My latest (and 2nd to last for now) pen arrived today. It is a German made Pelikan M400 Tortoise with a Medium Nib. I picked it up from Trademe for $113 including shipping.

The M400 (like all of the Souverän Range) is a piston filler and as such holds a lot of ink. The medium nib, which writes a fine medium line, is a dry writer compared to my other pens. That been said by no means does it not lay down enough ink. The nib is smooth, the smoothest of my collection and the pen is very comfortable in my hands.

Overall I am extremely pleased with my purchase, especially I didn’t really mean to win the auction. I know  it sounds stupid but I placed my bid thinking that I would be out bid. I am now very pleased that I wasn’t!

P.S. If anyone is wanting to get into the fabulous world of fountain pens, I recomend the $45 Lamy Safari (I have an Al-Star which is the metal version).