Another Guider fountain pen

This is another Guider fountain pen that I am using right now. It's a small sized (though not as small as some others made by them!) ebonite fountain pen in golden brown, eyedropper filled, fitted with a Kanwrite #4 TT nib. It originally came with a fine stock nib which I eventually replaced.

The barrel and cap lie flush with each other and the workmanship is so good that it seems like there is no break in the middle when capped. Consequently, there is a large step between the section and the barrel. The added distance between the grip and the step ensures there's minimum discomfort.

This grade of ebonite usually has impurities in black that appear as tiny specks all over. I have seen this mostly with single colour ebonites. I have a matching model in dark green which has similar specks. Opinions may differ, but I think it adds to the persona and look of these pens.

Handmade by Guider Pen Works, Rajahmundhry, India.

The Deccan Advocate, in Olive.

The Deccan Advocate with flat ends. This is a handmade pen in a beautiful olive green ebonite with black specks. An eyedropper filler fitted with Kanwrite SSF 35mm M nib and KW multi-channel ebonite feed. The clip on this one is different from the black Advocate I have.

This originally came with a Kanwrite flex nib but the usual feed could not keep up with the flow. This prompted a change to a normal non-flex nib which I preferred anyway as an everyday carry pen. Recently swapped the old feed for the new Kanwrite multi-finned feed. Handmade in Hyderabad, India by Deccan Pen Stores.

Daily Analogue Companions

The Ranga Model 8, a black hard rubber (ebonite) eyedropper filler. I believe this is the smallest pen from Ranga that's a standard model. It's light and the perfect size for my hands. I like the section particularly, with its slightly tapered, hourglass profile. It came with a Kanwrite no. 35mm M nib and I modified the original configuration by replacing the standard feed with a Kanwrite #8* ebonite feed. Handmade by Ranga Pens, Tamil Nadu, India.

A note on the Kanwrite ebonite feeders: I sourced this directly from KW and I think will serve better than the standard #8 indian ebonite feeds which for me, dry out very easily if not fitted properly or even if carried in one's shirt pocket for too long. As of now, this is not an issue with these KW feeds. I plan to gradually replace all the indian #8 feeds with these from KW.

Paired with an HMT Janata, with Arabic numeral dial.

* The #8 sizing may be proprietary to Kanwrite.