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8812 Jinhao × 9036 Jinhao × 9056 Jinhao ×
Typical price — $20 $32
Price range — $20–$20 $17–$32
Collectors who log it 3 2 19
Filling — Cartridge / converter —
Nib #5 steel (gold-plated), M nib — —
Nib widths — — Fine
Length capped — 140 mm —
Diameter — 15 mm —
Weight — 25 g —
Materials rosewood barrel, black plastic cap, chrome-tone metal trim wood wood · stainless steel
Colourways — 2
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Stocked at — 1 1
For
  • Real wood barrel
  • Smooth medium nib
  • Solid build
  • Warm natural wood
  • Smooth nib per buyers
  • Light (about 25 g)
  • Real wood body, warm in the hand
  • Comfortable large girth
  • Rigid, smooth nib
Against
  • Back-heavy and long when posted
  • Small converter that some found unreliable
  • Plain clip
  • Cap does not post securely
  • Screw cap can loosen in a pocket
  • Wood grain and colour vary from pen to pen
  • Standard converter; modest ink capacity
  • Wood needs care (no long soaking)
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