What are the parts of a fountain pen?
FAQ 4.0 by Burt Janz
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4.0 What are the parts of a fountain pen?

The pen has several components which make up two main systems: the body, and the ink path. The body usually consists of the barrel, the section (the thing that the nib is mounted on/in), and the cap. The ink path consists of the ink reservoir and filling mechanism, the feed (the non-metallic thing the nib seems to be sitting on), and the nib itself.

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