Sheaffer VFM 9401 Neon Blue Fountain Pen

Writing smoothly, value for money

Please note that one gets a smaller cartridge for ink as compared to Parkar pens (steel ones) and is many times costly. so not exactly value for money, but the quality is better

I've attached a photo. The left one is the old gel pen and the right one is this fountain pen.It's not capturing properly on the photo but the writing is very thin. It uses very little ink for a dull looking colour.This is because this pen's nib is actually an FP one. "Fine point" = Very thin writing.Other kinds of nibs that we have in market are:M Nib = Medium nib = Neutral nib = Neutral thickness.B Nib = Broad Nib = much thicker writing (this will appear more bold and stronger color)This pen has a wrong description which states that this is a medium nib. That is why I bought this pen. However, this isn't a medium nib. As soon as you receive the pen check the box. It will say "FP" which means fine point = thin nib. Looks wise nib loolks EXACTLY as shown in photos. But while writing FP nibs will write thinner writing.It does have a premium feel if you wanted an FP nib. But I like writing with thick pens because I write fast. Thin output of ink means that you cannot write fast or else the ink will appear faded. But when a pen writes thick the writing is much darker & bolder.Earlier I used a schnider pen that was worth Rs.1000 where as soon as you wrote you knew it was a very premium pen. That one was thick extremely smooth right from the start. And that pen had a smoothness that you felt was extremely strong nib that can go through a lot at the same time. This pen isn't like that. It's okay okay. I would rate it 8/10 in terms of smoothness. I'm sure the nib will become much smoother later on.NOTE: It is definitely NOT medium thickness like given in the description. It's very thin and writing won't appear strong or bold kinds. It appears like very feeble, thin, jittery writing. If you like thin writing then you'll love this pen.

The product description says it comes with converter and two cartridges. The same was not delivered despite i explained the issue to customer care and ordered replacement. The replacement came with cartridges but no converter

Very good

It is a wonderful product from Sheaffer. The feeling of writing by the Pen is just Awesome in one word. It's smoothness is just incomparable with others pen till I have ever experienced. It's price is a little high as it is a foreign product.1. It comes with ink cartridges. So one should change the cartridges.2. Sheaffer ink piston converter 96700 is not supported in this pen. So don't expect that the bottled ink can be filled.3. But Cartilages can be refilled with Sheaffer bottled ink by using Injection niddle and seringe.

I ordered a fine nib version of the pen; but got a medium nib version. Writes decent. I won't call it a great writer. They call it a VFM pen; but there are other Indian Fountain Pens like Click, Kanwrite, ASA, Vazir and many others that write way better than this one

The pen cap fits well when you close the pen, but it's loose and falls off easily when you put it on the other end. I didn't expect this from a pen that costs so much.