Kaweco BRASS SPORT Fountain Pen F

EUnited States

Great design, performance, resistance and best customer service ever from the brand.

I love this pen. I own a couple of Lamy Safaris, Aion, Faber-Castell Ondoro, a Montblanc and a Sheaffer, and I needed something I can carry around without worrying it will break on the field. This does that. The natural brass looks beautiful and I polish it sometimes at night with a jewelry cloth for a nice shiny gold color. Sometimes I just let the oxyde layer stay there as patina, and polish again when I get bored. It's like two pens in one. The nib works just great, the pen feels a little tiny for my taste, but it's good for scribbling things in meetings and on the go. I don't like it for longer writing sessions, I prefer a longer pen in my hand for balance. And thicker too. But for carrying around as a battle horse on the go, it's amazing. I stick it in my jeans pocket with my keys and it's like it's not there. I bought the fine nib and it's a typical western fine: not too fine, fine enough for detailed handwriting that tends to the medium-small size, like mine. The ink flows nicely, wet enough, and the tip is smooth. Granted, the nib is hard, it's steel, but nothing that bothers me and they have gold nibs available if I want to replace it with a softer one in the future. The only caveat is mine came with a cap that didn't post tightly, until one day it fell out and hit the floor, tip down. I contacted the vendor in Amazon and I never heard back from them. I contacted Kaweco and they won me over with the most amazing customer service: they said that's not how their cap should work and immediately send me a free replacement from Germany. They are the nicest, most professional people. My pen is now totally different from the one I bought: the lid is tight and secure now. I'm a big fan of the brand after this, my first experience with them. Nitpicking a little, the section of mine is a little discolored which is more noticeable when polished, making it contrast a little with the barrel. But that goes away when the patina shows up or if I polish the pen with a micromesh. So not sure if I want to bother Kaweco with this issue or even try again with the vendor (I figured if the latter didn't write back about the cap, much less about a relatively minor cosmetic issue). I ordered the black leather sleeve for it Kaweco Sport Etui ECO for 1 pen black and the square silver-color clip Kaweco Clip octogonal silver. Although I don't need the sleeve except for protecting it when it's laying around or thrown in my bag. Most of the time I carry the pen alone in my pocket. The pen is a conversation starter in meetings, it's solid, the design is pleasing and writes well. I'm very happy with it. So four stars for comfort (personal preference for bigger pens) plus one star for the amazing brand customer service, writing performance, material and design (because it is supposed to be tiny to be carried around): 5+ stars. Thank you Kaweco, you rock! —-UPDATE: couple of years later, still rocking on. I upgraded the steel nib to a Kaweco gold nib and it went from a great writer to writing like a dream! It sings! I now own a Montblanc 146 and a 149 and I still prefer to carry this Kaweco when size is going to be an issue… and I don’t miss the MBs at all, though I do enjoy using them. I absolute love it.

BrooksUnited States

Great Pen!

Design: The form factor is pretty brilliant. It closes up small enough to fit anywhere and the cap screws securely into place. It was actually smaller than I expected, even when posted, but not so small that it was in any way uncomfortable. I had no problems writing with it even with my larger hands. I find the octagonal design to be incredibly attractive. It's very distinctive and combined with the brass gives it a very 19th century feel. Construction: I can't compliment the brass enough. The raw finish means that the thing will age and patina beautifully. It may scratch a little easily, but that only adds character. The brass also adds a very satisfying heft, giving even this relatively small pen a premium feel. Still, it wasn't as heavy as I worried it might be. While it feels solid in the hand, it isn't so weighty that you'd notice it in your pocket. Writing: The F steel nib feeds beautifully. Mine is a slightly wet feed and goes through ink a little faster than I might have expected, but that's not something I'm worried about. It will easily write under its own weight and writes smooth as glass across the page. Packaging: I adore the little tin the pen comes in. Its about the weight/consistency of an altoids tin, or maybe a bit thicker. The graphics on the lid are all nicely raised into the material, and inside is a kind of felt-like plastic that reminds me of the packaging you get on some cheaper jewelry. The whole thing is a really nice touch on an excellent pen. Curiously, the inside would hold two Kaweco Sport pens and a pair of extra international short cartridges, subtly suggesting that you should buy another pen. Crafty scoundrels. Summary: A great pen, especially if you're just getting started in fountain pens and want to invest in your first "premium" pen. THAT SAID, I got mine for $60. The normal retail is closer to $100. At the $60 price point, this is a really, really good value. At the $100 price point, it's still a rock solid pen, but you may have better options.

KatieMacUnited States

Best in class. Might be the EDC grail pen.

I started collecting fountain pens during the pandemic and have acquired all sorts of low, medium and high end fountain pens from your basic TWISBI to Montblanc. As an EDC pen, I’ve used Parker Sonnets and Lamy Al Stars. I lean toward medium nibs, but ordered this in the Fine nib hoping the extra weight of the brass would add a little pressure and also knowing that German and French pens run a bit juicier than Japanese (I have several Pilots and find the fine nibs to be pretty scratchy). This writes like a dream. I can use it on almost any paper, from Moleskine 80gsm to fancy Tomoh River paper or simple 100gsm Paperage journals. No ghosting. No feathering. And it looks so classy in the brass. I have probably a dozen other Kaweco Sports and none of them disappoint, but this one is by far the best and cannot believe I waited this long to buy one. I added a clip (stainless steel) that I nicked from one of my other Kaweco Sports to match the nib. It does not come with a clip or a converter, but mine did come with a blue ink cartridge. This will get tons of use from journaling to product sketches and will be my new EDC. If you want a wonderful writing fountain pen, under $100 this is a class act and I cannot recommend it highly enough other than to say this might just be my grail pen. Shipping was fast, item was well packaged and I’m very satisfied with this purchase.

Jeff DaflerUnited States

I carry this pen every day

This is a fantastic fountain pen. I purchased it with a fine nib, and it is an incredibly smooth writer. The nib glides smoothly across the page, whatever ink I throw at it (Diamine, J. Herbin and Kaweco in many colors so far). I write mostly in a Midori MD notebook, but it works great with Rhodia, Stalogy and Tsubame notebooks I have, and even on copier paper. It is my go-to, every-day-carry pen. I had great experience with Kaweco Sport Classics (plastic) and wanted to see what a bit more heft would bring to the writing experience. I find this pen to be very nicely balanced despite the extra weight (writing with the cap posted, of course). The brass takes on a great patina that continues to evolve through use. I added a bronze clip, which I think is a nice contrast, especially as the brass has aged. I feel that Kaweco doesn't get as much love as it deserves. I own several more expensive pens (Parker, Mont Blanc, Graf von Faber Castel, etc.), and I enjoy my Kawecos the most. Great company, and they really excelled with this Brass Sport!