HONG DIAN M2 Black Forest Mini Fountain Pen, Extra Fine Soft Nib & Sleek Shape Aluminium Short Pocket Travel Pen (Army Green)
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Description
• Solid and Durable Writer - Designed as a mini pen with a 10.5cm / 4.13 inches length, Aluminium Metal construction, comfortable grip section and only 12g / 0.42 oz capped weight for your consistent writing. It also adopts an anodizing process for coloring for long-term use and to avoid paint peeling. • Unique Design - The classic streamlined sleek design adds a elegant sense to your daily routine. The sturdy mechanical spring-loaded clip helps you attach the pen to a notebook, uniform pocket or anywhere. • Easy Flow and Write Smoothly - Equipped with a titanium-black extra fine soft nib, redesigned feed and comfortable grip section, it writes like silk, smoothly, constantly and utterly non-scratchy. It also features a delicate Chinese knot carving on the nib, which symbolizes happiness, reunion, and good luck. • Converter Included - The pen is equipped with a converter for instant access to bottled ink. Ink cartridges are not included for transit safety. You can purchase the original Hongdian ink cartridges or bottled ink by searching “Hongdian Ink” on Amazon. • Exquisite Craftsmanship - Each pen was manually assembled and individually trial-written test by a Hongdian craftsman for flawless quality before sending it out, and there may be a little ink residue on the nib.
Details
General
- Brand Name
- HONG DIAN
- Model Name
- Hongdian M2
- Model Number
- Hongdian M2
- Manufacturer
- HONG DIAN
- Age Range Description
- Adult
- Recommended Uses For Product
- Travelling
Writing Features
- Writing Instrument Form
- Fountain Pen
- Ink Color
- No Ink Included
- Drill Point
- Extra Fine
- Line Size
- 0.4 Millimeters
- Hardness
- Soft
- Ink Base
- Water
- Additional Features
- Writing Instrument
Design & Construction
- Body Shape
- Round
- Material Type
- Aluminum
- Grip Type
- Soft
- Closure Type
- Screw Off Cap
- Hand Orientation
- Ambidextrous
Style
- Color
- Army Green
- Theme
- Military
- Style
- Extra Fine
Included Components
- Included Components
- Converter, Metal Case
Dimensions
- Unit Count
- 1.0 Count
- Item Weight
- 60 Grams
- Item Diameter
- 13 Millimeters
Frequently asked questions
- What is the length of the pen?
- The pen is 10.5 cm (4.13 inches) long.
- Is this pen recommended for travel?
- Yes, the recommended uses for this product is travelling.
- Does the pen come with ink cartridges?
- No, ink cartridges are not included for transit safety; however, a converter is included for use with bottled ink.
Customer reviews
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I usually don’t write reviews but I am impressed! Great A5 Journal pen!
So this is a surprisingly nice pen at the price point. It is incredibly well machined and anodized aluminum! I have worked with extremely specific metal tolerances before and I know this is good machining, likely automated. I typically buy American made tools, raised by those that believe in American machining. I was taught that there are good and bad products that come from the USA, and China. Depending on the material, quality and price, I have bought some well made Chinese tools and items. This pen being one of them. I read some reviews where people swore Hongdian was as good as couple hundred dollar pens… decided to try it out. What’s important is this is an original designed Chinese item, not a knock off. I really knew it was quality when I opened it up, the converter is sturdy and also uses what I assume is aluminum. Absolutely no burs in the threading, threading is smooth with a well place o-ring. I was looking for something quite specific, portable, threaded, fountain, metal, fits in my journals pen loop. I did not really see any American or non Asian equivalents for this, I saw one and it was questionable and cost quite a bit more. I had been searching for a fountain pen that fit the pen holder in my Journal. Previously using a fisher bullet (terrible pen). This pen is a great compact size and it did fit with some slight stretching of the leather, nothing crazy. The threading of the cap and the clip were big deals for me. The threads are great security for escaping a mess! It’s also nice I can keep the pen holstered and unscrew it if I want to use it non posted, This pen can used BOTH ways! The clip is also metal, hopefully aluminum like the rest of it, but it’s spring loaded and you can’t see the spring! I can foresee possible paint chipping on the clip, but it’s seems pretty quality made. The EF nib is pretty smooth on mine, if you get one you don’t like I’m guessing the nib is where the quality issue would come from. Mine writes nicely wet with good flow, I can get a thinner line or feedback if I want. I like the versatility. I do like feedback to a point. It did feel slightly scratchy at first, but I believe the ink wasn’t flowing well due to me filling the converter. After filling from the nib it’s been perfect. Last but not least, I was not sure about the finial… seeing pictures I wasn’t a fan BUT It’s 2 cats as a yin-yang. It actually looks good and gives the pen character, it doesn’t look cheap and is a nice touch. It grew on me for sure. For 20$ I don’t see how you can go wrong with this pen at all. As prior service military I take care of my things and buy quality/heavy duty made things. I expect this pen could last for life if not lost!!! Also I wanted the black, it took a lot longer, funny how things work, I went for my Army green, it’s actually a beautifully anodized color, pictures don’t do it justice. Just buy the pen!!!
