The low end of Sheaffer's modern fountain pen lineup, the Javelin is
exactly what a pen-maker should offer. It's a perfectly good pen,
reasonable value for the money (remembering that its failure period
should be measured in decades), but it hints at how much better a
writing experience one might get by spending up to the next level of
finish. I was a little troubled to find that it was sold without
a convertor, leaving the neophyte pen-buyer reliant on cartridges...
but from the maker's perspective, there's more profit in a pack of
those things than in a bottle of ink.
The body is made of metal, with a plastic insert. This is an odd
lamination, which I suspect will help fend off dents. It does
make for a somewhat heavier pen than one expects, but it's not
unbalanced or unweildy-- at least, not if you have big enough hands to
hold it comfortably in the first place. It's a rather large pen.
Something I find slightly whimiscal is the close similarity of
the point to that in the School, although this one is slightly more decorative and a good deal better at dispensing its ink.
In writing, it is as I indicate above a passably good pen. I'm
not a huge fan of the rubbery grippy thing on the section, but that's a
matter of personal preference. I'd happily recommend it as a good
gift for, say, high school graduation. It won't break the bank,
it's a good pen for taking notes with in the line of higher education
(especially if you lay hands on a convertor-- in the Links page, I know ISellPens has them, and I believe Pendemonium also carries them), it's attractive and it's imposing.
Specifications:
Medium steel point. Cartridge fill. Spring clip. 14.1cm long capped, 15.1cm posted
Condition: Very good.
I bought it new, and have used it little. There is a little
bit of wear in the finish on the barrel at the joint,
Repairs: None to date.
Location: My collection.
For sale?: Why
not get a new one? They're available at various big office
suppliers, if you can't find a small local business which carries them.
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