So, I was trying to find an actual vintage version of the Conklin Crescent Filler (aka, the "profanity saver," according to Samuel Clemens) pen that was restored and in decent condition... But, I only found two, and they were well above where I wanted to be price-wise. So, I settled for the reproduction instead.
I have to say, even though it has a JoWo Omniflex Stainless Steel nib, it's a good writer. In fact, so good, that when it started acting up on me the other day it took me a few minutes before I realized the issue was that it was actually out of ink... I had actually written enough with it to go through a complete fill.
What do you mean with even though it has that nib? Did you expect it not to be a good writer because of the nib?
Old pen designs like this are really nice. Especially compared to some of the monstrosities we have today.
A vintage version of this would have had a gold nib. So, when I bought the recreation I wanted to get a gold nib, but they have been out of stock for quite some time. And, I suspect gold nibs are going to remain more expensive. (Although, I did notice last night that the price of Pelikan's has started to come down a bit.)