So this is a surprisingly nice pen at the price point. It is incredibly well machined and anodized aluminum! I have worked with extremely specific metal tolerances before and I know this is good machining, likely automated. I typically buy American made tools, raised by those that believe in American machining. I was taught that there are good and bad products that come from the USA, and China. Depending on the material, quality and price, I have bought some well made Chinese tools and items. This pen being one of them. I read some reviews where people swore Hongdian was as good as couple hundred dollar pens… decided to try it out. What’s important is this is an original designed Chinese item, not a knock off. I really knew it was quality when I opened it up, the converter is sturdy and also uses what I assume is aluminum. Absolutely no burs in the threading, threading is smooth with a well place o-ring. I was looking for something quite specific, portable, threaded, fountain, metal, fits in my journals pen loop. I did not really see any American or non Asian equivalents for this, I saw one and it was questionable and cost quite a bit more. I had been searching for a fountain pen that fit the pen holder in my Journal. Previously using a fisher bullet (terrible pen). This pen is a great compact size and it did fit with some slight stretching of the leather, nothing crazy. The threading of the cap and the clip were big deals for me. The threads are great security for escaping a mess! It’s also nice I can keep the pen holstered and unscrew it if I want to use it non posted, This pen can used BOTH ways! The clip is also metal, hopefully aluminum like the rest of it, but it’s spring loaded and you can’t see the spring! I can foresee possible paint chipping on the clip, but it’s seems pretty quality made. The EF nib is pretty smooth on mine, if you get one you don’t like I’m guessing the nib is where the quality issue would come from. Mine writes nicely wet with good flow, I can get a thinner line or feedback if I want. I like the versatility. I do like feedback to a point. It did feel slightly scratchy at first, but I believe the ink wasn’t flowing well due to me filling the converter. After filling from the nib it’s been perfect. Last but not least, I was not sure about the finial… seeing pictures I wasn’t a fan BUT It’s 2 cats as a yin-yang. It actually looks good and gives the pen character, it doesn’t look cheap and is a nice touch. It grew on me for sure. For 20$ I don’t see how you can go wrong with this pen at all. As prior service military I take care of my things and buy quality/heavy duty made things. I expect this pen could last for life if not lost!!! Also I wanted the black, it took a lot longer, funny how things work, I went for my Army green, it’s actually a beautifully anodized color, pictures don’t do it justice. Just buy the pen!!!
