MonteverdeInternational Size Cartridge to Fit Fountain Pens, Black, 6 per Pack (G302BK)

I bought these cartridges for my nine year old son to use in his Pelikano Jr. I was looking for something simple, inexpensive, low maintenance, and would clean up relatively easily should he create an ink disaster (ie not bulletproof/permanent/highly saturated). This ink definitely has delivered in all of these categories. It flows well and I’ve never had it hard start or clog a feed. It’s not a highly saturated ink but it doesn’t look washed out to me either. I’ve tried it in a few of my cheap pens that tend to dry out and hard start, let them sit for a month or two and they immediately start writing as if I had just inked up the pen the day before with no flow issues whatsoever. Whatever is in Monteverde’s ITF additive, it does seem to do what it claims. Overall it’s nothing bold, flashy, or overly exciting but it is extremely well behaved, works great for normal everyday writing and is a very low maintenance ink. As far as being a first ink for a child learning to use a fountain pen, I would say it’s been a winner!

Writing with a fountain pen is just classy, in my opinion. These cartridges hold a reasonable quantity of ink and they seem to fit in a number of different pens. I am only on the first cartridge, but I am happy with the experience.

It’s okay. When I ordered this I was expecting it to just be a single carded package of six cartridges. Instead I’m pleasantly surprised by the package carrying six carded packs. From that alone I’d say this is a great purchase for anyone in need of a bunch of ink cartridges.I’m gonna put a tl;dr here since the next part is gonna be a wall of textInk is as expected at this price point, not a very intense black, and occasionally comes out to slate gray.Now to the bulk. This ink is just exaxtly what you’d expect out of a cheap price tag for ink cartridges. It just works. The ink flow is more or less dependant on what kind of fountain pen you’re using, and the ink’s quality in blackness isn’t something to write home about. Speaking of writing home, it does accomplish its duty as a simple refill for cartridge-refill fountain pens. Especially if you’re still just dabbling or dipping your feet into the world of fountain pen writing/drawing/lettering/etc, this is a very inexpensive option that’ll let you write on for about three months or so of regular use. More or less enough time to decide if you wanna delve deeper into this as a hobby with the plethora of options between inkwells of various colors.In the end, it does fall upon you, the consumer, to decide whether or not writing with a fountain pen is your kind of thing.

I'm so happy to have my fountain pen back up and running!

This is a smooth writing ink that works as it should. The blue-black color is just right for business documents: it is distinct and easily findable among printed black text, but it doesn't contrast with black so much that your eyes automatically jump to it, making the black text difficult to concentrate on. This is the perfect color for signatures and notes, and is a subtle way to convey that what is written is original and not a (black and white) photocopy.The ink does not bleed or feather any more or less than any other fountain pen ink. As with all FP inks, the tendency to bleed is almost entirely determined by the pen nib and the paper used. It writes well, with minimal bleed-through on standard 20lb copy paper, making it useful for everyday business. It does tend to bleed through the thinner paper of legal pads, but it is fine for one-sided use.It is not a fast dry type, but with a fine or medium nib it dries quickly enough that it needs no blotting. The flow is smooth and consistent in all pens in which I have tried it.

This ink is mediocre. The flow is decent, but the color is not great. It's a relatively "light" black, and not very dark. It will darken up if you trace over the lines a few times, but with a single pen stroke its more like a slightly transparent charcoal color than a nice opaque dark black.Its not very water resistant, which most inks of this sort aren't, so no surprise there. I will note that when it gets wet or thinned out with water it takes on a dark purple hue, which I don't particularly care for. A true black should stay on the gray scale when being thinned out, not take on other colors.On the plus side, the cartridge is sized correctly, so it will fit in a wide variety of fountain pens.

Great refills!

These standard ink cartridges for fountain pens are still considered to be cheating by some purists, who continue to insist that ink, by definition, comes in glass bottles (and in some cases, are suspicious of pens that didn't grow on geese!). I have a couple of different pens in regular rotation, and one I fill from a bottle while with the other I use the cartridges-- I like the idea of of filling my pen from a bottle, and the ease and simplicity of cartridges. When I'm going to be doing a lot of writing, or if I'm traveling, I use cartridges because my pens, like most fountain pens, have room for two in the barrel-- one "plugged" into the nib and a second one, reversed, in the barrel of the pen. Not only does the second cartridge give me an immediately available refill, it also ensures that the cartridge attached to the nib is kept securely in place.The Monteverde ink cartridges come in a variety of colors-- I'm currently using the blue-black, which I like because it stands out just enough against things printed in black and white when I'm signing papers, yet without the eccentric factor associated with, say, the brown and green inks I used when much younger.Recommended.

I make pens. That is, I custom manufacturer various materials - mostly woods - into writing pens. My favourite types to both make and use myself, is the fountain pen.I have trouble finding the right size ink cartridges and at a fair price. With these, I have found both. First, you need to carefully check the size and shape of your cartridge, because there a few different ones, and they don’t all fit each other. If these fit your pen, you are in luck. These units are priced very well - much less than I have been buying locally for - and the ink is excellent. Zero issues with any clogging, the ink flows well, and the depth of the ink colour is what it should be.I would suggest you purchase a single package and see for yourself. For me, I have found my new ink supplier!

Fonctionnent très bien avec un stylo Mont blanc, pour un tari très inférieur aux cartouches d'origines et avec un choix de couleurs plus vastes

Some of the cartridges in both packs are empty. Ink has leaked inside of their package and already dried.

Se adapta perfectamente a las plumas JINHAO, el tono también es maravilloso.

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