Noodler's Ink Fountain Pen Bottled Ink, 3oz, Bulletproof 54th Massachusetts

So much to love about this ink! So I'll start with the actually ink itself: 1. The color is spectacular. Blue is my favorite color but not any blue will do. It is not those flashy, bright, overkill, bright, dance recital color blue but rather a dark denim, matte tinge blue. A blue that if I were to purchase this color dress, I would not have an issue matching it with other accessories. 2. What's not to like about a permanent ink in today's day and age with so much theft and deception going on. I did not know that regular pen ink could be washed away until recently which is one of the reasons I went on a search for a permanent ink. 3. Archival ink. I again did not know anything about archival quality until I started a few decades ago working on my ancestry and saw how ink could fade. 4. It is a good size bottle of ink. Will last me a while which is very important. NOW... the most exciting about this bottle of ink. It is made in good old New England! And so we get to support a fellow New Englander. So far I know for sure that my family is and always has been a true New Englander... residing in New England through many a war... including the Revolutionary War. And I will even go so far to say that even the box it came in is interesting. Not sure if the boxes are all the same but mine had cute little decorated pictures on it and had a fish. If you are a New Englander and have ever been Striped Bass fishing, you just know what I mean. Now they have forced me to have to go look up this regiment and learn more about it. And who knows, maybe I'll find one of my relatives served in it.

I really bought this ink because its waterproof and it have not let me down. It dries quickly. Also a very nice shade of blue. I'll be sticking to Noodler's brand for all my future fountain pen ink purchases.

I am glad that I bought it. That is all I am going to say for now.

I’m new to the FP world, and have taken to its charm quickly. I do not prefer black inks but I require a professional one. I enjoy the blue/gray of this ink. It’s professional but has enough of a quirkinesses that can give you a sense of not being a corporate drone. This will be in my daily writer and will be purchased again when i run out.

Interesting ink. I’m new to fountain pens and chose this ink for work, needing something with some water and face resistance. First: if flows well through a TWSBI Precision with the EF nib, handling fine writing tasks on small forms with ease. The color is interesting. Sort of a “highway diesel” tone to my way of thinking. It’s that darkish, greenish, with a touch of blue to it. It defies description. Individual without screaming for attention. It seems good for personal correspondence while not standing out in professional, industrial settings. Four stars because time will tell how it resists damp and fading and whether or not it plays well with a steel EF nib over time. Lastly it’s worth noting that this ink will stain fingers and work pants so handle with all due awareness. On balance, I like having this arrow in the fountain pen quiver. 54th Massachusetts is a solid choice and if you’re on the fence about it, pull the trigger if you can. Even if it doesn’t become you’re favorite, it’s still a solid choice that won’t take up too much space and you never know when it will be the right choice for some writing tasks down the road.