The Weirdest Pens in Brian's Collection!

[@andykellens7237]

Why was I somehow expecting Brian to turn around, take the model rocket behind him and start saying “well actually, this is a pen”. Fun video, thanks!

[@crouserm]

You need to check out the Montegrappa Apollo 11 commemorative.

[@evayaaasantewaa448]

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[@claraspet2923]

Oooh! I know the mystery pen! It's a German made Reform. I have a few I bought from Pendemonium. Weird multicolor pens, probably meant to be school pens, but awesome writers.

[@penguin1780]

Yep, I love Reform pens and recognized it right away.

[@beautybug1831]

I just LOVE this type of videos! Thanks, Brian, for sharing your weird yet fabulous pen collection...😜 !!!

[@Sukeytoo]

I love these videos! I'd love to see more Brian.

[@LycIrisAurora]

omg the knitted stuffed fountain pen is killing me XD i almost expected it to be a cover for a real pen. like a tea cozy

[@alanmcnamara9155]

Very interesting. Somewhere amongst my belongings I have my late father's Sheaffer Snorkel that he gave to me. It is fascinating to realise the pen is possibly as old as me!

[@ejourneys]

Love it! The parrot and the dragon need to have a staring contest.

[@tootsfour956]

This was fun Brian! Thanks!

[@Annabell860]

As you were showing the Shaeffer pen, I had a TV ad flashback from my childhood. That pen and the Quink bottle with the small pocket on the top of the jar for ease of filling. Interesting.

[@kristiw.1823]

Oh my head! That Benu parrot reminds me of the Pillsbury Doughboy - like someone grabbed his hat and stretched him out. This was a fun video - keep them coming!

[@michellecanfield8013]

That was definitely entertaining. Yes, do more of these!

[@renorrc7222]

I love the banana shirt so much, I know you said in a prior video you feel uncomfortable with it's loudness, LOL. but please know it makes me happy to see you in it. Also, I loved your line that your a dealer that is addicted to your own product, I feel it. I also spotted that weird pen cozy in that last shot, cool!!!!

[@theresa_lili]

If he wasn't he'd be a hypocrite, don't you agree?

[@gary-pv8vz]

Banana shirt rocks! I really need to see cargo shorts with banana shirt. Everybody should proudly march to the beat of their own drummer.

[@HuyNguyen-qu1oh]

I thought it would be another pen video, but I was so wrong, your collection is so interesting, sir. Keep up your good work. All the best to the team!!!

[@mysimpleintentionallife9899]

This was such a fun video. Would love to see more like it!!

[@evilcritter]

I love my Rotring Core! Not only is it a fun pen to show to people, but I also got the colour combo that looks like it would be standard issue for an X-Wing pilot.

[@plaipie]

Thank you for showing us, that TWSBI is so unique and that Benu reminds me of Pillsbury Doughboy.

[@ichirofakename]

Fun video, thanks. The old Rotring Primus beginner pen has the same "lowered" grip as the Core. And it has a WOOD barrel..

[@heathergleiser]

I love when the Golden Cow makes an appearance! I don’t have one(yet)but my favorite weird pen at the moment is the Magna Carta Sapphire Grand. It’s a demonstrator with resin cut in a diamond pattern and it looks like cut glass.

[@cinmingrl]

Thank you for the name of that pen! I saw a pic of it with no ID months ago and loved the look. Not gonna buy one bc its a heavy one but wow is it eye catching

[@shazzagirl9803]

I've absolutely loved going through your interesting pens Brian. That was fun. I would be more than happy to see a part 2..I'm sure you have more interesting pens in your collection for sure. I'm a fan of the Golden Cow 😊

[@evayaaasantewaa448]

This was incredibly fun!

[@thewatchfemme4051]

A micarta fountain pen? How amazing!

[@theresa_lili]

What a fantastic video!! I'm so happy you shared. The tactical is my favorite, the cow would be one I'd like, as well as the Parrot. Thank you for sharing.

