Retractable Fountain Pens

Retractable fountain pens have a creative feature called the retractable nib. These retractable fountain pens have unique designs and are manufactured with ingenious technology. These pens have an elegant style and usually are of a larger size with a durable metal body with attractive gold and chrome accents. Some of the retractable fountain pens have a hand lacquered finish which makes them unique, giving each pen its own style.

Retractable nibs are made from a variety of metals including gold and silver. Their unique feature is that they are available with gold and rhodium accents in various colors. These nibs on being damaged can be easily replaced with another of the same kind. These pens are usually either cartridge or convertor filled fountain pens and have very solid nibs.

The nib which is the contact point between the pen and the paper is what can be retracted in such fountain pens. In the earlier pen models wherein the nibs were made of steel, the ink would corrode it easily and as a result to prevent this, nibs were either gold or Iridium plated. As gold is very soft and wears down too easily, iridium coated nibs are much preferred for retractable fountain pens. The bodies of such pens are subject to wear with steady use over time and as a result sturdy materials were used for the exteriors. The more expensive pens have bodies which are made of metals like Palladium or exotic woods, and are decorated with gold accents. The reservoir which is the place where the ink is stored is also special in such pens. Initially, reservoirs were made of flexible sacs that could be refilled but with time, they came to be replaced by glass or plastic cartridges.

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