The Ensso Italia Fountain Pen ($129 for stainless steel and $189 for Titanium Nib) is titanium fountain pen limited to just 200 units. The titanium design with greek key cap band is a blend of classic and modern aesthetics.
The pen features a #6 stainless steel Bock nib and a Schmidt ink converter. Of course, the Italia will also accept a standard international ink cartridge. The titanium makes the pen a bit weightier than a resin pen.
Weight:
- Capped & filled: 44.8 gms
- Uncapped: 29.2 gms
Overall length: 139.5 mm / 5.49″
Uncapped length (with nib): 125.5 mm / 4.94″
When compared to other pens, from left to right: Wing Sung S (similar to TWSBI 580), Opus 88 Koloro, Karas Pen Co. Fountain K, Ensso Italia, Aurora Optima, and Sailor Pro Gear Slim.
The Italia is close in size to the Opus 88 Koloro. It’s a large pen but not gigantic. The Italia is about twice the weight though. The ends of the Italia are pointier too.
The same pens as shown above, uncapped and posted.
The Italia Fountain Pen is a good, pen with a reliable nib and reasonably priced. If metal pens are your catnip, this one might be for you. But hurry, there aren’t many left.
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I bought a matte black Italia on Kickstarter and was disappointed by the machining – the threads joining cap and barrel were really rough and difficult to align. (There’s a word for that, similar to “scraping,” but I forget.) I kept it, thinking I’d try some silicone gel on the threads. I gather from other reviews of this model that this problem has been resolved. It is an elegant design, with the Greek Key band and generous nib.