Kaweco AL Sport Fountain Pen Giveaway Winner

I use Random.org to pick the winners of all of my giveaways. I also screengrab the results and save them off to a folder, but I almost never post them to the site. Frankly, there is no need. I have neither the time or the inclination to mess with the results. Click the button, get the number, find the winner. The end. This one though, this one had to be posted because it was pretty awesome:

I don't think Random.org has landed on #1 before for a giveaway on The Pen Addict, and if it did, it was certainly for a giveaway with waaaay fewer entrants. I thought it was pretty cool! Anyway, I'm pretty sure I will hear from the winner on short notice:

Congrats Andy! Get in touch and I will get your pen shipped out ASAP.

Thanks to everyone who entered and big thanks to JetPens for making this possible!

Kaweco AL Sport Fountain Pen Giveaway

Image via JetPens

EDC pens have been a popular topic this week, and while most fountain pens don't normally make the cut in the traditional EDC sense there is one that does: The Kaweco AL Sport. At one point I owned four of these bad boys but have cut myself down to two. They are that good, and thanks to JetPens you have a chance to own your first or add another to your collection.

One winner will be able to pick out a Kaweco AL Sport in the barrel color and nib size of their choosing. Which one will you go for?

Here is how to enter:

1. Leave one comment on this post anytime between now and Thursday night at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. You are limited to one entry. This contest is open to US and International readers.

2. For this contest, I will pick one winner at random from the comments section of this post. The comments will be numbered in the order they are received, i.e. the first comment is #1, the second #2, and so on. The Random Integer Generator at random.org will be used to pick the number of the winner.

3. The contest winner will be posted on Friday, February 14th. The winner will have one week to email me via the Contact link at the top of the page.

Easy mode. Get on it!

Kaweco Elite Review

Another sample recieved from the fine people at Kaweco, the Kaweco Elite is different than any Kaweco pen I have previously reviewed. Most people know Kaweco as the premier pocketable fountain pen manufacturer - the AL Sport and ART Sport are two of my favorites - and they also do a fine job with full sized pens like the Kaweco Allrounder.

The pocketable pens and most of the full sized pens share one thing in common: the nib. It is smaller, somewhere around what many would consider a #5 sized nib. They are also interchangable, meaning an AL Sport nib can be unscrewed and put into an Allrounder. The Kaweco Elite is a loner in the main Kaweco production line, using a larger steel nib they call the 250, which is along the lines of a #6 sized nib.

The larger nib works wonderfully for the Elite since it is a bigger, heavier pen. The barrel is turned from a single block of piano lacquer acrylic with a high-gloss finish that looks spectacular on the octagonal barrel. The metal cap has quite a bit of weight too - you aren't going to want to write with it posted.

Weight isn't an issue at all when writing - any concerns vanished once the nib hit the page. The medium steel nib is smooth and consistent. It is firm as well, which is a feature I personally enjoy a lot in my fountain pen nibs.

This is a great pen, made only better by using a bottle of Kaweco Aubergine in the provided converter, which is the color you see in the written review below. I'll be sad to send this one back to Kaweco, but it has earned a solid spot near the top of my wish list.

You can currently purchase the Kaweco Elite from JetPens for $150 in F, M, and B nib sizes.

Thank you to Kaweco for providing this product for review! You should also check out Azizah's review at Gourmet Pens for more information on the Kaweco Elite.