Pilot Fountain Pen Custom Heritage 92, Clear Body, FM-Nib (FKVH-15SRS-NC-FM)

This is a fantastic deal. All the usability features of a top of the line fountain pen: A great piston-filling system that is easy to clean and fills completely, a gold nib, a cap that seals well and posts securely, a smooth writing experience, and it looks and feels nice. Not fancy, either, which means nobody notices it or thinks twice about it. When I started looking into fountain pens, I should have just gotten a few Japanese market Custom Heritage 92 pens and called it a day. The nib even flexes a little at a low angle, but actual line variation is pretty subtle. Not as nice as a Falcon in that respect, but the Falcon doesn't have this great piston-filling mechanism! My only complaint is that my copy (fine nib) seems to be writing pretty dry, but maybe I need to clean it out better - I haven't heard of anyone else having that problem.

(ROUGHLY 5 years later) It's time for number 2! There's only one left on here and I couldn't find it anywhere else. I LOVE this pen. Unfortunately, so did someone else ... and it's no longer with me :( So, I'm back for another. 5 years later. I could spend hundreds or thousands. I could try others. I don't care to. I'm a messy writer. This pen works great because it provides a lot of feedback if I write one way or smoothness if I apply a slightly different pressure so it's good for business or sloppy notes :) Seriously. I've looked around. By the time you buy the converters and figure in the weight and balance, in my opinion I found this to be the best starter after trying some junk. For me though, I think it will also be the end. I see no need for another. I do use the take-sumi iroshizuku ink exclusively with it. --------- I'm fairly new to fountain pens. I've used multiple in the past but they've always been scratchy and spotty. I run a home business and wanted something better than my cheapo pens so decided to give this a shot on a whim, thinking I wouldn't care much for it. That wasn't the case! This pen is relatively smooth and very easy to write with. From cheap dollar-store notepads to Moleskine notebooks, it writes nicely without bleeding through the paper. It looks quite nice too, especially beside the bottle of take-sumi ink. Aside from writing great, it's very pleasing on the eyes and adds a little style to my desk.

Piston fillers generally best serve my needs. For me they are more convenient than cartridge/converter pens (they hold more ink) but don't have some of the problems I've encountered with higher capacity pens like the TWISBI-700 vac filler that has a nasty habit of "burping" ink blobs on the paper when the ink gets down to about 1/3 capacity. This pen is one of a small number of Japanese piston fillers. I'm indifferent about the aesthetics of a demonstrator, but like that I can very easily see how much ink is left and what color it is. And the 14K F nib on this pen is wonderful. It's not scratchy at all, and has just enough feedback from writing to make control easy. It's not a flex or semi-flex pen by any means, but it still allows for some line variation, which has the effect of giving some character but still allowing one to write fast. I've got it inked up with Pilot/Namiki Iroshizuki Shin-Kai (Deep Sea) and like the results a lot. Haven't completed the first filling, though, so I don't yet know if it's going to burp on me. If not, this will be among my favorite pens.

Excellent quality pen, spectacular nib, smooth piston mechanism, well balanced writer

This pen is awesome. I have been using a Monblanc Meisterstück Platinum-Coated Classique Fountain Pen (#106522) with a piston converter for 7 years straight and simply kept running out of ink in the middle of meetings. I wanted a daily use inexpensive option without having to compromise the writing splendor I researched the Pelikan M800, the Meisterstück 149 which is the flagship pen costing between $500-$900. So I finally chose this $110, Broad-nib option. I though to myself, what's the worst that can happen? Maybe the 14K nib with be scratchy and the flow will probably be spotty as could be expected from an inexpensive fountain pen. After all, this is no Montblanc. To my great astonishment, none of these prejudiced opinions held true at the first letter I wrote after directly inking the pen with Iroshizuku - Tsukushi ink. It is a fabulous pen to gift and use personally. One may even consider gifting it to a younger user that is being introduced to the world of fountain pens. The pen's design also makes you stare at it with awed eyes - the entire mechanism is visible. My only negative comment on the design would be that the cover has a built-in "smoked" section that hides the nib when you close the pen. The smooth flow and a soft and springy enough feel will provide you with a huge reservoir of ink for pages and pages of fun writing! A must have for your inexpensive daily use... Don't think twice, just buy and try it!