[@DollyTheLlama]

The weirdest pen I have is probably a kit pen that I put together using stacked leather. I try to stay away from the usual woods and resins, so I like experimenting with materials like shells, bone, antler, leather, etc... My second weirdest is one made with Galveston beach sand (which is mostly tiny bits of sea shell with very little actual sand) with abalone inlay. I'm tempted to try terra cotta next.

[@theresa_lili]

Oh!!! Terra Cotta would be beautiful

[@stevekail4543]

Pre-covid at the Michigan pen show I bought a pen from a father & daughter team where the barrel was made from stacked leather that they had dyed a beautiful shade of turquoise and then turned on a lathe. I still have it in my collection.

[@sajjadhusain4146]

I love Stipula a lot. Such an overlooked brand of many fabulous pens. I own nine of them. The brilliant Da Vinci is one. It’s the best retractable nib fountain pen I own or have ever used. Sheaffer’s snorkel fillers are some of my firm favorites, both as a filling system and the pens themselves. The PFMs are the best of them. These types of videos are always the most entertaining to watch on any channel.

[@QueenB-ee]

Seeing more of your colleciton of weird pens would be really awesome!

[@creamsiclecat]

That parrot pen is sooo weirddd haha, it creeps me out!! The schrade pen and snorkel one are ones I would love to own! Great selection Brian!!

[@evanbasnaw]

I have a snorkel with a wraparound nib. It was a multi-day process to repair and it still doesn't seem to have the full capacity. You can't check because the ink is in a sac. I think it's interesting from an engineering standpoint, but I'm happy to live in the cartridge converter era and for all the other pens that have ink windows or demonstrator bodies.

[@CinkSVideo]

Great collection. Show us more!!

[@haydenwindmiller8931]

The multicolor pen reminds me of an old VW trend called harlequin where you could buy a VW with all part colors mismatched from the factory.

[@BobMcKerrell]

Cool ! I have a Don Quixote Delta and also I have the "subtle" Jinhao Dragon :)

[@debbieyeager3849]

I have the Jinhao Dragon in gold & love using it. It is also a source of questions from many people.

[@franciscooolopez123]

That TWSBI Micarta 💯 I think I need one, it looks pretty sick!

[@KendallW]

Super fun! Thanks for sharing these. I do legit want a Rotring Core :)

[@samyg123]

That “nib tuning pen” reminds me of something Google would make. Matches their campus bicycles pretty well.

[@gizmogeek23]

I have a Platinum Glamour. It is a funny weird pen. It’s little squished looking nib is adorable.

[@davidcool5189]

I've never heard of the Platinum Glamour until just now. A quick Google search later and that may be the most inappropriately named pen ever. It is possibly the most hilariously hideous pen that I have ever seen. It looks like a grub. The nib is kinda cute though.

[@def1ghi]

Oh! I have a snorkel pen that belonged to my dad. I've never gotten it to stay in working order for more than a few months but the nib is a lot of fun.

[@amyfeigt6715]

Oh man! I have a couple of Schrade's ballpoint tactical pens. I would love to find a fountain pen version!

[@crystalpiolyn]

That banana shirt!!! 😂😂😂

[@arlenet.1520]

Hello Brian! I loved this video! It was hilarious as you showed certain pens…I was asking myself “what were they thinking?”. but this pen newbie is grateful that you shared them all. Now I am seriously thinking about what kind of funky pens I will encounter on my pen journey…take care!

[@bustin7]

anyone ever realize that there are no ads in the videos Goulet Pen's release? adless videos in an ad filled world is amazing.

[@JefferyHall-ct2tr]

Hi Brian!: Have to say that Rotring is still about the strangest pen I've ever seen! Followed closely by that Parrot pen! The "lets put all the materials into one pen" Delta is right up there! The one with the wraparound nib reminds me of the old Sheaffer Triumph nib pens, of which I have two. Would like to add a snorkel to my collection some time! I already have a touchdown and a vacuum fill Sheaffer. Thanks for making the cool video!

