Pilot Kakuno Medium-Nib Fountain Pen, Black Body Blue Cap Body (FKA-1SR-LM)

Very very smooth

It’s so smooth & I can write for days. For ultra smooth writing go with the medium nib

Quality product.

The subtle sound the nib makes while writing would have been even better with a finer nib. Medium is great with thick strokes but I should have got fine nib first because of my small handwriting.

Overpriced pen

The performance of this pen can only be described in one word : FLAWLESS!This is my second kökuno. I was actually confused between kökuno and pilot metropolitan which was priced at ~1.6k but went for kökuno as it's already so perfect for me. Plus kökuno is lot lighter than metropolitan due to the plastic build and I can easily pair it with con70 converter to make it more future proof. So according to me if you have a budget till around 2k inr, better go for kökuno and buy a con70 converter instead of going for metropolitan. I can even go so far as saying that Kökuno is better than Lamy safari or vista (which costs around 3k i.e. thrice the price).

Recieved only a cartidge with the pen.In product details 2 cartidges and convertor is mentioned, which was not recieved

I had a Click Aristocrat broad nib and after a page, it would go from broad to medium, the feed used in it is cheap resulting in subpar ink flow. That's why decided to buy this Pilot pen. I was torn between Metropolitan and Kakuno. But as I have small delicate hands, light weight Kakuno seemed the better option. The triangular grip section is not that thick, I can easily put my fingers around it, but it would have been better if the grip was a bit thinner. I had to slightly tilt the nib in the grip section to adjust to my preference. It writes well, well balanced, smooth enough. I changed the ink in the cartridge from Pilot Black to Iroshizuku Ajisai. It called for an operation with two syringes and an extra hand. The pen was probably made in 2021, so may be it will accept the Con 70. Will have to see to it later.