Me being much informed on the net to purchase a reliable fountain pen and affordable, I decided to Pelikan M200. Reviews on the net were unanimously good, and after having had in hand, to reason. The materials seem to be of satisfactory quality without the piston refill system works well and the pen suffers no leakage. Even the pen, above and below, remains pristine and without any trace of ink. The writing comfort is just excellent. The pen glides with perfect fluidity on paper, no comparison with my other fountain pens it is true entry. It almost seems that the paper, yet quite ordinary, as is oiled that slides alone. Ink (Pelikan 4001 royal blue) flows flawlessly, with a perfectly balanced flow and metronomic consistency. The writing does not suffer any missed. I just wrote a dozen pages, I have not been in one. I put the pen one day, I rewrote with the ink flowing immediately, again without any failure. No changes either flow or line width, it is as if you had stopped writing the second before. Overall a great writing tool, a great comfort and exemplary reliability for a really reasonable price. Warning against by its size, it is quite short and very light, it will be more appropriate for small hands as bear paws.