This patina gives the Brass sport a unique and warm character. ![]() After just a few days, a dark patina will start to form on the surface of the pen. When it arrives, it’s a shiny bright gold color, but that changes as soon as you start using it. The Kaweco Brass Sport, the same as all other Kaweco Sport pens, is a small, pocketable pen when closed (only 10.5cm), but with the cap posted it’s a comfortable 13.2cm long.Īs I mentioned earlier, brass ages over time, and it only becomes more beautiful with use. Because the cap is lined with a plastic insert, it doesn’t weigh down the back of the pen, so it’s very well-balanced in the hand. It feels solid in the hand, but not to a point where it’s fatiguing to use. ![]() The complete pen totals at 43 grams, which is substantial for a pen this size, but not overly heavy. It feels solid, which is something I’ve always enjoyed in a pen. For me, the extra weight is a clear winner. Of course, the much heavier brass alloy (compared to lightweight aluminium) makes for some pretty drastic changes to how it feels in the hand. However, the use of brass gives it a completely different look and feel. The design remains the same: a large octagonal cap and small body, which makes it compact when closed, but large when posted. The Kaweco Brass Sport is, in essence, still exactly the same pen as all the other versions of the oh-so popular pocket pen. Put those properties in a pen, and you get something quite unique! Fortunately nowadays they are much more common, in part due to the contributions of German pen manufacturer Kaweco! Brass is different from most other metals that are commonly used in pens it’s about three times as dense as aluminium, and it forms a beautiful patina after some use. A couple of years ago, you’d have been hard-pressed to find a pen made out of solid, untreated brass.
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