Jinhao Ancient Silver Dragon Fountain Pen Medium Nib Playing Pearl Green Jewelry with pen pouch

This pen is hefty. I haven't weighted it or anything, but it feels like holding a half a pound of metal. That's the bad part of the weight. The good part of the weight is that it's bottom heavy. If it were concentrated in the top of the pen, it would be harder to write with, but it's on the bottom. So the first one of these I got had a quality issue. The ink was dripping out between the seams in the top of the nib. So I returned it. Amazon was great about getting me a replacement very quickly. Now for the fun stuff. 1) The cap has a built-in fidget! That plastic marble is secure, but it spins so freely that you'll get hours of enjoyment out of it! If you have ADHD like I do, having a fidget built in to your pen is a dream come true. 2) The cap posts in the most interesting way. It screws onto the back end. You can fidget without the cap even budging! It's awesome. I have over four dozen pens, and the dragon king is the only one I have that screws onto the back end. 3) Even with a fine nib, it's a smooth writer. It lays down a nice line. If you turn the nib 45 degrees to the right when you're writing with it, you get beautifully varying line thicknesses. 4) The grip is nice and comfortable. It's not a pain to write with in that aspect at all. 5) If you lean it up more toward vertical, the nib is still smooth. 6) The pen displays nicely on a stand. In summary, the only con about this pen is the weight, and even that is concentrated toward the bottom. The pen is fun and beautiful, and a pleasure to write with. There is a built in spinner for hours of enjoyment. It's a great pen.

I own and use many Jinhao fountain pens so I wasn't surprised that this one is also extremely high quality and exceptional writing "functionality", for a modest price. It actually performs at least as well as pens that cost a LOT more. I expected all of this from the other such pens I have bought and use, which is the main reason I specifically purchased this one--I am not disappointed. I confess that I love their "dragon"-themed pens, which is why I purchased this one, and intend to add the same pen in a rollerball for a matched set. Beyond the necessary working performance of the pen, I love the "feel" of this one in hand: the heavy, ornate grey dragon on a black background sculpted around the entire length of the barrel lends a weight that adds to its overall feeling of richness and craftsmanship. The theme of "Dragon Playing With Pearl" is elaborated with an emerald-colored "pearl" clutched in the dragon's claw atop the lacquer-black cap, matched by the black end-cap. The whole pen is accented by gold fittings. Instead of coming off as gauche and over-decorated, the overall look comes together like a beautiful, traditional Chinese dragon sculpture with style and function married elegantly. When properly prepared and filled with a quality ink, the 0.5mm 18KGP nib writes smoothly without skipping, and does not dry out during use. Another reason I love these pens is that the nibs do not dry out between uses, as long as the user keeps the ornate cap screwed on as designed. In some pens the 0.5mm is a definite, thin "fine" width, but this one is between fine and medium, drawing a smooth, elegant line that pleases me very much without overpowering the written strokes. As with the other Jinhao "dragon carvings" pens, it does not come with a pocket clip--the weight of these pens does not allow for carrying them clipped in a pocket that way. If the user does want to carry them, a good pen pouch works well. This one comes with a soft drawstring-closure "pouch". For desktop use (my preference), there are many nice pen "boxes" or decorative cases available. This is an extremely nice fountain pen that performs on par with and better than many that are much more expensive--it looks and feels like it should cost much, much more. Its performance is equalled by its beauty. I highly recommend it to others who love great fountain pens, and it is a great buy for the price.

The refillable tank that it uses works pretty well, the nib can clog a bit between uses but it works fairly well when it's flowing nicely. I really like the look of it and it isn't too uncomfortable to use with it's strange body shape. The only 2 things that bug me is 1: The marble is not set, it's floating in the end so it rattles when writing which can get annoying. 2: This is costs quite a bit of money for the quality of materials used. I like it though, it's not too shabby.

I love this pen. The intricate detail is well done and the red "crystal" on the top looks very cool. I love that the cap is a screw on/off over the nib end...and...it also screws on and off the other end while writing. The ink converter works well and holds a nice amount of ink. The nib is fine and smooth...not as smooth as some but just fine for my writing style. If you don't use it for a day or two the nib dries out if you store it in the "nib up" position. The only possible drawback is the weight of the pen. Due to the materials used to craft the intricate pattern it is very heavy and takes some getting used to. For me, it's not a big issue because I just love the look of the pen. If you want a really cool pen for an affordable price, this is for you!

I got this pen as a Christmas gift for my teenaged granddaughter (she loves dragons and writing). It's very beautiful and she loves it. I wasn't sure what to do about the ink, as this pen is significantly different from fountain pens I'd had when I was much younger, so we took the pen with us into Staples today (the day after Christmas) to look for a cartridge. We found FranklinCovey cartridges (yes, a little pricey) that looked like they'd work. Got home and neither one of us could figure out how to load the cartridge. I looked at the YouTube link on the Amazon ad page and saw that the problem we'd had was that we didn't realize the thing that came with the pen was an adapter that lets you use liquid ink instead of cartridges. Once I understood that, we were able to load the cartridge and it worked great. She and I both love the weight and the design and the lovely little velvet pouch that came with it. We are very pleased.

I really liked this pen. It feels really food in the hands and for me writes smooth. Quite a bit of metal which’s makes it heavier then most pens, it sits well in my hands as I like pens with some weight to them. My problem is while taking it out of pocket it fell down one time and the top slit the threads. I dropped pens before and this has not happened it may have just my luck. I may try to fix it or I may get another one, not sure at this time. I liked the pen for its fantasy / RPG look about it.

I grew up using cartridge fountain pens until ball point pens came out in the late 1960’s. I’ve always loved using a fountain pen, I like the way the ink flows and how it makes the writing look. This JINHAO fountain pen has a carved dragon wrapped around it that looks really cool! I love writing and doodling with it!

This is my first fountain pen, so maybe some of what I like about it comes with all fountain pens. But all of the outer components are made of metal, not plastic. The actual converter and inner bits of the pen are plastic, of course. But this gives it a very nice weight in your hand. The cap twists on to either cover the nib or screw on to the back. It always lines up to the same angle, which is a nice feature to have. It writes very well, although it hasn't improved my handwriting at all. It still looks like chicken scratch, but feels cooler to use. I use it at work and to write and sketch. I can go a couple of days of light writing without having to refill it. My only gripe is the gem on the end. It is not affixed in place, so it rolls about and if you shake the pen it will rattle slightly. It could definitely be fixed by a dab of glue, but I'm fine with it the way it is. The design is what sells it. Pretty cool.