Scrikss 419 Piston Filling Fountain Ink Pen 23K Gold Plated Medium Nib Glossy Beige Piston Filler Inkpen with Screw Cap

Pen looks like 100 rupee. While writing leaking too much ink on paper which took much time to dry. Not worth..useless product.

Most of what is written about any fountain pen is much about personal preferences. I will begin with the fact that I much prefer a fine nib, and Scrikss simply doesn’t make one as far as I can tell. That said, the Scrikss seems well made. It is very light, made of acrylic resin, with 23k gold plated stainless steel trim and nib. It probably won’t be a good choice for anyone with large hands or who prefers a substantial “cigar” shaped fountain pen I tried it on notebook paper, the heavy paper in my disc bound journal (Talia) and on Rhodia paper, with Monteverde Scotch Brown ink. On the notebook paper it writes very wet and bleeds through not only to the flip side, but to the next page. On disc bound paper (Talia), it drags uncomfortably and skips frequently. Only on the Rhodia does it write smoothly and comfortably, though it also bleeds through to the opposite side. (I chose this ink because it lubricates the pen and is known to behave well. ) The pen writes very wet and wouldn’t be my choice for any but paper designed for fountain pens, like the Rhodia. On the pro side, it has a built in vacuum filler that works more efficiently than any converter I’ve tried in any fountain pen, and there’s a window so you can see the ink level.I’m a collector of fountain pens, so I will undoubtedly keep it, though more as a curiosity than a useful instrument, given it’s limitations. Since Rhodia and other papers designed specifically for fountain pens are much too expensive for everyday use, this won’t be my “go to” choice. If this company decides to offer a Fine nib pen, I may consider trying again.