I like small, lightweight fountain pens. The pens listed have been weighed on a digital postal scale. The scale rounds up or down to the nearest gram. While I write with my pens unposted, the posted weight is listed for those of you who may be interested in that information. These pens do not represent my collection. (It is here.) They have all been weighed on my scale.
For information about where to find pen measurements click here.
If you need to convert grams to ounces, try this converter here.
Some of my thoughts about ink capacity.
c/c = cartridge converter; cf = crescent filler; ED = eyedropper; lf = lever filler; PIF = piston. For c/c pens weight includes converter not cartridge. Average international converter weight between 2-3 grams. Generally, any ED pens on the list below are converted from c/c.
| Inked | |||
| Brand | Model | Posted/ Capped |
Unposted |
| Aurora | Optima Mini Burgundy (PIF) | 17g | 11g |
| Bexley | Submariner (c/c) | 18g | 12g |
| Sheherazade (PIF) | 23g | 14g | |
| Simplicity (c/c) | 21g | 12g | |
| Conklin | Acrylic Crescent (cf) | 28g | 17g |
| BCHR Crescent 25p (cf) | 12g | 7g | |
| Danitrio | Cumlaude (large c/c; no metal section) | 27g | 17g |
| Cumlaude (small c/c; no metal section) | 18g | 11g | |
| Cumlaude (small c/c; with metal section) | 22g | 15g | |
| Short Octagon (c/c as ED)** | 29g | 20g | |
| Edison | Huron Acrylic (c/c) | 25g | 15g |
| Huron Acrylic (c/c as ED) | 24g | 15g | |
| Mina standard (c/c)** | 21g | 15g | |
| Mina extended (c/c)** | 23g | 16g | |
| Mina extended (c/c as ED)** | 23g | 16g | |
| Esterbrook | SJ (lf) | 13g | 9g |
| Kaweco | Sport (1940′s PIF) | 12g | 8g |
| Levenger | True Writer (Gold. Tort. c/c) | 24g | 13g |
| Montblanc | 342g (PIF) | 16g | 11g |
| Monteverde | Artista (c/c) | 27g | 17g |
| Nakaya | Piccolo Cigar (c/c) | 21g | 16g |
| Namiki/Pilot | Bamboo (c/c) Con-70 | 35g | 21g |
| Custom Heritage 823 (plunger) | 31g | 21g | |
| Custom Heritage 91 Black (c/c) Con-70 | 23g | 15g | |
| Falcon Resin (c/c) Con-50 | 19g | 10g | |
| Vanishing Point metal (c/c)** | 32g | n/a | |
| Noodler’s | Ahab (w/bailing filler) | 21g | 14g |
| Ahab (as ED) | 22g | 15g | |
| Ahab’s bailing filler weighs 2g | |||
| Omas | Extra 620 (PIF) | 13g | 9g |
| Extra Jr. (PIF) | 14g | 8g | |
| Pelikan | 400 (1950’s) (PIF) | 18g | 12g |
| 200 (2000’s) (PIF) | 15g | 11g | |
| 150 (2000’s) (PIF) | 13g | 9g | |
| Platinum | 3776 Celluloid (c/c) | 25g | 14g | 3776 Resin flat-top | 24g | 15g |
| 500 (c/c) | 20g | 13g | |
| Platinum converter weighs 4g | |||
| Reform | 1745 (PIF) | 10g | 7g |
| Sailor | Realo (PIF) | 22g | 12g |
| Sheaffer | Balance (standard – lf) | 16g | 9g |
| Balance Streamlined (vacuum-filler) | 16g | 11g | |
| Balance II (c/c) | 22g | 16g | |
| WASP Addipoint (lf) | 14g | 9g | |
| Stipula | 22 (original) (PIF) | 21g | 12g |
| Visconti | Ragtime (PIF) | 20g | 12g |
| Caravel (PIF) | 20g | 12g | |
| Accademia Italiana (PIF) | 20g | 12g | |
| Ragtime II (PIF) | 20g | 12g | |
| Ragtime III (PIF) | 18g | 10g | |
| Ragtime LE 20th (PIF) | 29g | 20g | |
| Pontevecchio LE (c/c) | 25g | 12g | |
| Viscontina (plunger) | 16g | 9g | |
| Wahl-Eversharp | Skyline Standard (lf) | 16g | 9g |
| Skyline Demi (gf cap – lf) | 16g | 9g | |
| Signature (lf) | 16g | 9g | |
| Oxford (early model) (lf) | 16g | 10g | |
| Oxford (later model) (lf) | 14g | 9g | |
| Oxford (twist-filler) | 15g | 9g | |
| Ringtop (Jade) (lf) | 10g | 6g |
**Pen cannot be posted.
Last Update November 23, 2011
