Pelikan Souveran 620 600 Shanghai 18K Fountain Pen

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PELIKAN SOUVARÄN SHANGHAI Fountain Pen PELIKAN M620 GOLD NIB 18CT. 0,750 From personal collection, unused. Maker :Pelikan Origin: Germany Type: Piston fill Point: 18k gold, two-tone finish with scrolled design The dimensions of this pen are exactly like that of the M600. That is, it's 13.4cm in length, with a diameter of 12.4mm, weighing 16.4g (Source).It fills with a piston, as most Pelikans do, and as with most Pelikans with pistons, the piston is reliable and easy to use. Because of this filling system, ink capacity is a relatively high 2mL (Source). One operates the piston by turning the black knob and the back end; counter-clockwise to eject ink, clockwise to take in ink.The barrel of this pen is translucent, so one can easily see the ink level if one holds it up to the light. The cap can be posted, and doing so will not scratch the barrel.The nib is a fine-pointed 18K gold nib. I believe all M620 models come with 18K nibs, as opposed to 14K nibs that come with the M600 models. Those familiar with the Souverän series might know that all modern M2XX, M4XX, and M6XX nibs are interchangeable. If desired, one could have many nibs and many barrels of different dimensions, and mix and match them as one sees fit. The nib writes smoothly, moderately wet, with a bit of spring, but none would call this a semi-flex or flex nib. It read more