Pelikan 4001 Fountain Pen Ink Collection - 62.5 ml Bottle - Brilliant Black

This is one of the best black inks. I ahve been using for 20 years. DARK, great flow and inexpensive. You can never go wrong with PELIKAN inks

Using it with a Lamy CP1 Titanium - Medium nib - fountain pen.

1) Inexpensive
2) Nice flow in slower writing rate - Acceptable in fast
3) Very little gray edge feathering even in fast writing
4) Fast drying, no smearing
5) Very nice black depth but not exceptional
5) Excellent value for everyday use

Nice smooth ink. More of a dark orange or brown orange than pure brown.

Just all-purpose ink, not very intense or very pale, with excellent flowability. No occlusion as in other inks, and yet a straight contour line drawing, even in porous papers. I award this ink with five stars in its category.

It states Royal Blue, but on paper, it looks more like a lighter shade of blue. However, I'm giving it 4 stars because it works well on my Lamy Safari fountain pen---smooth and consistent!