Kaweco Classic Sport Review

Shashwat Vardhana
Sep 2, 2018 · 5 min read

In this post, I shall be writing a review of Kaweco Classic Sport, a pocket fountain pen by Kaweco, which has a long history of making writing instruments.

About the company :

Capped

Kaweco is a manufacturer of writing instruments based in Heidelberg, Germany. The company was founded in 1883 as the Heidelberger Federhalterfabrik. In 1928, during the economic crisis, the company faced a crisis and declared bankruptcy the following year. In 1929, it was taken over by Badischen Fullfederfabrik Worringen und Grube. It became one of the first german brands to employ injection molding. The company ceased production in 1970, following the death of its director and decline under his widow and sons. The name was resurrected in 1972 but closed once again in 1981. In 1995, the firm h & m gutberlet GmbH acquired the rights to the name and production once again resumed.

The company has seen considerable ups and downs throughout its life, but remains one of the best producers of pocket fountain pens. This review is about the Kaweco Classic Sport - fine nib.

About the Pen:

Octagonal Model

The Kaweco Classic Sport is a pocket pen. Small and compact, it can be carried anywhere in the pocket of your trousers, jeans, shorts and even small purses. The pen sports an octagonal cap, which prevents it from rolling on the surface. A detachable clip is provided as well which can be fixed to the pen if you want to clip it to your pocket.

Classic Golden Clip

There is a Kaweco emblem on top of the cap, which gives the pen a classy look. The pen cap has a screw cap action, which is quite amazing. It easily opens in one and a half turns, so even if you want to take quick notes, this cap mechanism will not cause you any trouble.

Kaweco Emblem

The pen is a cartridge-converter pen, with convertor being sold separately. The ink capacity that is held in its converter or cartridge is a small problem. It can last you if you want to write just a few pages, but is not suitable for long writing session. Also, the converter has a cheap feel to it — not worth the price. Sad thing is that there are no other options for converter, so you have to make do with what Kaweco provides. There is also a deluxe converter, but it does not fit in this model. One more thing about the cartridges — they have a slight problem staying in place and several times I have opened the pen just to find the cartridge detached from it. It has not happened with converter though.

An interesting idea is to make it can eyedropper. With a little silicon grease, the pen will hold a good amount of ink — enough for a long writing session.

The pen is made out of plastic, and feels a little below quality in apen of this price.

Nib:

The nib on this pen is fine, iridium point. It is a little scratchy, with a bit of feedback. By no means is this the smoothest nib, or the best writer I have had, but it has never failed me in the one year I have used it. Nib is however quite dry and if you leave it uncapped for 15 seconds or so, it will give you a rough start.

Reverse writing is terrible for this nib.

Packaging:

Full assortment of items

The pen comes with quite a few assortments. There is a box of six cartridges provided along with the pen. I got the Kaweco pearl black ink cartridges, which is quite decent to use.

Here is the converter I bought. It did not come along with the pen, but does a fine job of staying in place.

You also get a golden clip. It came along with the pen, and at times when I have had to carry the pen in my shirt pocket, it has come in handy.

There is also a small warranty booklet that comes with the pen, which tells a little about the company as well. I absolutely love the box in which it comes in. It is a very durable aluminum box and its compactness make it easy to carry it around with all the components of the pen.

Price:

On Amazon, this pen cost me Rs. 1840. The mini piston converter comes for Rs. 426. I have used this pen with Parker Quink black ink as well, and would advice you to use it instead of the Kaweco Pearl black ink which is much too expensive.

Having written a review on this pen, I now present you its pros and cons from my perspective.

Pros:

  1. Pocket friendly
  2. Cool screw cap action
  3. Reliable writer
  4. Comfortable for small hands

Cons:

  1. Cheap build quality
  2. Converter not worth the price
  3. Not good for people with large hands

Should you buy this pen?

Having used this pen for a year, I am in perfect condition to answer this question. If you have small to medium sized hands and like the screw cap action, you should most certainly go for this pen. While it might not be the best writer of its class, its reliability is absolute and I have never had any complaints with the pen in this aspect. Kaweco India gives very good service and for any trouble with the pen, you can reach out to them and be assured that you will get a positive reply.

Where to buy?

Click : Kaweco Green

Click : Kaweco Red

Kaweco Classic Sport

Hope you enjoyed this review. Will soon come up with a new one.

Shashwat's Pen Reviews

This blog is about a detailed review on pens, notebooks and other stationary items to help people find the right writing materials for their need.

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This blog is about a detailed review on pens, notebooks and other stationary items to help people find the right writing materials for their need.

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