Sport Fountain Pen Brass Nib: EF

I love the feel of the Kaweco brass fountain pen in my hand, when posted. I have a medium for some years now and wanted to try the BB. This new BB is also a great sized nib for me. I use fountain pens mostly for drawing and mixed media paintings. The BB size gives a lot of ink, not too much, not too little, for what I need it to do in drawing/painting. This will show more of the variations an ink color has to offer, which is beautiful to me. One interesting thing (which I do not recommend) is that my medium fountain pen was forgotten for a while, and left with ink in it for months. When I came across it, I thought it was going to be a rescue mission. To my surprise, it wrote from the first touch to the paper. That was a nice surprise! It’s great quality and will likely outlive me. Most importantly for me, though, is that I really enjoy using it. I have other Kaweco products, such as the Sketchup 5.6 mechanical lead holder and the 2 mm lead holder. They are all prized among my favorite art supplies. I love the weight of the brass. My hand does not tense up as it does with some lighter weight plastic fountain pens that I have. I like well made goods and Kaweco certainly makes well made and durable tools.

Love it. Writes brilliant. Nice and heavy in the hand, develops a lovely patina too. Plus it is brass I’m sure I can shine it with a wipe. I had to order a Kaweco ink converter for an extra $5, would have been nice if they’d included that with the pen. I use it with my leather journal and it fits the bill perfectly.

The Kaweco Brass Sport is built to last and has become my daily workhorse that goes everywhere with me, featuring a robust build, a screw-on cap that protects the nib, and a comfortable grip with a precise and pleasant writing experience (EF nib).

I love this pen. I own a couple of Lamy Safaris, Aion, Faber-Castell Ondoro, a Montblanc and a Sheaffer, and I needed something I can carry around without worrying it will break on the field. This does that. The natural brass looks beautiful and I polish it sometimes at night with a jewelry cloth for a nice shiny gold color. Sometimes I just let the oxyde layer stay there as patina, and polish again when I get bored. It's like two pens in one. The nib works just great, the pen feels a little tiny for my taste, but it's good for scribbling things in meetings and on the go. I don't like it for longer writing sessions, I prefer a longer pen in my hand for balance. And thicker too. But for carrying around as a battle horse on the go, it's amazing. I stick it in my jeans pocket with my keys and it's like it's not there. I bought the fine nib and it's a typical western fine: not too fine, fine enough for detailed handwriting that tends to the medium-small size, like mine. The ink flows nicely, wet enough, and the tip is smooth. Granted, the nib is hard, it's steel, but nothing that bothers me and they have gold nibs available if I want to replace it with a softer one in the future. The only caveat is mine came with a cap that didn't post tightly, until one day it fell out and hit the floor, tip down. I contacted the vendor in Amazon and I never heard back from them. I contacted Kaweco and they won me over with the most amazing customer service: they said that's not how their cap should work and immediately send me a free replacement from Germany. They are the nicest, most professional people. My pen is now totally different from the one I bought: the lid is tight and secure now. I'm a big fan of the brand after this, my first experience with them. Nitpicking a little, the section of mine is a little discolored which is more noticeable when polished, making it contrast a little with the barrel. But that goes away when the patina shows up or if I polish the pen with a micromesh. So not sure if I want to bother Kaweco with this issue or even try again with the vendor (I figured if the latter didn't write back about the cap, much less about a relatively minor cosmetic issue). I ordered the black leather sleeve for it Kaweco Sport Etui ECO for 1 pen black and the square silver-color clip Kaweco Clip octogonal silver . Although I don't need the sleeve except for protecting it when it's laying around or thrown in my bag. Most of the time I carry the pen alone in my pocket. The pen is a conversation starter in meetings, it's solid, the design is pleasing and writes well. I'm very happy with it. So four stars for comfort (personal preference for bigger pens) plus one star for the amazing brand customer service, writing performance, material and design (because it is supposed to be tiny to be carried around): 5+ stars. Thank you Kaweco, you rock! —-UPDATE: couple of years later, still rocking on. I upgraded the steel nib to a Kaweco gold nib and it went from a great writer to writing like a dream! It sings! I now own a Montblanc 146 and a 149 and I still prefer to carry this Kaweco when size is going to be an issue… and I don’t miss the MBs at all, though I do enjoy using them. I absolute love it.

