when closed, but when the cap is mounted on top of the barrel grows to a comfortable-to-hold 13 cm long pen, hence their catchy slogan: " Small in the pocket, large in the hand ". The purpose of this pen, first designed over 100 years ago, was to develop a writing instrument that could be carried everywhere. Kaweco were covering all bases with their marketing of this hugely successful pen, now synonymous with the brand itself. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The Brass Sport is a rare and iconic writing instrument, making it the perfect gift choice to celebrate a special occasion, anniversary or simply to show a little appreciation to someone you care about.

Kaweco, Lamy, Staedtler, Rötring (now Japanese-owned), Wüsthof, you can't go wrong with those Germans. Everything that has been worked out and learned over the years, we take with us into the future for an innovative sense of tradition.

Fantastic non-plastic packaging when shipped by Pen Pusher too, which was also really secure and protective. Kaweco Sport pocket fountain pen milled from solid aluminium or brass blanks, laser engraved, and hand finished. The octagonal design has certainly stood the test of time and the Kaweco Sport now has a worldwide cult following. With the cap on, the pen is 10cm long - however when removed and mounted on the top of the pen, the pen is 13 cm long.

A chunky durable pen the Kaweco Brass Sport will fit comfortably in the pocket as well as the the bag or holdall. Kaweco, founded as Heidelberger Federhalterfabrik in 1883, began producing pocket fountain pens in 1912. The Classic Sport range, introduced to market in 1934, broke new ground in modern design for its unique octagonal barrel and handy portable size intended for use by ‘ladies, officers and sportspeople’.

Got a chance to test it out and it works like a dream (you wouldn’t guess it was nearly half a century old). Lots of pens have brass barrels or components but the brass is normally hidden away under layers of paint or plastic. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Lacquered pens tend to engrave with a brass finish, whilst chrome pens with a subtle two tone effect (check preview on every product page).