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Pen Review – Jinhao Century 100 Acrylic Fountain Pen

7/23/2020

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​Jinhao fountain pens from China are very popular and when I saw this one, I had to buy one because it resembles a vintage Parker Duofold “Big Red”.
I ordered a Jinhao Century 100 acrylic fountain pen in “reddish brown” via eBay.  The total for the pen and tax (free shipping!) was $15.94 USD, a very nice price point. 
I placed the order on June 19th, and it arrived on July 10th – not bad for a shipment from China.  The pen arrived in simple packaging which is fine for me because once I take the pen out of the packaging it is either put away or thrown out.  It measures 5 7/16 inches capped and it feels like an expensive pen.  It came with a converter which I like because I prefer using bottled ink.  The gold platted stainless steel nib is a medium and it is a very smooth writer.  I have been writing with it for about 2 weeks and it is a pleasure to write with.  For comparison I put it side by side with my vintage Parker Duofold “Big Red” and while there are some obvious differences, it is easy to see why this pen is so popular in this color. 
In summary, this is a comfortable, smooth writing pen.  You can’t beat the price point and they come in a variety of other colors.  I give the Jinhao Century 100 acrylic fountain pen a thumbs upl
Happy Collecting!
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Steven Eugen link
11/17/2020 06:51:56 am

Really Informative Thanks for sharing it.



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Martin Bullivant
12/23/2020 10:42:55 am

I have recently bought one of these and I am fortunate enough to have a Parker Duofold centennial from the mid 1990s which is an absolutely amazing pen. Straight out of the box the Jinhao needed some work, the ink converter is pretty hopeless (as tends to be standard with Jinhao) lots of bubbles leading to problems with the ink flow drying up – replaced with a Waterman which is the same standard feed and fit. The nib needed a polishing and a little bit of TLC to part the tines and flex it away from the feed and help with the ink flow. It now writes exactly on a par with my Duofold. Go figure.

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