Review : Gama forever ebonite eyedropper fountain pen

 

Overview

The pen is a handmade Indian fountain pen and is of large proportions. The material of the pen is ebonite and it is very well balanced and sturdy. The pen is beautifully made and the pattern just looks great. It comes in a few colours: black, green marbled, light brown marbled and dark brown marbled (shown in picture). The pen is decently heavy but comfortable to hold and write. The cap has two rings at the opening, which look great. The clip and other appointments are gold trimmed. The pen can be posted but becomes un-usefully long; besides the pens body itself is large enough that it does not need posting.

The opening mechanism of the pen is screw on type and the threads are pretty smooth but need a few rotations to open. The clip of the pen is also functional and not very tight. The filling mechanism of the pen is eyedropper type which enables it to hold a lot of ink.

The pen comes with dual toned iridium point nib, which was a little scratchy out of the box and needed some adjustment before being used. The flow of the nib was also decent and varies according to the level of the ink in the pen. If the pen is full, the pen has right flow of ink which goes on increasing as the ink levels start to decrease in the barrel and ultimately leads to burping(when barrel is almost half empty).

The pen costs Rs. 675 or around $11.

• Material: Ebonite 
• Nib: Steel. Medium-Fine
• Filling System: Eye dropper
• Length (Capped): 150mm
• Length (Uncapped): 133mm
• Length (Posted): 175mm
• Exposed nib length: 23mm
• Grip Diameter: 10mm
• Max body Diameter: 14mm

Some structural observations

The whole pen is handmade so it has some indentations on the cap.

Pros

• Very sturdy pen (won’t break even if it falls).
• Very comfortable to hold and write.
• Holds a lot of ink.
• Cheap as compared to other western pens.

Cons

• Nib was scratchy, had to do some adjustment.
• Since the pen is handmade the finish is not perfect.
• The appointments are gold plated that erodes very soon.
• The pen being eyedropper needs filling very often, otherwise it starts to burp.

Conclusion

The pen is very well made and comfortable to hold despite being big. The nib was a bit scratchy out of the box and wrote very smoothly after some adjustment. The pen is made for long writing and is ideal for everyday use. But I would refrain using this pen on important documents as it might burp.

Where to buy

www.asapens.in

Writing Sample

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