I’m starting August with nine fountain pens inked up. That’s one more than I had at the start of July. Four of these nine pens weren’t inked when July began and a fifth has a different ink.

I have one complete new ink (at least to me) in two of the pens. I received Sailor Storia Balloon Green as part of a promotion when I bought the Sailor Pro Gear. It’s in my two Frnaklin-Christoph pens. As with any new ink I wanted a pen that would be easy to clean. Also, since each pen is a converter fill it was easy to give the pens a short load of ink. It’s a pigment based ink and green so I don’t expect to use the pens a lot, especially with the other pens I have inked. The stub nibs are different enough from the other inked pens that I’m likely to use them just for the variety while the different widths might give me a little variety in ink behavior.

So on the the pens and inks. As usual, the Esterbrook Dip-Less isn’t pictured, otherwise the samples are in the same order as in the photos. Links are to my review or first impressions article if it exists.

Esterbrook Dip-Less (#7550) – Montblanc Corn Poppy Red // Pilot Custom 823 (fine) – Pilot Blue-Black //  Pelikan Souverän M805 Streseman Anthracite (extra fine) – Montblanc Bordeaux // Pilot Vanishing Point Cherry Bamboo (Left Oblique) – Pilot Blue Cartridge // Kaweco AL Sport Raw Aluminum (extra fine) – Kaweco Black cartridge // Kaweco Brass Sport (extra fine) – Kaweco Red cartridge // Sailor Pro Gear Regency Stripe (extra fine) – R&K Blau-Scharz LE // Franklin-Christoph Model 25 (medium stub) – Sailor Storia Balloon Green // Franklin-Christoph Model 19 (broad stub) – Sailor Storia Balloon Green