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A truly incredible pocket pen for the price point with just a few quirks
This is really a 4.5 or even 4.75 star review, so I figured it deserves the rounding up. That said, 5-stars is a perfect product to me, and this pen isn't perfect. Not too far off, though! The build quality is impressive overall and the nibs are unbelievably smooth. There's a bit of a tradeoff in that the EF is not especially fine, and in my experience, there's not a huge variance between EF, F, and Ms, but they're great nibs nonetheless. Mine have all worked very well out of the box with no additional tuning required. That alone is impressive, and they really write like a dream. I have yet to have a bad one, knock on wood. The converter capacity is reasonable for a pen of this size, although the fude (bent) nib is ink hungry. The other styles aren't especially so. With the cap posted, the pen is a comfortable size. It has a satisfying, spring-loaded clip. I have a few complaints, but they are minor and can all be fixed by the user, which is why the pen still gets high marks. First, it's very easy for the body to unscrew while unscrewing the cap. This quickly becomes frustrating. The o-ring is not quite thick enough, so replace it with one that is 8x5x1.5mm. Problem solved--I have not had a single accidental unscrewing since making the switch. Also, I personally find that when posting the cap, it's easy for the clip to dig into the side of my hand unless I align the clip with the nib. Then there's no digging. This is the smallest of annoyances, and frankly aligning the clip and nib looks sharp, anyway. Those are about the only less-than-stellar things I have to say about this small and mighty pen. Some neutral observations: the section is the same anodized aluminum as the rest of the pen. Some people may not love this material for a grip. It does not bother me, although I also do not tend to use this pen for very long writing sessions. Because it's aluminum, it can be scratched, but to me this is just kind of par for the course for the material. A lot of people will find the pen too small to use for anything but the briefest of notes without posting the cap, but many pocket pens are designed to be posted. It is a bonus (for multiple reasons) that the same nibs fit the Forest Series, M2s, and possibly some other Hong Dian pens. Given what is going on in the world, I don't know how much longer this pen will be $20, but that's what it costs as I write this, and it is EASILY worth that price.
This is really a 4.5 or even 4.75 star review, so I figured it deserves the rounding up. That said, 5-stars is a perfect product to me, and this pen isn't perfect. Not too far off, though! The build quality is impressive overall and the nibs are unbelievably smooth. There's a bit of a tradeoff in that the EF is not especially fine, and in my experience, there's not a huge variance between EF, F, and Ms, but they're great nibs nonetheless. Mine have all worked very well out of the box with no additional tuning required. That alone is impressive, and they really write like a dream. I have yet to have a bad one, knock on wood. The converter capacity is reasonable for a pen of this size, although the fude (bent) nib is ink hungry. The other styles aren't especially so. With the cap posted, the pen is a comfortable size. It has a satisfying, spring-loaded clip. I have a few complaints, but they are minor and can all be fixed by the user, which is why the pen still gets high marks. First, it's very easy for the body to unscrew while unscrewing the cap. This quickly becomes frustrating. The o-ring is not quite thick enough, so replace it with one that is 8x5x1.5mm. Problem solved--I have not had a single accidental unscrewing since making the switch. Also, I personally find that when posting the cap, it's easy for the clip to dig into the side of my hand unless I align the clip with the nib. Then there's no digging. This is the smallest of annoyances, and frankly aligning the clip and nib looks sharp, anyway. Those are about the only less-than-stellar things I have to say about this small and mighty pen. Some neutral observations: the section is the same anodized aluminum as the rest of the pen. Some people may not love this material for a grip. It does not bother me, although I also do not tend to use this pen for very long writing sessions. Because it's aluminum, it can be scratched, but to me this is just kind of par for the course for the material. A lot of people will find the pen too small to use for anything but the briefest of notes without posting the cap, but many pocket pens are designed to be posted. It is a bonus (for multiple reasons) that the same nibs fit the Forest Series, M2s, and possibly some other Hong Dian pens. Given what is going on in the world, I don't know how much longer this pen will be $20, but that's what it costs as I write this, and it is EASILY worth that price.
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Fantastic pen!
