Laban Abalone Fountain Pen - Gunmetal
A gift from the sea. The Laban Abalone fountain pen series is made of authentic abalone shells from New Zealand. Beautiful shimmers in a rainbow of swirling iridescent colors, along with the natural spiral votex of the shells, create an irresistibly beautiful pen.
Gunmetal trim, including the clip and grip section, complement the abalone for a sleek, elegant look. The two-tone German-made #6 steel nib is engraved with the Laban logo.
This fountain pen accepts a standard international converter (included), short standard international cartridges, or long standard international cartridges.
Click to shop all compatible short or long standard international ink cartridges.
- Condition
- New
- Brand
- Laban
- Type
- Fountain Pens
- Color
- Assorted, Silver/Grey
- Demonstrator
Whether or not the barrel of the pen is translucent, allowing you to see the ink and filling mechanism inside.
- No
- Body Material
- Abalone, Resin
- Cap Rotations
For pens with a screw-cap closure, how many rotations it takes to uncap/recap the pen.
- 3
- Cap Type
How the cap is opened/closed from the barrel of the pen. Some common options include Snap-Cap, Screw-Cap, Magnetic Cap, or Capless (no cap).
- Screw-cap
- Compatible inks & refills
Which ink this pen will accept. Choices include bottled ink and various styles of pre-filled ink cartridges.
- Bottled ink, Standard international short ink cartridges, Standard international long ink cartridges
- Filling Mechanism
How the pen fills with ink. Click here to watch our video tutorial on common filling mechanisms.
- Cartridge, Converter
- Grip Material
- Metal
- Nib Size
- Extra-Fine, Fine, Medium
- Nib Color
- Two-Tone
- Nib Material
- Steel
- Postable
Whether or not the cap fits securely onto the back of the barrel when open.
- Yes
- Retractable
Whether or not the nib/tip can retract into the body of the pen (usually for click or twist-open style pens).
- No
- Trim
- Gunmetal
- Diameter - Body
- 13.5mm (0.53in)
- Diameter - Cap (without clip)
- 15.9mm (0.63in)
- Diameter - Cap (with clip)
- 20.2mm (0.80in)
- Diameter - Grip (mm)
Measured from the place most people choose to rest their fingers, which varies with each pen.
- 10.0mm
- Length - Body
The measurement from the back end of the barrel to the tip of the nib.
- 125.4mm (4.94in)
- Length - Cap
- 67.6mm (2.66in)
- Length - Nib
The measured length of the visible portion of the nib when it is installed in the pen, from grip to tip.
- 22.0mm (0.87in)
- Length - Overall (Closed)
- 143.8mm (5.66in)
- Length - Overall (Posted)
When the cap of the pen is posted onto the back of the pen body, this is the measurement of the entire pen including the nib.
- 175.0mm (6.89in)
- Weight - Body
If a converter is included with the pen, this weight is reflected in the total.
- 31g (1.09oz)
- Weight - Cap
- 29g (1.02oz)
- Weight - Overall (g)
- 60.0g
- Max Ink Capacity - Cartridge
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a cartridge.
- 1.70ml
- Max Ink Capacity - Converter
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a converter.
- 0.86
Customer Reviews
I like posting the cap, on other pens but I don't like the extra weight of posting on this one. My hands are also large so it feels too short without posting, quite the conundrum...
I purchased the extra-fine, and have noticed it has a slight flex to the nib. Not sure if it's supposed to, but I'm getting noticable line variation and that's neat. When I'm not pressing at all it produces a very clean, thin line that looks and feels great. I sometimes have hard starts, but I'm also running cheap cartridges at the moment, so it may be the ink. This is a delight to look at, it will certainly turn heads. I think it's a little too gaudy for formal events or meetings but it will shine in casual.
I bought this pen because I wanted a decent pen to toss in my travel case. Carrying around my Visconti homo-sapiens always felt like playing Russian roulette.
So it came in and I expected it to be similar in performance to my Pilot Vanishing Point and my Conklin Deco. The final verdict? It is right in line with those pens actually. The lines it puts down are very heavy for an extra fine, I cannot imagine how fat of a line a medium would put down. The experience is smooth and pleasant.
The build quality feels excellent, very similar to my Conklin deco or Pilot Vanishing point, no notes. The abalone used appears to be a thin vineer shaped around a central barrel, it's highly attractive and eye catching. Much of the hardware and connecting pieces are some kind of metal. I am not going to drop a shaving of it in a spectrometer to get the exact composition. The pen is substantial and heavy. Posting the cap might make for a heavy writing experience for a lot of people.
This pen is worth the money and gives you a luxury look for a reasonable price tag.
