Montegrappa Blue Blazer
Fountain Pen Hands on and Giveaway
What is it: The Blue Blazer is a stainless steel fountain pen in the “Fortuna” body style from Montegrappa. The pen features a steel nib with an intricate pattern on it that gets fed ink via a cartridge/converter filling system. What makes this pen stand out from the rest is the unique finish, created by applying extreme heat to the stainless steel body. The result is a rainbow-colored swirly pattern that appears to change as the light hits it.
Where you can get it: You can pick up a Montegrappa Blue Blazer Fountain Pen from Goldspot Pens right here. The Blue Blazer goes for $450. Orders from Goldspot get free shipping as well as a few freebies that they’re throwing in on orders over $99. Thank you to Goldspot and Kenro Industries for providing this awesome pen to give away!
Notes: The Blue Blazer is definitely one interesting pen to look at. The colors, shape, and size of the pen all add up to an impressive looking and feeling fountain pen. Based on the Fortuna body style, the Blue Blazer is a medium-large pen weighing in at a hefty 48g. I don’t think that the pen is too heavy, as it’s nicely balanced and feels good in hand. The cap is quite heavy, and adds a considerable amount of length to the pen when posted. For me, it’s just too much. Some writers may find the pen okay when posted, but I believe most will prefer it uncapped. The clip has a small roller at the bottom and feels really sturdy. The engraving on the cap band and “1912” on the top of the cap add some subtle branding without being too “in your face”.
The fine nib on the Blazer lays down a thin line. It’s nice and smooth, especially considering how fine it is. I would say that the ink flow is somewhere between light and medium. This is a nib that I like to use on lesser-quality paper that tends to absorb ink. Since the flow is on the lighter side, it leaves a nice, clean line on standard copy paper. It’s no slouch on premium paper like Rhodia either. 
The Blue Blazer is an interesting pen. The hand-finished flame burnishing adds a nice touch, and makes each pen unique. At $450, the pen is by no means cheap but it’s one of the more interesting pens out there, especially when compared to all of the other black and silver pens that populate the fountain pen world. Want to get your hands on a Montegrappa Blue Blazer? Well, you just might be able to because this one is being given away. Read on to find out how to enter!
Update:
The winner was contacted today, thank you to everyone for entering and to Goldspot Pens and Kenro Industries for the awesome prize. Stay tuned for more giveaways in the future!
The Giveaway
This giveaway is for one Montegrappa Blue Blazer Fountain Pen with a Fine Nib, provided by Goldspot Pens. To enter, all you have to do is:
Subscribe to edjelley.com via email. Please see the below image for how to do that. The sign up box is on the top right of the website’s homepage.Once you’re signed up, please leave ONE comment below.If you are already subscribed via email, just leave a comment letting me know.
If you don’t see your comment right away, it may be in moderation, please hang tight! The giveaway is open to residents of the USA only. Please, only one entry per person. Please make sure to use a valid email when commenting, as this is how I will contact the winner. Each entrant will be assigned a number based on the comment section. The winner will be chosen with a random number generator at the end of the contest on Friday, March 16th at 12:00EST. I will never sell your emails or use them for anything else other than post updates when something new gets posted on the blog.
Disclaimer: This pen was provided free of charge by Goldspot Pens and Kenro Industries. Please keep that in mind when reading the hands-on.
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Great looking pen
The fire finish is amazing.
Just subscribed to your blog. If this pen writes as good as it looks it’ll be awesome!
Just subscribed. Great giveaway and great site!
That is really a unique looking pen. How lovely!
I’m relatively new to fountain pens, and would love an awesome fountain pen like this! I would love a metal pen that I could carry every day without worrying about breaking in my bag or pocket.
Thanks for the opportunity to win this awesome pen..
What a beautiful pen – certainly something to get my hands on.
What a beautiful instrument!!!!
Ed, thanks for the giveaway. This would be an awesome pen to win!
Great review! Thanks for the giveaway! Been wanting a pen like this for awhile!
That is a stunning pen! So unique.
That is a cool pen and would be a great addition to my collection.
It’s lovely.. I have the Copper Mule and love the shape and heft.
Such a pretty pen! Thank you for offering the giveaway.
What a truly phenominal finish to put on a pen.Only a brand such as Montegrappa could have been inspired
to do this. Outstanding!
Hi, I received your email about this giveaway and was really excited. I think this Montegrappa Blue Blazer fountain pen is gorgeous! I have a Kaweco Lilliput Blue Fire and just love that finish so I was very excited to see Montegrappa put a pen out with this finish! If I am lucky enough to win this pen, I’ll be sure to let everyone know about how it writes! Thank you for offering it!,
What a refreshingly unique finish! Definitely a statement pen! Many thanks to you and Goldspot Pens for giving us a chance at winning one of these! It’s certainly a looker!
Ahhh, what a mesmerizing pen! I’m in love with the iridescent colors and ornately patterned nib! Would love to win this!
48g is quite heavy. My Namisu Orion Alumium at 30g is more reasonable. A heavier pen also requires stronger grip, which would kind of defeat fountain pen’s ergonomic perk.
But look at that colors ! Now I wish Kaweco do a Fireblue version of the Sport, the Liliput is just too small.
This pen is gorgeous!
Gorgeous! Thanks!
Keep up the great work, and thanks for the Montegrappa giveaway!
Congrats on your new sponsor! Great pen for a giveaway. Thanks for the opportunity.
Killer look. Would be awesome if they did a nib to match or a look like the Nemosine Reentry nibs…
Gorgeous colors! Signed up, here’s hoping I am lucky.
Subscribed! That pen looks amazing
Awesome giveaway from you and goldspot. As usual a great review. Like that I get the blogs in my email. Keep up the great reviews!
May the luckiest (wo)man win.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Well written review! Beautiful pen too!
What a good looking pen and a fine review. Thank you !
Stunning shots! Would love to have this one.
very nice pen !
Thank you, this is very nice. Very beautiful pictures.
Thank you this is very nice. Great pictures.
That’s one beautiful pen!
Oh this one is a looker, would love to win it 🙂 Thanks for a great review, ❤ your photos too.
Nice pen and pictures
I turn pens & I turn some real pretty ones but this one is off the chart.👴
Beautiful pen!! Would love to own this one!!
Beautiful. Would love to win it.
Thanks for the giveaway! I love the body of this pen, it’s really eye-catching.
Don’t get me wrong I’d love to win this pen; the finish is gorgeous but $450 for a steel nib is pretty insane. I don’t think I’d ever drop that much for a steel nib when I could easily get a pen of similar caliber with a gold nib for this much!
Subscribed, great looking pen!
Such a gorgeous pen! Thank you for doing this giveaway!
So groovy, gotta have one for signing hippie mortgages and tax returns
Thank you for the opportunity to win this gorgeous pen. I’m a subscriber already.
I really love the look of this pen. I haven’t owned any montegrappa pens yet but this one is a stunner
This pen is very beautiful!
I love the form factor of this pen, and the fire blued finish is just awesome. My copper Mule is getting patina, and this pen would complement it well.
The pen is amazingly gorgeous. Thank you for the chance to write with it.