My #1 every-day carry (EDC) pen for the last several weeks. I’m quite fond of this Kaweco. I have a black plastic Kaweco Sport for years, and I really liked it. After eyeballing the brass Sport for months, I finally bought it and WOW! It was worth the wait! Comfortable with a very satisfying weight. I looks great and has taken on a nice patina. No leaks. Reliable. Considering the quality, it’s a great value for the cost. Minus one star because the stock nib I received (the chrome EF in the photos) was a bit scratchy with poor ink flow. The first Sport I got (the black one in the photos) has the same nib and works great, so I think I just got a bad one… luck of the draw. I replaced it with a premium gold-plated M (medium) nib and the results have been spectacular. Silky smooth, fantastic ink flow. ✍️ I’ve included some close-ups of each nib. You can see there is a distinctive disagree in point geometry between the chrome standard EF nib and the gold-plated premium M nib. For comparison, I included a few photos of the gold plated stock M nib that is on my plastic Kaweco Sport which has tip geometry different from the other two. The stock M works quite well, but the premium M is noticeably better. It comes in a nice Kaweko tin cleverly designed to hold a single or a pair of Sports. This Kaweco Brass Sport arrived clean and shiny- the patina you see is after 2-3 months of daily pocket carry and daily use. I added the bronze clip. No clip is included with the pen itself. Overall, I’m very happy with this pen. It feels nice in the hand for folks who like the weight. If you prefer something lighter, the plastic Sport is featherweight and a very nice pen in its own right. Despite to scratchy nib issue, I HIGHLY recommend this pen.

I love this thing. Every day the beautiful patina changes just a little. I bought a medium nib. The fine was a little too fine for me, though I did like it with my wetter inks. I prefer the brass to the acetate/plastic because of the weight alone. I would suggest getting the fancier converter with the metal topped plunger. The smaller, folding-handled one works fine, but i always end up with way more ink on my fingies.

As someone who has used a "normal" Kaweco Sport (the plastic-y version) for a couple of years, this was definitely worth it. This pen is made out of real metal (and there is some thickness to the metal) so it has some decent heft to it. The cap posts nicely, though it requires a bit more pressure to get it to seat tightly and stay put. The nib is a true Extra Fine and the feed flows smoothly without wasting ink. Overall, the balance (both with and without the cap posted) feels just about right to me, and the extra weight actually gives good feedback to help you write without pressing as firmly as you might with lighter pens. One of my chief gripes with the plastic-y Kaweco Sport was its weight (or lack thereof) — this pen is definitely a lot more substantial, and I like that. However, if your hands aren't as used to moving around this much weight, it might be more fatiguing. For me, it feels just right. The brass does collect fingerprints / lose its brilliance over time. It's brass. If you want it to be shiny, you'll probably have to polish and care for it, but personally I love the look of it as it gets slightly dulled. Overall, it's a fantastic pen. If you love the normal Kaweco Sport but you wish it was made out of metal and had more substance to it, then this is the pen for you.

Love this little guy. I was already the happy owner of two kaweco sport pens, one M and one B, that I have used relentlessly since 2020. I wanted something a bit more classy not that I have become an older and more sophisticated person. I love the feel and the weight of this brassy guy, even its smell is appealing to me. And the idea that it will develop a patina, ah, cannot wait.

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Penna stupenda. Elegante, memorabile e funzionale. A volte è talmente bella che vorresti usarla. Bella massiccia!

Nice pen with very smooth writing. I collect many pens and this has already one of my favourites. I have taken the silver model also in broad nib. For writing in diaries fine nib is good, for signatures & casual drawing & writing, broad one is a blessing kind of thing. Thanks for making such a beautiful thing. Purchased broad nib from stationery physically, as it was not available online. That one is also awesome. Brilliant product.

Schreibt mir extra breiter Feder sehr flüssig, und kleckst und leckt nicht. Mein Lieblings-Füller.

Yıllarca alsam mı dedim. Sonunda aldım. Daha önceden almadığıma pişmanım. M uç aldım, Pelikan F muadili ince yazıyor. Yazışı sorunsuz. Kartuş ufak. Gövde zamanla renk değiştirip çok daha güzel oluyor. Pirinç olduğundan kırılır, çizilir korkusu yok, kalem kutusuna, çantasına gerek yok. At cebe gitsin.