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9056 Jinhao × 8812 Jinhao × 9035 Jinhao × 9036 Jinhao ×
Typical price $32 — — $20
Price range $17–$32 — — $20–$20
Collectors who log it 19 3 17 2
Filling — — — Cartridge / converter
Nib — #5 steel (gold-plated), M nib steel, about #6 size, F/M nib —
Nib widths Fine — — —
Length capped — — — 140 mm
Diameter — — — 15 mm
Weight — — — 25 g
Materials wood · stainless steel rosewood barrel, black plastic cap, chrome-tone metal trim natural wood (walnut, rosewood, others), chrome-plated trim wood
Colourways 1
— — 2
Stocked at 1 — — 1
For
  • Real wood body, warm in the hand
  • Comfortable large girth
  • Rigid, smooth nib
  • Real wood barrel
  • Smooth medium nib
  • Solid build
  • Real wood body
  • Screw cap
  • Large comfortable girth
  • Warm natural wood
  • Smooth nib per buyers
  • Light (about 25 g)
Against
  • Wood grain and colour vary from pen to pen
  • Standard converter; modest ink capacity
  • Wood needs care (no long soaking)
  • Back-heavy and long when posted
  • Small converter that some found unreliable
  • Plain clip
  • Wood needs care with water and ink stains
  • Easily confused with the near-identical 9026 at retailers
  • Cap does not post securely
  • Screw cap can loosen in a pocket
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