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January 11, 2015 / Ken Crooker / Fountain Pens, Reviews / 3 Comments

Kaigelu 336 Fountain Pen Review

Kaigelu 336 Fountain Pen
Next up in my “Inexpensive Chinese Fountain Pens” series, I present to you…

Kaigelu 336 Fountain Pen

Price: $20.00
Nib: Medium
Filling System: Screw-Type Piston Converter

About the Pen:

In my research trying to find good Chinese fountain pen manufacturers, the name Kaigelu comes up a lot. I’ve read reviews on different Kaigelu models and nearly every one claims excellent quality and writing experience. I stumbled on an eBay auction for the Kaigelu 336 and immediately loved the way it looked. It’s a little more expensive than other pens I was looking at, and because I was fresh off my Crocodile disaster, I didn’t want to trust a random eBay seller with this one. So I searched around, found it on iSellPens, and put in my order. Let me say that all the pictures of this pen on the Internet just don’t do it justice. This is an absolutely stunning pen and I just couldn’t wait to ink it up and get writing. How does it write? Keep reading to find out…. Read More

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November 12, 2014 / Ken Crooker / Fountain Pens, Reviews / 4 Comments

Yiren 823 Fountain Pen Review

Yiren 823 Fountain Pen

The next entry in my “Cheap Chinese Pens I Got from eBay” series is the…

Yiren 823 Fountain Pen

Price: $7.00
Nib: Medium/Fine
Filling System: Twist-Style Piston Converter & International Standard Cartridge

About the Pen

This was one of the first pens I purchased during my recent eBay bender, and it was one of the ones I was most excited about. I just loved everything about the way it looked in the pictures, so I took a chance on it. Within five minutes of inking it up, I decided it was worth every penny. The short story is: This pen rocks! The long story is…. Read More

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September 28, 2014 / Ken Crooker / Fountain Pens, Reviews / 2 Comments

Duke Uranus M25 Fountain Pen Review

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The next entry in my “Cheap Chinese Pens I Got from eBay” series is the…

Duke Uranus M25 Fountain Pen

Price: $5.90
Nib: Extra Fine, Steel, Hooded
Country of Origin: China
Filling System: Piston (push type)

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September 22, 2014 / Ken Crooker / Fountain Pens, Reviews / Leave a Comment

Crocodile 806 / NCR64 Fountain Pen Review

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Recently, I went a little berzerk with eBay and picked up a poop-load of Chinese pens. As they come rolling in, I’d like to share my thoughts with everyone on their performance.

My first contribution in the Fountain Pen Reviews Department is for the…

CROCODILE 806 (AKA NCR64) Green Marble Celluloid Fountain Pen

   Price: $18.50
   Nib: Medium, Steel, 22KGP/two-tone
   Country of Origin: China
   Filling System: Piston / Cartridge (International Standard, I believe)… Read More

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What’s Next?

You may have noticed that I haven't posted anything in a really long time. Sorry about that. Once we started up the St. Louis Pen Show and the St. Louis pen meetups, most of my free "pen time" started going into those activities.

My goal was always to write very thorough reviews with lots of great pictures, and that takes a ton of time. The writing, editing, and photo editing for one review took up a full weekend, and that doesn't take into account actually using the pens and taking notes along the way. With all I have going on, it just wasn't sustainable to keep this site going on a consistent basis.

Will I ever come back and start doing reviews again? Maybe. But not anytime soon. I am still around, though. You can catch me at the monthly St. Louis Area Pen Meetup & Eats (SLAPME) events, the St. Louis Pen Show, and a handful of other pen shows around the country.

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