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However, feel free to use the supplied Schmidt K5 converter with your favorite ink or a massive list of standard international cartridges. The caps and bodies of this pen have been put through our time-tested tumbling process to give it that slightly worn look that is perfect for everyday carry. Choose from all of our available grip section offerings in durable Makrolon, anodized aluminum, or upgrade to polished brass. Select from a wide variety of nibs in polished steel to further customize your pen to your specifications. Ships in our recyclable packaging with a custom vinyl sticker. The Vertex fountain pen is the latest step in our Design.History.Technology influenced Signature Series. Comes standard with a Bock polished steel nib which are manufactured by Peter Bock in Germany. Also included with each pen are 2 black Monteverde ink cartridges. 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When we sat down to design a clipless fountain pen prioritized for pocket carry, machining it out of solid brass was the last thing on our minds. Surely it would be too heavy. Too unwieldy to write with comfortably. Our assumptions were WAY off the mark. Not only is the Brass Vertex comfortable, it's one of the most balanced, ergonomic heavy pens we've released ourselves or had the opportunity of testing. It's a game changer for sure.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Brass Vertex is our Vertex pocket pen with snap-cap and sleek vintage inspired design fully-machined from raw brass rod. Like all of our brass pens, we use full rod stock rather than brass tube or forming\/molding brass. This results in pens that are more substantial, sand and polish better, and patina at a uniform rate. The body, cap, and grip are all machined in-house from C360 brass rod to ensure a uniform appearance along with the quality expected in a true brass pen. 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The Black Widow colorway was a huge hit on the Bolt years ago, then expanded to include EDK, Retrakt, and even INK fountain pens but we never got around to officially adding this to our more traditionally styled fountain pen, the Decograph, until now. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Black Widow Decograph Special Release is our aluminum Decograph fountain pen featuring matte black anodize on the body, cap, and grip combined with matte red clip and finials. This classic color combination of red and black looks incredible and with the matte finish the pen retains a highly grippable surface that is super comfortable to use. The Black Widow Decograph can be customized with your choice of nib size. Ships with a Schmidt K5 Converter and two Monteverde standard international cartridges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eLimited Availability\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Decograph is made from 6061-T aluminum on our CNC lathes and Swiss machining centers, in Mesa, Arizona. 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It's been years since we had the standard polished black acrylic Vertex fountain pens on the site, and now they're back. Machined and then hand-polished to a brilliant shine, these pens look incredible. This initial batch is just 25 pens, and they're ready to ship; get them before they're gone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vertex is our second release in our Signature Series which is built around using plastics and other resins as the main parts of the pen. From the beginning we wanted to create something that looked, felt, and functioned differently than other pens on the market. The Vertex's basic design is that of a classic eyedropper pocket fountain pen, however it will also accept a standard international cartridge or standard international converter if you're disinclined to use it as an eyedropper. It functions with only four parts: a cap, barrel, grip, and nib. Simply add ink to the reservoir, and you can happily write pages of notes before you need to refill. Eyedropper pens can be tricky and messy, and we wanted to eliminate some of those concerns. During the engineering phase we implemented designs of custom fit o-rings to eliminate the need for silicone grease to seal the grip and nib areas. We wanted a smooth transition from grip to barrel, so we moved traditional break point from the section back, and using a third o-ring in the cap adapted slip cap functionality for the pen. The longer grip section allows for the use of an \"ink window\" with transparent materials which adds a little flair to the pen. The Vertex looks and feels streamlined and aerodynamic. 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We'd been lucky enough to secure a batch of incredible looking acrylic that we thought looked like \"a chilling shade of wintergreen, struck through with ribbons of black and streaks of glittery ice\". The entire process of designing and bringing the Decograph to production had been laborious and fraught with mistakes, wrong turns, and scrapped parts; by December 2017 we were able to breathe a sigh of relief as we released the Winter Decograph Special Edition 1703 \"Winter's Tale\". Fast forward, to a few days before Solstice 2025, we're excited to release the Winter's Tale Vertex, in the same chilling wintergreen color. It took 8 years but we finally found a near exact duplicate to the original material, of course in the hands of Turner's Workshop. This premium European acrylic has the same light green color with brilliant silver-y, chatoyant swirls and ribbons of opaque black. If you want to complete the set of the two pens, now is the time. 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