[@nordlyselsker]

My weirdest pen is a vintage keyring pen that looks like a tiny wine bottle when closed. Unlike the Opus 88 wine bottle pen, it becomes an almost normal-looking and quite comfortable pen when posted. It has a tiny 18k gold nib with some nice flex, although it's quite scratchy, and the ink flow isn't great (not to mention the very small ink capacity), so it's definitely not a pen I'd use for longer texts, but it's great fun. I like to use Robert Oster Astorquiza Red as "wine" in it.

[@penguin1780]

I missed out on that same Benu Parrot earlier this year. It’s the only Benu I’ve ever coveted. So cute!

[@FrankDAgostino77]

Oh man, haven't heard mention of the TWSBI Micarta in a while!

[@konradyearwood5845]

I grabbed about ten of those Rotring Cores from a shop that was selling them off for about £1 each. I still have seven of them. If you store them nib down they can remain unused for months and not dry out, which is useful as I have some inked with red and green ink for marking up hard copy reports, which is less and less of a daily exercise in this digital age.

[@GummyBear1972]

Thanks for sharing!

[@762x51n8o]

Many companies make tactical pens similar to the Schrade, but I've never seen a fountain pen version. Pretty cool.

[@karibean13]

Magna Carta makes a series of Micarta pens called the Denima; I have one and it’s a really cool material-it basically looks like a pair of jeans! I think Leonardo also did a retailer exclusive MZ in brown Micarta for Stilo&Stile fairly recently, if I’m remembering the details correctly.

[@debhan]

Gravitas also makes a phenomenal micarta pen

[@nancymcnee2707]

Great choices! Keep showing them! Love the knitted one! Who made it? Are you going to carry the Christmas glass ornament that looks like a kaweco pen? I hope so.

[@aarronwootton]

Love the banana shirt!

[@tntori5079]

So awesome to see! Thanks Brian. I love seeing the more. . . Different. . . Kinda of pens. Actually the first video I saw AND my introduction to your store AND my renewal into Fountain Pen hobby was Drew's video top 10 most obnoxious pens. =)

[@drnimish333]

Interesting video. Different types of pens… 👍

[@AlanaBaker-cp4cy]

My most unusual pen is a Sheaffer Taranis. The grip and nib look like the front end of a car from the 1920s. Very Art Deco. I also have a Sheaffer “dolphin,” which is pretty different. I’m a huge fan of hooded and inlaid nibs.

[@thejumpingnomad2485]

I think the body of that Delta Amalfi actually looks pretty good.

[@stopaskingmedumbquestions]

3:01 I just bought the antiqued black Dragon pen. Its so absurd but I adore it. I love heavy pens, so maybe im biased. But the weight is so fun. Its a bit insane posted but unposted i think its a fabulous weight.

[@dr.d723]

Great video! The Retro Core fountain pen was one of the pens that got me through graduate school. I also had the matching roller ball. The last that I acquired was not anywhere near as nice as the first one I had, so I sold it. But I really love, love, love that Delta Amalfi. I wished I had purchased one when they came out. Beautiful pen!

[@debhan]

I also think the Amalfi is stunning!

[@marjoriemarlowe8978]

I love the knitted pen.

[@hannahmalcolm6683]

I LOVED this! So much fun!! Where did you get the knitted pen?

[@DBachiniLima]

Micarta appears to be a very interesting pen.

[@shura0107]

My daily fountain pen is the Schrade Tactical Fountain Pen. The distal end of mine is thicker and doesn't taper down and I can screw the cap on to it, also the writing grip area is smooth and contoured for comfort, so there might be several versions. I should really not carry that pen around because it's my favorite pen, and I can't replace it if it breaks (they have broken on me before) or I lose it. It's got good heft for writing, but not heavy enough to weigh down a pocket or wherever I stash it. My nib is a wet nib, and I've had one in the past that was even wetter. The best part is they take short international standard cartridges, so it's easy to get, and I have found a converter that works well for it.

