Demonstrator pens are blatant about what they do, and how they do it.
![Pelikan M1005 demonstrator Pelikan M1005 demonstrator](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1010800-600x600.jpg)
In the Obviousness Sweepstakes nothing comes close to the Pelikan M1005 demonstrator. The M1000 is the largest in the Pelikan range. The “5” refers to the white trim (palladium-plated in this case).
![Ink pr0n Ink pr0n](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1010802-600x600.jpg)
Ink fetishists with poor impulse control should not bring this pen to meetings. I don’t wish to ever ink this pen with blue or black.
![Yes, I ink my demonstrators Yes, I ink my demonstrators](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1010805-600x600.jpg)
I have friends who collect demonstrators and do not ink them. I admire their restraint. If I were like them my pictures would look more like these.
![Pelikan EF nib Pelikan EF nib](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1010813-600x600.jpg)
The 18k nib is rhodium-plated to match the rest of the trim. It is semi-flexible. (This is an awkward angle – the right tine is dragging behind the left on the downstroke.) I chose an EF, and it wrote well out of the box, which was a surprise.
![Two M1000 nibs Two M1000 nibs](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1010819-600x600.jpg)
This is my second M1000; the first one has a 3B (triple broad) nib, which you can see on the right. I don’t know how I ended up with two giant Pelikans, when I don’t even collect Pelikans. Pretty soon I won’t be able to say “I don’t collect Pelikans” because I’ve just realized I also own a Grand Place and an M101N.
Like most collectors attempting to justify their collections, I escape to the sunny vacation state of Denial.
(Apologies for the poor photos.)