Asvine P36 Titanium Fountain Pen Piston Filling, Iridium Medium Nib Clear Transparent Acrylic Smooth Writing Pen Case Set

I bought this pen to pair up with its vac filler cousin, the Asvine V200.I ordered my pen with a <F> Asvine #6 nib, and it's a very consistent and reliable writer. In my opinion, it competes with the TWSBI 580 for writing characteristics, but looks more upscale than that TWSBI model due to the crystal clear acrylic body and titanium trim. Fit and finish is very good, although there are some places where titanium and plastic threads mate with each other. Over time, the plastic threads are going to lose the ability to grip their titanium counterpart due to the inherent difference of hardness between the two.My pen wrote very smoothly right out of the box. There isn't much line variation to be had from the steel nib, and Asvine doesn't make any claims about that aspect. However, I seemed to have an ink flow issue. My attempts to correct the issue were unsuccessful. I contacted Asvine's Customer Service, who responded with possible techniques to fix the issue. When those proved unsuccessful, they sent out a replacement nib, which arrived a little over a week later. Being an impatient person, I ordered a pack of three different nib sizes for the P36 from Asvine, for about $16 for all three. All three nibs were smooth...and had the same ink flow issue. I let customer service know that, and they suggested I change inks to a known well-flowing ink. I didn't have their Hongdian Blue ink on hand, but decided to use Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki. And then a miracle happened, and all three nibs wrote flawlessly. When the replacement nib arrived (directly from China), it was even smoother than the original nib, had ink flow issues with Pelikan Edelstein Sapphire (my standard ink), just like the other four nibs, but wrote perfectly with the Kon-Peki. Some of my other pens also had ink flow issues, but based on my experience with Asvine, those problems disappeared as soon as I used Kon-Peki. I have no idea why Edelstein Sapphire works well in some pens, and is an absolute nightmare in others. But I know that I'm on my first and last bottle of Edelstein Sapphire! Surprisingly, my humble little Kaweco Sport has no issues with that ink.So, I really like my Asvine P36, and I LOVE the responsiveness from their Customer Service Department!If there's anything negative to say about the P36 (and its cousin, the V200), it's about their appearance. If you were to look at a picture of either one of those two pens, and compare them to the Conid Bulkfiller King Size pen (a $900+ fountain pen made in Belgium), you would probably wonder how coincidental the likeness is. Functionally, neither Asvine pen could be considered a copy, or clone. As a matter of fact, those two Asvine pens are two very competent examples of a piston filler and a vacuum filler pen, that functionally have more in common with any other similarly functioning pen made anywhere else in the world, but they happened to chose the Conid Bulkfiller as the pen to pattern their product after. If Asvine has done nothing else with those two pens, they proved to me that they are capable of producing pens that are every bit as good as any "Western" pen, but they're able to do it at a lower price. I'll keep looking for their offerings, and when I find a pen that has more of a gap between itself and the pen it was "inspired by", I wouldn't hesitate to buy it. They really are that good!

Ths Asvine clone of the Conid Kingsize Bulkfiller is very well built and feels perfect in the hand. A Titanium pen at a price that is a fraction of the Conid.It is a Piston filler, so inking it up meant having a deep enough ink well to submerge the nib and it filled about 70% of the way on the first try - a LOT of ink. Writes smooth, like the other Asvine nibs. I actually prefer Asvine nibs, Bock nibs are a hit or miss for me.If I had to nit pick, I wish the piston mechanism is also made of metal instead of plastic. That would ensure this pen lasts forever. But, for the price, I am not complaining.

Nice demonstrator FP

This pen was mentioned in a podcast and it looked intriguing. I ordered it from Amazon and in a few days I received it, inked it up and was using it. It looks great but more importantly it writes like a very expensive fountain pen.

I returned the pen because the threads above the section are very sharp and they hurt the side of my middle finger. this would not be a factor if you grip the pen with the tips of your finger on the section. So consider how you grip a fountain pen before you buy.I you don't come near the threads, then you'll be happy with the pen. Its well constructed, the ink flow is adequate, and the piston filler really loads up the ink.

This pen, amongst the many I own, -including expensive and vintage fountain pens,- is my main daily and travel fountain pen. Great ink capacity, good flow, light, grip and smooth nib make it a fine writing instrument.

This is a well made pen. It's one of my favs. However, I must say that the extra fine nib is more like a European fine nib. I've tried it with two inks (Pelikan 4001 brilliant black and Platinum Carbon Black). The line is a little finer with the carbon black but this is not a true extra fine nib in my opinion. The drawing experience and overall quality of this pen is A+. Look into the one with the Bock nib if your looking for an EF nib, I read it's finer.

I own several pens from this company, and they all perform wonderfully. The design of this pen is stunning—clean, sleek, and perfectly weighted without causing fatigue. The filling mechanism works flawlessly and is easy to use. The grip section is a bit slick, but not to the point where I feel like I'll drop the pen.However, the main issue arises when using it for note-taking. The pen frequently has hard starts and intermittently stops writing. I've tried using some of my wettest inks, but the problem persists. While I'm sure some tuning could resolve these issues, it's beyond my expertise. As a result, this pen now sits on display. It's beautiful, but unfortunately, not very functional.