[@michaelmedlinger6399]

Hi, Brian! Most amusing and entertaining! I have the Dragon pen in gold, but it has black bands instead of red. Just too much of a novelty to pass up. Years ago, I had a snorkel pen. I have no idea what the brand was, and I‘m sure it was not expensive (or did someone who had it from somewhere, a parent maybe, give it to me?). It was at the time only my second fountain pen. While I really liked it and the snorkel filling mechanism, it leaked badly. Every time I used it, I would have ink all over my hands. Not very practical, so at some point I got rid of it. I rather regret that today. Perhaps there was a leaking O-ring or something like of that nature that could have been repaired relatively easily. Oh, well.

[@judyjacobs5827]

Brian, your multicolor plastic pen looks very much like Pelikan's older economy student pens. I have something similar in my collection, with a green cap finial, yellow clip and band, hot pink grip, turquoise band between the section and barrel...you get the idea. Folded wrap nib, etc.

[@chillausmc]

Oh my! Benu Parrot! I must have a green one! Dude what?! Great selection of odd-balls. My Dragon Pen in med nib is an excellent writer.. for about half a page.

[@pfridell8424]

I was most interested in the knitted pen on Brian's desk. At first I thought it was some kind of pen sweater. 😉 Where'd you get that little item Brian?

[@archivist17]

I need a Snorkel in my collection one day.

[@Donna_G]

That's an interesting collection of pens. The strangest fountain pen that I ever used was way back when I was in 4th grade. I don't remember the brand or model. It was a black pen with a lever on the outside. I could fill it from a bottle of ink which could sit in a hole at the top of my school desk. The lever helped to fill the pen. It was like pumping water.

[@davegoodridge8352]

Cool pens

[@kimberleemodel7182]

When Brian lets Drew choose his outfit

[@archivist17]

I'm a tad surprised you don't have the Montegrappa Moon Landing or Chaos pens 😄

[@BallDestroyer3000]

The banana polo makes its return!

[@purpleyyy]

First! 🖋️ Also, where can I get myself a crocheted fountain pen like the one on your desk? 🤩

[@TM-ui9gt]

Love this. Are their inks for black paper?

[@mayneric]

So you de-CAP-itate the parrot?

[@Art_culture_livin]

Hello Brian , can you make a video of your full fountain pen collection?

[@EdoDoe613]

I’m shocked that Jinhao is heavier than Visconti Egyptian marble!!!

[@woodthrushcottage]

Love this video! 🤩 Is that you @ 3:57 ? 🤡

[@eleanor.shadow]

I so wanted you to mention the knitted pen 😅

[@dacksonflux]

That is a Hawaiian t-shirt of bananas and I'm here for it.

[@archivist17]

Magna Carta make at least one micarta pen, and I've seen mention of a Sailor model. It's a pretty rare material, and probably best that it is, since it will suffer from ink stains and hand oils.

[@jonathanmoreno3363]

I love your videos been watching since I was using rollers quick question did you make that crochet fountain pen? Or is that knitted

[@tommccafferty5591]

My weirdest pen is my Krone Architectus Gothic. Big pearlescent red pen with swirling silver overlay. The clip is a tapered curved open form with what looks like Poseidon at the bottom end. Lovely piston filler with an 18 carat white gold nib.

[@nullnullsjo]

I need the pattern for that crochet? Knitted! fountain pen!

[@ChrisDeger]

They still make that Shrade pen, but not in fountain pen form. They are all ballpoints with the space pen innards, I own 2 of them, lol. Used to EDC them, but now I only use fountain pens sooooooo lol good luck to me hunting that version down lol.

[@user-bg2fs2oq4m]

I’m expecting him to take a pen out of that banana shirt. Like literally have one camouflaged in the pattern. Looks more like a Drew shirt, but the blue has BRIAN GOULET written all over it.

[@corbykrick]

Jinhao jumping the shark!

