Monday Pen

I've had my Namiki Falcon for nearly 10 years. It, along with my Pelikan 400 and a couple of other pens I haven't featured yet, is my favorite pen. In fact, of my four favorite pens, it's the only one with a fine nib.¹ It also has the most flexible nib of any fountain pen I own. It's the only one I have that wrote smoothly from the moment I started using it. Others took awhile to break in. As it says in the Fahrney's blurb:

Touch the Namiki Falcon's 14K gold nib to paper and enjoy a response you've never experienced before. Black resin barrel has gold-plated clip and trim. Uses cartridges or converter.

I use the converter and bottled ink, as I do with nearly all of my fountain pens.

Besides revealing my addiction to the world, there's another danger in making these posts. I have to search for illustrations of the pens I write about. In looking for a photo of my Namiki Falcon, I discovered that there's now a Namiki Falcon 2.

I'm afraid I may have to buy one. The resin barrel on my Falcon is nice, but I really like the looks of that red Falcon 2, and the barrel is metal. Here's what Fahrney's has to say about it:

A perpetual favorite with serious fountain pen users, the Falcon offers one of the very best flexible nibs on the market. The Falcon 2 gives you the same exceptional writing with a new bold look - the barrel and cap have been redesigned in high quality metal in four distinctive colors: Sapphire Blue, Chocolate Brown, Black or Burgundy. Rhodium-plated accents add a contemporary yet timeless appeal. The Falcon 2 fountain pen has a stellar 14K gold and rhodium nib that delivers ink in a smooth and controlled manner assuring an exceptional writing experience. Its outstanding responsiveness allows you to create thick and thin characters as you vary the pressure on each stroke.