than the rest of the world, Schiller was a playwright who focused his themes around freedom. His best known play is "William Tell," the overture of which is more famous than the play. Pen collectors of a certain age know the overture as the theme song to "The Long Ranger." Our preowned luxury pen is number 7377 of 18000. Guaranteed authentic from a dedicated MB collector, this pen comes with its original booklet but no box. Only a couple of traces of minor wear. You will write a smooth medium line with its 18k gold nib. Click the headline for close-ups. This pen's filling system remains a smooth operating device. 13.4cm capped.

Affordable and easy-to-use, Parker Vectors are great gateway drugs into using fountain pens. This preowned pen with a very modern design comes with a super-smooth steel nib that writes a great medium line. It fills with Parker cartridges or Parker converters. It comes with neither, but they are plentiful and easy to find. This dark-blue pen is very light weight. You'll find light wear from use, but there are no significant bits of damage. 13.1cm capped.

Montblanc Classique fountain pens are a must for any writer. From the impression it makes in the board room to the joy of writing in your journal, these are must-have pens. Also known as the 144, our Montblanc is a slightly older variant from before serial numbers and when the company still used superior 14k gold nibs. Our preowned pen includes an original MB converter, too. These pens also take standard international cartridges. No cracks, some wear from use. You will write a very smooth medium line with that classic 14k gold nib. Click the headline for close-ups. 13.4cm capped.

Sheaffer Preludes remain a popular modern Sheaffer. This one shows a bit of wear, but it is still in good working order. It comes with its original box and papers. Also included is its original aerometric-style, squeeze-bar converter. The nice thing about it is that modern Sheaffer cartridges and converters still fit. You will write a nice fine line with a little feedback. It is a steel nib that is marked medium, but we tested it and feel it is more of a fine. The lining of the box has come unglued, as you can see the photo. 13.3cm capped.

Fit enough for pharaoh, this limited edition Cross Townsend Lapis Lazuli uses the same lapis quarry as the ancient Egyptians! We love these gold-flecked beauties. Showing minimal wear to the cap and barrel, you will find this preowned luxury pen to be stunning. Click the headline for a close-up. You will write a wet, medium line with its two-tone 18k gold nib that was mistakenly marked "F" for fine. A Cross converter is included with the pen. Unfortunately, we no longer have the boxes or papers. 15cm capped.

The modern Waterman pen company began to find its groove again in the 1980s and '90s. Sales began to return from oblivion with pens such as this Waterman Laureat. Our attractive blue-marble preowned pen shows a little wear from use, but it is in pretty good cosmetic shape. Only the steel nib shows any obvious wear, as its gold plating is coming off in places. Click the headline for close-ups. You will write a nice fine line with the nib, even though it is marked "M" for medium. The original standard international converter is included. 13cm capped.

Here's a little something you don't see every day. It is a modern Ranga Bamboo pen from India that someone modified with a vintage 14k gold Weidlich nib from Cincinnati, Ohio! We find it writes a medium line with a little scratchiness. The preowned pen is shaped like bamboo and made of black hard rubber. It comes with a standard international converter. It is a fairly large pen, too. Click the headline for close-ups. 15.3cm capped.