[@VladimirRobespierre]

Hey. Would you tell that which one between Pilot custom 74 F and Lamy EF is thinnest ? I mean which one nib is writing thinner?

[@N1inSK]

Sigh... My father had a snorkel Shaeffer pen that he used for work. Sadly, he apparently discarded it sometime after retiring, and 25 years after retiring, he didn't remember even having the pen. I would've been SO proud to have that pen in my accumulation of pens. Rats. But Brian, you missed howing us the pen on your desk: the crocheted pen looks interesting. Tell us about it? Please?

[@kellieashman6908]

The weirdest pen I have is a 22 Studio in Concrete, it’s a lovely writer and isn’t as heavy as you might imagine. It actually feels quite soft in the hand if that makes sense. I’m actually looking to sell it as it’s just a little too weird for me. Hit me up if you’d like to add it to your collection 😜

[@HenryKing-hc2ou]

The Delta Amalfi looks like a pimped Lamy ABC

[@agold1702]

Interesting ❤

[@Danny.._]

are you telling me you DON'T have a sylvester stallone chaos pen????

[@crouserm]

Fun! I suppose the most unusual pens in my collection are the Duke Confucius commemorative (bamboo barrel, big, heavy, aluminum inlays of the sage and some Chinese ideographs), and the Hongdian 100, which commemorates the centennial of the Chinese Communist Party -- the aluminum version, not the gold-nibbed blingorama.

[@Elbaid666]

My weirdest pen is definitly my Goldring delphin stempelfuller.

[@hawkowldolphin]

Brian not sure your description of filling the snorkel was accurate. You have to pull out the touchdown mechanism and push in to create the vacuum to bring ink up the snorkel into the sac.

[@otsesom]

jumps the shark lol

[@RubensMateusPadovezeArquimago]

5:41 hoooo

[@arliemoses4272]

Oh wow, you've opened a huge can of worms. Here's a partial list of my interesting pens. ACME Leonardo Divinci ACME Frank Lloyd Wright ACME Marc Chagall Addex Mini - Red & Gold Aikin-Lambert The Pet Mini Conklin Durograph Savoy Leather Cross Townsend Affinity Infusium Carbonite Diamond Panda - Green Duffire Brass Duffire Titanium Filcao Mini - Red & Silver Giuliano Mazzuoli Moka Giuliano Mazzuoli Officina Hongdian Metal Magpie Invicta Russian Diver Laban 986 Guilloche FP Levenger White with Blue Rings Magna Carta Denima Majohn Q1 Monteverde Charisma Monteverde Regatta Sport - Red Montre Noble 1969 Renaissance - Abalone Morrisons Gold Mini Nahvalur Peter Draws (2023) Opus 88 Wine Bottle Papermate Mini Platinum Glamour Ranga Bamboo Retro 51 Frederick Douglass Rotring 600 Rotring Core Rotring Esprit Expandable Rotring Rive Rotring Skynn Sensa Classic Skypen Retractable Harley Davidson Stilus Stilisa Twsbi Precision Unknown Huge Triangular Demo Waterman Harley Davidson Combustion Waterman Harley Davidson Horizon

[@heathergleiser]

I saw a picture of that Nahvalur yesterday! Very cool pen.

[@stevewatts3502]

My Black cap, frosted clear body Perkeo is my weirdest pen. I've chopped it down to the same size as a Sport and it syringe fills via a clear M3 bolt threaded into a resin section at the bottom of the barrel, I had to bevel the end so it would post properly (Perkeo caps bobblehead) but the gap stops it burping! I lathed down the nib section thread and clear bonded it to the barrel. #domorethanyouthinkyoucan

[@sandyyu22]

that parrot looks like the pillsbury dough boy

[@rogerrowlett7388]

Thr Stipula Speed is a strange pen. Aesthetically "complex", ergonomically questionable, and a captive, nonremovable converter. Writes reasonably well, but hard to hold, and filling creates an impossible mess to clean with all the nooks and crannies in the grip section.