Great pen, good value (125ish for a gold nib, piston filler, demonstrator pen is pretty exceptional) the nib is good although I’d expect a broad to be a bit wetter, it’s possible the feed just needs to break in, but compared to my Esterbrook Esti (broad nib) its down right dry. That being said. Its still writes beautifully and is very nicely balanced and comfortable especially when posted. Hope this helps

I have received a pen that doesn't write properly. This is a decently expensive pen and I don't want to try to modify it and lose warranty or something I have decided to return it. It seems like I just received a bad unit, lots of reviews and videos I have seen say that the pen writes amazing, so I'm just gonna assume I got some bad luck. It does feel smooth on the paper but no ink is flowing.

Initial review: First I am not a super knowledgeable fountain pen person just the basics+. I would suggest this for you first pilot gold nib over the E95s. The E95 is not as fine as this nib is. I have 2 E95s with EF nibs and one writes bigger than this CH92 in F. So if you want a fine nib this is the pen to get over an E95s. The Nib on the E95s has more bounce than the CH92. The CH92 is firm but not steel F or EF firm. Pen is a piston filler that will be much more work to clean than the cartridge converter pens. Dont see an easy way to remove the front section. I can pull the nib easily. In hindsight the Smoke looks much better than the clear. I have recently found Pilot PO nibs Posting nibs are something you should consider if you want fine lines an no variation. It was designed to write on poor quality paper. You need to go to more expensive Pilot #10 nibs so 742 or 912 can get you a PO nib as would their 823 and 743 models. These nibs are not usually in the US inventory collection, so expect it to be a grey market pen. Currently inked in the CH92 F is Diamine Sepia. Flows well and dries fast on Kokuyo binder paper. Sepia leaves some good shading. The Sarassa smooth paper can be a little too slick at times and I have seen some initial skips if using the lightest touch. Never skips on rougher paper. Sarassa paper is very glass like. I will say that I find my grip to catch the very low profile treads on the barrel. This step up is very small especially compared to the metro. The front section is shorter but with the larger #5 nib its the same distance to the barrel cap threads on my TWSBI Vac mini and metro snap. I will also say the plastic resign does not feel as premium as the TWSBI Vac Minis I own. Pilot needs to do a Prera with a gold nib that will take a Con70 converter. I am curious how well it will fly. Only ran the Diamine Sepia ink so far. Its a bit dry but still shades. Pilot iroshizuku and some Sailor pigment. I have 2 bottles Robert Oster Caffe Crema which might be the staple in this or the E95s and Iroshizuku Yama Guri.

This is a good everyday pen.

Writes great, smooth nib that does flex a little. Favourite nib in my collection so far. The filling mechanism is great. A little expensive for what it is, but thats how the world is.

Really looks very lovely indeed and purchased at a simply fabulous price compared to even online retailers and eBay.

海外の万年筆ではポピュラーですが、日本國内では両用式がポピュラーで選択肢があまりない吸入式万年筆です。 TWSBIなどは鉄ペンで7700円から16000円ほどの価格ですが、こちらの商品は金ペン(14金)であり、定価も16000円以下、Amazonなら13000円以下で購入できます。 またパイロットさんという國内三大万年筆メーカーの一角から発売されており、かつカスタム74のようなデザインの古臭さもなく、品質も安定しています。 惜しむらくはフォルカンなどのペン先の選択肢が少ないことですが、それを上回るインクタンク量の有利さがあり、長く筆記するには最適な万年筆だと感じました。 他のペン先も試してみたくなります。

Les stylos plume japonais sont connus pour la qualité de glisse de leurs plumes, surtout quand ces dernières sont en or. Le Pilot Custom Heritage 92 bénéficie en plus d'un grand réservoir d'encre avec un mécanisme à piston fiable et précis. Finis les cartouches et les convertisseurs spécifiques. En outre, ce modèle jouit d'une trés bonne réputation en termes de fiabilité et de solidité parmi les membres d'un site web specialisé (dont je fais partie). Le site web couvre tout ce qui touche, de près ou de loin, aux stylos plume, à l'encre et au papier. A vrai dire, on ne parle pas de problème spécifique de casse ou de fissure en ce qui concerne ce modèle. Toutefois, quand ce genre de problème surgit, il est rare qu'il ne soit pas signalé.... En revanche, certains n'aiment pas le fait qu'on puisse voir l'encre qui reste entre la plume et /ou le conduit et la section. Si cela risque de vous déranger il ne faut pas opter pour la version 'demonstrator' - complètement transparente... Il est vrai, aussi, qu'on peut voir de petites goutelettes de lubrifiant derrière le piston. Ceci est parfaitement normal (et mentionné dans les instructions internationales) mais cela peut, encore une fois, déranger certains puristes. Ces derniers points ne me dérangent absolument pas, au contraire, c'est pour voir tout cela que j'en ai deux qui sont transparents. Je confirme la qualité de leurs plumes.