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"Norman, I wanted to let you know the children have arrived! I've already filled and used the Mako and it's great. I love a pen with some weight. I can already feel the same with the Pinstripe...The weight on both pens is good and the action is smoooooth! I like a weighty pen so I don't have to bear down (ballpoints). These just lay in your hand and you can guide the point. Thx again."
D. H., Lexington, KY

"Dear Mr. Haase, I got the pen on Thursday, it’s very nice and smooth, what ever is you do to the pen it writes beautiful, and it looks expensive, I will keep you in mind for my next purchase."
G. L., San Diego, CA

 

DUKE Pinstripes Blue fountain pen   $45.00    Sold out

DUKE Pinstripes Red fountain pen   $45.00    Sold out

 

Another beautiful lacquer-over-brass pen design from DUKE, the Pinstripe is a classy, understated pen with chrome highlights. It's a full-sized pen, measuring 5-1/4" capped, 6" posted and 4-1/2" with cap held aside and has a pleasing heft without being at all tiring during long writing sessions. It has the same basic design as the Khaki Squares model.

The subtle pinstriping -- which almost disappears at a distance -- comes into sharp focus up close.

It's continued on both barrel and cap -- and even extends above the clip ring itself.

 

                           

                                                    

 

The cap top is engraved with 'German Duke Lux Pen GmbH', along with the DUKE 'crown' logo in the center -- which is reprised on the clip.

                  

The barrel-end has a black, textured 'jewel', which serves no purpose other than to provide a nice design element, and somehow fits better than leaving it all chrome.

The cap snaps securely into place, on both ends of the barrel.

 

 

 

 

 

The steel nib, an indented spear shape, is finished with white 22K gold-plate and attests to that fact with '22KGP' within a modified scallop shell engraving. The DUKE crown logo is also reproduced here. The nib size, like virtually all DUKE models, is what I describe as a light-medium, falling in between a typical western fine and medium.

                        

                       

 

Unscrewing the all-metal threads between the section and barrel displays the piston converter -- with a steel ink agitator -- for bottled ink. It will also take International-style cartridges, such as those from Private Reserve.

 

      

As with all new pens, I recommend to run a dilute solution of dishwashing soap (two or three drops to a small bowl of water) through a new pen a few times, followed by water only. Step one is effective at removing manufacturing oils that can tend to make the ink less than enthusiastic in heading from the converter/filler to the nib, and step two removes the traces of the detergent you've used...which tends to have the opposite, diuretic effect. A gift box is included.

 

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!

 

 

 

 

 

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
(on PayPal transactions, the email address may also display as stonebri@verizon.net)

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)
2. Expiration date
3. Name on card
4. Address for billing statement
5. Card verification # (3-digit number printed on the back of your card. It appears after and to the right of your card number, or 4-digit number on the front of your AMEX card).
 

If you'd rather pay by money order or check, kindly make payable to:

His Nibs.com
  434 N. Leh St., 1A
  Allentown, PA 18104

We ship via insured Priority Mail
(email for cost)

 

 

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: August 19th, 2023

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