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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Awesome pen! I look forward to exploring your site.
So much better than my cheap Bic pen! I hope I win it.
That pen looks amazing!
Just found your blog via The Gentleman Stationer. Added via Feedly too.
Count me in!
Awesome giveaway for my first fountain pen.
Wow! Quality, looks and more . . . Would be great if all participating could win!
Beautiful Pen! It would be a great addition to my collection. Thanks for the awesome opportunity!!
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Beautiful pen! I subscribed.
Thanks for an awesome blog.
Beautiful pen. It would be nice to own one.
I look forward to what the Blog offers. I have used a fountain pen since I was in elementary school.
That does look fun, in a blingy kind of a way.
This pen is beautiful! Thank you for the opportunity!!
I can’t wait to see this pen up close and personal at the penshow.
Great idea for a giveaway. It’s a beautiful looking oen.
Nice looking pen. I look forward to trying it.
I have owned two Montegrappa Pens. I had a 90s Elmo in Marostica red — that was a spectacularly beautiful color, and a more recent Miya that was not quite a good fit for my hand. The manufacturing quality was superb in both. This pen looks amazingly beautiful! Brendan McManus
Great looking fountain pen.
Very generous giveaway. Hope I win.
If is writes as good as it looks its a winner.
Another blog, another hour of sleep lost.
Aurora pens are great. This one is a beauty.
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That pattern is perfect!
Fantastic pen!
I love that flame worked look
Such a pretty pen. Thank you for the review and the chance.
Beautiful pen!
I love that pen but more so the nib, that pattern on the nib is amazing!
both the pen and even the nib look so beautiful… i’m happy for the future owner!
thanks for the chance at this beautiful pen.
This was an amazing review of this pen. I was really hoping to see something like this with such clear images and description. The giveaway makes me excited. I am so draws to this pen’s beauty and am relieved that a beautiful pen like this writes so nicely.
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What a beautiful pen. Thanks for the opportunity to own one! I will enjoy your blog!!
Thanks Goldspot, Kenrow and EdJelley — this is a very handsome pen!
I don’t usually post my caps, so the heavier weight wouldn’t be an issue for me. It looks like a nicely polished finish, and I love the fact that each one would be slightly different based on the heat treatment. Great idea for a finish, and thanks, Ed, for reviewing! I’m still a bit new into collecting, so I’m interested in knowing how the Montegrappa writes. I’ve had my eye on a couple other models of this brand.
Subscribed. Would love to win this beautiful pen!
I love the look of this pen–the iridescence gets me every time I see it! I can think of so many sheening inks that would look fantastic when paired with the Blazer.
Thanks for the giveaway! That is a beautiful pen! so unique!
Subscribed – and that’s a beautiful pen 🙂
Already followed you via Feedly.
This pen is everyone’s dream.
I am obsessed with this pen. I’m the sort of person that would swear I’d never spend more than $100 on a pen because it’s a *pen*, but this pen makes me seriously rethink that….
Crossing my fingers about the giveaway!
Subscribed… and not going to lie… this is a grail pen for me. Man, it would be so, so sweet to cross this one off the list. Thanks for the great post.
Subscribed! This looks nuts!
I love receiving info on all kinds of pens. It is my passion. This pen is beautiful!
This looks to be an exceptionally well designed and aesthetically beautiful writing tool. Having a cap that screws on is a big plus. The finish is such a stand out. I know any pen enthusiast would be proud to have such a fine instrument.
Great blog and great giveaway! I’m thankful to have been directed over to your site. Thanks for doing this. 🙂
That Montegrappa Blue Blazer looks gorgeous!