Onoto Magna 261.

[daveathall]

I have been looking forward to receiving this pen, it is made by a company near Norwich in England called Onoto http://www.onoto.com/home.asp, the fit and finish is superb, it is a stunning pen that writes beautifully straight from the box.

I must mention David Cooper who is a director of the company. He e mailed me with reference to the order and rang to answer some questions that I had regarding the pen.

I also purchased a leather pen case and some Onoto Mediterranean blue ink, tis a beautiful colour, I like it.

I am delighted with this pen and give it a very positive thumbs up.

Because of the finish, I have found this pen difficult to photograph, the pics don't do it justice.


I am not normally a slow reveal person but I thought the packaging and presentation deserved a mention.

First up it came in a cardboard box



A nice collection of leaflets explaining history, care, instructions on the operation of the pen and a handy polishing cloth.



A nice display box containing Warranty, certificate and registration documents



The pen number is 19, how apt, I spent 25 years in a British Infantry Regiment that was the 19th of foot, any guesses on the Regiments full name?



Oh, nearly forgot, and the pen!!!

It is beautifully made, is lighter than it looks, made in England engraved on the barrel















I paid an extra £40 to get the option of an 18K medium nib.










Writes smoothly straight from the box, has a nice amount of feedback, written on Clairefontaine paper using Onoto own Mediterranean blue ink filled using the standard supplied converter. The instructions indicate that the pen is perfectly balanced un posted, I found this to be the case.



For comparison, the Onoto Magna 261 was filled with Onoto Mediterranean blue, the Mont Blanc 149 was filled with Noodlers Blue/Black, both penned on Clairfontaine paper.







To provide some scale here is the Magna 261 next to a MB 149.








And finally with my Glashutte Original Sport Evolution Chronograph.











Hope you enjoyed this mini review.