on saleKaweco Brass Sport Fountain Pen

I’m very happy with this pen. It feels good to write with it. I like the heavier weight. Also like the size being smaller when the lid is on,

I purchased the brass version of the Sport in large part to see it develop patina. And boy did it, just a few days in my pocket and it’s developed a lovely patina. Good thing my stint of owning Harley’s and polishing chrome gave me an adversely to polishing and a love of all things patina. I wonder if I could call my aging skin patina?? Hummm. Anywho this is a quality pen, built like a tank and should serve me for the rest of my life and then some.

Packaging was overdone and appreciated. Shipping was fast.Regarding the pen itself, I think it is a different experience from a plastic body Sport, so you really can't get too much indication of how you would like this brass Sport simply by using a plastic body version, imho. I do not find too much of a brassy smell, as some people mention. In fact, I would prefer if there were more.Machining of the body and cap is very well done. The weight is actually ideal for me. It feels really nice to hold and carry. When it is posted, it is near perfectly balanced; unposted works for quick notes too. I think in 'person', it has a cooler minimalist/industrial look than photos may deliver otherwise. I really like a smaller nib size, since it helps maintain a more low key look, despite the shiny brass. Though eventually some patina will curb the shine, and that will also become a personalization of the pen, which is a very nice side-effect if you choose not to clean it. It may be a perfect travel/pocket/edc pen. Great for notes at job sites, or for random thoughts during the day. I can see it as a good pen for students, I would likely have used it if I were in the hobby when I was back in school. In general, as a minimalist, I rate this Brass Sport second to my favorite of all fountain pens, the Lamy 2000. The Brass Sport serves a different use case and I feel more comfortable leaving the house with it in my pocket, due to it's size and construction.

Very nice, sturdy, well constructed pen.

Thoughts from a long time Goulet customer on the Kaweco Brass Sport Fountain Pen. I have owned this for a couple years now as my go-to notebook pen. It's got a great patina and I often get compliments on it. Here are other things to consider:- It wouldn't stay posted. Following the advice of several others on the blogs, I put a little square of scotch tape near the top of the pen barrel to give the cap something to cling to. Stays on now, but really Hans?- I finally sprung for the solid gold nib. I lived with the steel nib and then tried the gold-plated one, but the EF in anything other than gold was stiff and scratchy. Gold one writes like buttah.- I got the gold clip, since it matched the nib and made the pen easier to handle and not roll around. Like adding a clip to a pocket knife. Clip should come with this pen, but I guess people like to pick their own color.- I bought a short leather pen sleeve from Popov Leathers. It protects my pocket (it never has leaked) and I can tuck in a spare ink cartridge, which is good because the pen only holds tiny ones. BUT there must be plenty of room up there. I had to stuff a foam ear plug up into the barrel because 2 or 3 times the cartridge popped off and the nib started to unscrew and ink leaked in the cap. Not good. Doesn't go anywhere now with the earplug holding the cartridge in.Does that seem like alotta tinkering for a $100 German-engineered pen that I spent $250 on?Yes, but it is mine, and I will keep it always.