My go-to fountain pen for many years was various iterations of the Parker Vector with cartridges and converter, and I still much prefer a cartridge/converter fitting; and a clear piston converter, not an aerometric or other squeeze bulb converter. They are much easier maintenance-wise. I was Not Happy when I bought a very cheap Chinese knockoff of a Parker 51 to find a fixed sac as the filling mechanism - lovely nib considering it cost a pound including shipping on the slow boat from China, but as I discovered very annoying to look after.
The Rook comes in a ballpoint version, as does its cousin the Tasche. I was tempted by the Tasche ballpoint which was also on clearance at £6; but I have a lifetime's supply of ballpoints, and while poking around the Cult Pens site I discovered the Zebra pocket ballpoint for 40p, so...
It was much easier to resist the Tasche pocket pencil, because I can't remember the last time I would have actually needed one. I would have *loved* one when I worked in a lab, though.
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The Rook comes in a ballpoint version, as does its cousin the Tasche. I was tempted by the Tasche ballpoint which was also on clearance at £6; but I have a lifetime's supply of ballpoints, and while poking around the Cult Pens site I discovered the Zebra pocket ballpoint for 40p, so...
It was much easier to resist the Tasche pocket pencil, because I can't remember the last time I would have actually needed one. I would have *loved* one when I worked in a lab, though.