Broad
4 items in stock, $39.99 to $199.99.
What “Broad” means here
"B = Broad": about 0.8 to 1.0 mm, wet and bold, the width that lets shading inks shade. Rare in vintage American pens, where fine sold best; look for them on 1950s Sheaffers and modern European pens.
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