This was my first Danitrio. I haven’t seen another pen similar to it, so perhaps it never passed the prototype stage. The entire pen is ebonite, except the feed. The barrel features sterling silver inserts: one engraved with a phoenix, the other with a dragon.
I’ve had it a couple of years, and it shows. It’s scuffed in places, and it used to be shinier.
![danidragonphoenix-4 Danitrio Dragon and Phoenix](http://www.leighreyes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/danidragonphoenix-4.jpg)
It’s big, but not heavy. The girth of the barrel makes it comfortable to grip. I do hold my pen in an unusual way, with my hand higher on the barrel and my thumb hiding under my forefinger, so this observation might not hold true for others.
![danidragonphoenix-3 Danitrio - detail](http://www.leighreyes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/danidragonphoenix-3.jpg)
It came with a flexible extra-fine nib, originally. I had it replaced with a flexible stub.
![danidragonphoenix-2 Danitrio flexible stub nib](http://www.leighreyes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/danidragonphoenix-2.jpg)
The ink is J. Herbin’s Gris Nuage, and the writing sample is on Rhodia paper.