Pelikan Souverän M400 Fountain Pen, Extra Fine Nib, Black, 1 Each is a true classic in fine writing made in Germany. Features the first differentiated piston mechanism introduced in 1929. The barrel is made with raw material cotton processed through many different steps until it is shaped into a striped sheet and then formed into the right shape, cut and sanded with a diamond. Pen measures 12.5 cm without cap and 14.6 cm with the cap fixed on the end of pen and weighs 15.3 grams without ink. Easy to fill with no-mess Pelikan 4001 or Edelstein bottled ink.