Compare — Pens

	1841 Hongdian ×	1851 Hongdian ×	320 Hongdian ×
Typical price	$66	$27	$25
Price range	$66–$66	$27–$35	$18–$25
Colourways	3	5	1
Stocked at	1	1	1
For	—	Writes correctly out of the box far more reliably than its rivals Metal body and case at $20-25 Bent-nib version is a cheap route into line variation Consistent finishing	—
Against	—	Heavy for a slim pen Cartridge/converter only Naming is a mess — Forest, 1850, 1851, 1861 overlap	—

◂ better of these faded — all the same Clear all

Dimensions are mined from retailer listings — approximate. A dash means no source gave it, not that it is missing.