I have an embarrassing number of fountain pens, from cheap disposables to $$$$ custom pens. This pen is worth far more than the 20 bucks I paid for it—if I didn’t know the price, I would have thought it cost a lot more. I’m a fan on mini-pens, and this one is a great combination of size/ink capacity, quality and attractiveness. Well-crafted all-round: - The cap screws and unscrews securely and quickly - The finish on the aluminum is smooth but not slippery - The clip is hinged so it slips easily onto a pocket - The nib (EF) writes like butter—no scratchiness AT ALL even on cheap paper. - Ink flow (using Noodler’s Lexington Gray in it) is smooth, but not too wet. - The cap posts easily and securely, making the pen perfectly balanced - It wrote immediately after being capped and left overnight—I’ll do more testing to see if it will go a few days I like the slimness of the pen—I’m not a fan of the fat ones, and this one is comfortable in my hand. There are no odd ridges digging into my fingers, and it’s easy to use for long periods. I’m primarily using this for drawing, but it’s become my every-day writer. For the price, I’m not worried about taking it out of the house, and with the clip I feel a little more secure with it in the pocket of my bag. I will be buying more, and looking at other Hongdian pens!
I have an embarrassing number of fountain pens, from cheap disposables to $$$$ custom pens. This pen is worth far more than the 20 bucks I paid for it—if I didn’t know the price, I would have thought it cost a lot more. I’m a fan on mini-pens, and this one is a great combination of size/ink capacity, quality and attractiveness. Well-crafted all-round: - The cap screws and unscrews securely and quickly - The finish on the aluminum is smooth but not slippery - The clip is hinged so it slips easily onto a pocket - The nib (EF) writes like butter—no scratchiness AT ALL even on cheap paper. - Ink flow (using Noodler’s Lexington Gray in it) is smooth, but not too wet. - The cap posts easily and securely, making the pen perfectly balanced - It wrote immediately after being capped and left overnight—I’ll do more testing to see if it will go a few days I like the slimness of the pen—I’m not a fan of the fat ones, and this one is comfortable in my hand. There are no odd ridges digging into my fingers, and it’s easy to use for long periods. I’m primarily using this for drawing, but it’s become my every-day writer. For the price, I’m not worried about taking it out of the house, and with the clip I feel a little more secure with it in the pocket of my bag. I will be buying more, and looking at other Hongdian pens!
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This is an “S” tier fountain pen.
If you get the Hongdian black ink, it dries really quickly, and I'm left-handed and forced to fill out paperwork on really smooth printer paper. I’ve yet to have any ink smudge / transfer to my hand. I’ve owned many fountain pens, and this is one of the first to not leak and the cap stays secure, so no more stains on my pants. The click pens always deployed in my pants, ruining them. The ball points continuously cut out while writing on smooth paper. This pen works flawlessly. The line thickness is controllable. If you write with the nib’s belly up, you’ll be able to hit about .5 mm and 1 mm with the nib’s belly in the correct position facing the paper. This Hongdian M2 is built like a tank. It’s super stylish and writes on everything from paper to tape. This fountain pen has taken away every con I’ve had from other fountain pens and decimated all other styles of pen. No more ink leeching. The nib stays clean. My fingers stay clean. The cap stays screwed on. The pen is shorter than everything else, but when you stick the cap on the back side of the pen, it’s full length and absolutely beautiful. I can’t say enough good about this pen. I had some fun with the pens I found laying around, decided to write the OG pangram with each.
If you get the Hongdian black ink, it dries really quickly, and I'm left-handed and forced to fill out paperwork on really smooth printer paper. I’ve yet to have any ink smudge / transfer to my hand. I’ve owned many fountain pens, and this is one of the first to not leak and the cap stays secure, so no more stains on my pants. The click pens always deployed in my pants, ruining them. The ball points continuously cut out while writing on smooth paper. This pen works flawlessly. The line thickness is controllable. If you write with the nib’s belly up, you’ll be able to hit about .5 mm and 1 mm with the nib’s belly in the correct position facing the paper. This Hongdian M2 is built like a tank. It’s super stylish and writes on everything from paper to tape. This fountain pen has taken away every con I’ve had from other fountain pens and decimated all other styles of pen. No more ink leeching. The nib stays clean. My fingers stay clean. The cap stays screwed on. The pen is shorter than everything else, but when you stick the cap on the back side of the pen, it’s full length and absolutely beautiful. I can’t say enough good about this pen. I had some fun with the pens I found laying around, decided to write the OG pangram with each.
