Jinhao
#1900

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Jinhao #1900    $30.00    Sold out

This is a slim, full-sized (5-1/2" capped, 6-1/4" posted) pen that has a lot of nice features going for it. It's beautiful lacquer-over-brass construction has a subtle beauty that my photographic skills are just not up to capturing. This is primarily because of the deep, dark lacquer, which is ribboned by tendrils of red that only really become visible in direct light. As the pen almost appears black from a distance, the shimmering red highlights can catch you by surprise when they are first revealed. 

Rather, what may first attract your attention to the pen is its cap top, which houses a small, blue jewel (I can only assume that it's a little sapphire) -- centered in a raised, hand-painted design. Not gaudy, just interesting enough to look good peeking out of a shirt pocket. Again, like the barrel finish, it almost seems to wait until hit by a beam of light to spring to life.

The barrel-end of the pen has a chrome 'jewel' or end-piece, and the clip has a 'step-down' design with 'Jinhao' engraved upon it. The clip also sports a rotating wheel at the end, affording smooth and easy placement and removal of the pen in a pocket or portfolio. 

The cap securely clicks in place and its removal displays the matte, brushed section above the nib. Most of the photographs on this page were taken of the original sample which we received, which was of a monotone steel nib, engraved with an oval pattern and the name Jinhua. The main order also contained some pens with the same nib, but the majority had a two-toned, gold-plated version. In either case (and please specify which one you'd like), they are what I'd term light-medium in width (between a typical western fine and medium).

Unscrewing the section from the barrel reveals a large capacity piston converter for bottled ink, and the pen will also take international-style cartridges. The pens are shipped bulk, but can just fit in the red triangular gift box as well.

Red Triangular gift pen box    $3.50

Made of a series of triangular supports, this innovative hard-plastic pen box slides open in the center.

IMPORTANT SERVICE NOTE: Every nib that ships from His Nibs is closely examined under high magnification and tuned or adjusted if needed. About 85% of modern nibs need some adjustment out-of-the-box from the manufacturer for an optimal writing experience. Most commonly, the tines of the nib are misaligned -- which would cause scratchiness at the minimum; the slit between the tines is partially or fully closed -- which would starve the nib of ink and at best cause skipping; or the slit between the tines is too wide -- which will either again cause skipping, or conversely, flooding. There are other factors  -- such as separation of the nib from the feed -- that are inspected and repaired before any pen leaves the Palace.

The only 100% guarantee of course comes when the pen is actually filled with ink and written with for the first time, but our pre-shipping inspections and tunings have eliminated 99.99999 (my finger is getting tired) of the frustrations that a customer experiences when first using a new fountain pen. Although this can be time-consuming on occasion, it affords our customers a much more pleasant experience when receiving a fountain pen from His Nibs -- and saves us the frustration of dealing with returns!

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Warranties and returns

If an item proves to be defective, in most cases the manufacturer's warranty will apply. However, please email us first so that we can determine the easiest way to resolve the problem to your satisfaction. In the case of fountain pens -- which are a bit more individualistic than other writing instruments -- what may at first appear to be a defect (hard starting or poor flow for example), can in almost all cases be resolved with a few simple 'tweaks' to the nib, which we'll be happy to guide you through or perhaps suggest returning to us for adjustment.

Should you wish to return a non-defective item within 3 days of receipt because it doesn't suit you for some reason, again please email us and we'll arrange an exchange, credit or refund (minus any shipping/insurance charges), if the item is returned in an 'as new' condition. If you've dipped a fountain pen to try its writing characteristics, kindly clean off any ink residue prior to shipping -- to save us both a nasty surprise .

We want you to be happy with your purchase from His Nibs.com and hope to have you join the ranks of our many long-term, repeat customers!

Revised: May 16th, 2008

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