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Jinhao
Need bottled ink
or refills? "Dear Monsieur
Haase, The pen arrived yesterday and is already the instrument responsible of a
long letter. What a difference! It worked beautifully and kept up with my fast
handwriting, the first pen to do so!
"Norman, thanks so much for the Dragon's Offspring
pen. It writes beautifully - I am a Mont Blanc man, and I have learned to
like the Monteverde nibs (although I find they have a little less give than
MB). This pen is very different, it "skates" better than any I've owned - I
love it!!!!"
W. M., Short Hills, NJ
"Just a quick note to let you know that my pens
arrived this morning. I have to say that these are stunning pens. After my
initial excitement the first words I breathed were, “these are gorgeous pens,
simply gorgeous”. I also feel that the oversized nibs add to the elegance and
grandeur of these pens. I can hardly wait to flush and ink them up. Just as
in my previous order, I am sure they will write beautifully. Again, thank you
Norman for your wonderful service and attentiveness." "I love the Dragon's Offspring pen
that my wife got me for my birthday this fall. It writes beautifully, looks
gorgeous, and as we've just welcomed our third child into the world during the
Year of the Dragon, it's already got great sentimental value (I wrote a letter
to our new son as we settled into the delivery room using that pen). Thanks as
always for such outstanding service with great pens & materials." "I'm thrilled. You can even use an
image if you want. I love that pen. It's made it into the second week of
rotation -- even my favorite pens get 1 week on the rotation. I just like it too
much to rotate it out."
"Seems that
I’ve lost one of my Jinhao pens (Dragon’s Offspring Copper). The real problem is
that I feel it writes better than most of my much more expensive pens. So,
please order me another (and I’ll see whether it arrives before I find it). Ha...the
two most highly regarded of my writing pens are one of my very fine Cross pens
and the other is the Copper Dragon. Amazing, and I’m a lefty as well!" "Hi Norman I got the pen, and I love
it more than the last pen. The weight is perfect the balance is perfect the nib
looked too big at first blush but after writing with it I don't think I will
write with any other pen. There aren't enough words to describe how much I like
this pen." "...But
when I picked up and started writing with the Dragon’s Offspring, well there was
just no comparison. The Dragon’s Offspring (DO) is so creamy smooth. I don’t
think that I have ever written with a smoother pen...The
Dragon's Offspring is truly a beautiful pen and is a delight when the nib is
gliding across a sheet of paper." Dragon's Offspring
Aged Gold
Dragon's Offspring
Aged Silver
Dragon's Offspring Copper
It's a full-sized pen from Jinhao with a terrific oversized nib. It measures 5-1/2" capped, 6-1/2" posted and 4-7/8" with cap held aside. Although the pen has a bit of heft to it, it's not an overly heavy pen, so can certainly be used for extended writing sessions, with cap posted or not.
Sometimes the regular Jinhao nib is sent instead. I have no control over this, and it varies from order-to-order.
IMPORTANT SERVICE NOTE: Every nib that ships from His Nibs is closely examined under high magnification and tuned or adjusted if needed. About 85% of modern nibs need some adjustment out-of-the-box from the manufacturer for an optimal writing experience. Most commonly, the tines of the nib are misaligned -- which would cause scratchiness at the minimum; the slit between the tines is partially or fully closed -- which would starve the nib of ink and at best cause skipping; or the slit between the tines is too wide -- which will either again cause skipping, or conversely, flooding. There are other factors -- such as separation of the nib from the feed -- that are inspected and repaired before any pen leaves the Palace.
The only 100% guarantee of course
comes when the pen is
actually filled with ink and written with for the first time, but our
pre-shipping inspections and tunings have eliminated 99.99999 (my finger is
getting tired) of the frustrations that a customer experiences when first using
a new fountain pen. Although this can be time-consuming on occasion, it affords
our customers a much more pleasant experience when receiving a fountain pen from
His Nibs -- and saves us the frustration of dealing with returns!
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Ordering Procedures & Returns International customers, please note, we will not falsify shipping documents Please send your order and shipping address (along with any questions) to:
orders@hisnibs.com We will email you back with your order total (PA residents please add 6% sales tax) Credit cards, for the quickest fulfillment of your order, are accepted through PayPal, a secure site allowing you to use your credit card without us even seeing the information. If you'd like to make use of this credit card service, please let us know when you email your order and address, and we'll email you the appropriate Request for Payment, and instructions for the simple payment procedure (you don't need to join PayPal to use it).
If you would like us process your credit card directly instead, then please email us: 1. Card # (dividing this number in two, between two emails, will
ensure security) If you'd rather pay by money order or check, kindly make payable to: His Nibs.com We ship via
insured Priority Mail
Warranties and returns If an item proves to be defective, in most cases the manufacturer's warranty will apply. However, please email us first so that we can determine the easiest way to resolve the problem to your satisfaction. In the case of fountain pens -- which are a bit more individualistic than other writing instruments -- what may at first appear to be a defect (hard starting or poor flow for example), can in almost all cases be resolved with a few simple 'tweaks' to the nib, which we'll be happy to guide you through or perhaps suggest returning to us for adjustment. Should you wish to return a non-defective
item within 3 days of receipt because it doesn't suit you for some reason, again
please email us and we'll arrange an exchange, credit or refund (minus any
shipping/insurance charges), if the item is returned in an 'as new' condition.
If you've dipped a fountain pen to try its writing characteristics, kindly clean
off any ink residue prior to shipping -- to save us both a nasty surprise
We want you to be happy with your purchase from HisNibs.com and hope to have you join the ranks of our many long-term, repeat customers!
Revised: April 10th, 2023
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