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OK, so I got in the car and went back to the office for you (Yeah right, thank god for webmail )

From David at TB

"JR Gent vs Baron.

Baron has a 12 facet pen grip, JR Gent has a round grip.
Baron made in Taiwan, JR Gent made in Mainland China.
Baron is better plated , JR Gent is made in Mainland China with not as high level finish.
Baron comes with a rechargeable fountain pen pump piston, JR Gent does not.
Baron comes with a German Made Schmidt refill, and the JR Gent comes with a Taiwan made generic rollerball refill."

Having done both recently I can say that the Baron gives the impression of being a better product. My first JR Gent the thread in the cap failed within a couple of days, might be rough handling to be fair.

At the price I'll be sticking to Barons I think from here on in.

Hope that helps.

<blockquote data-quote="PhillH" data-source="post: 14748" data-attributes="member: 137">OK, so I got in the car and went back to&nbsp; the office for you (Yeah right, thank god for webmail <img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies/18/funny.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":funny:" title="Funny&nbsp; &nbsp; :funny:" data-shortname=":funny:" />)From David at TB&quot;JR Gent vs Baron.Baron has a 12 facet pen grip, JR Gent has a round grip.Baron made in Taiwan, JR Gent made in Mainland China.Baron is better plated , JR Gent is made in Mainland China with not as high level finish.Baron comes with a rechargeable fountain pen pump piston, JR Gent does not.Baron comes with a German Made Schmidt refill, and the JR Gent comes with a Taiwan made generic rollerball refill.&quot;Having done both recently I can say that the Baron gives the impression of being a better product.&nbsp;&nbsp; My first JR Gent the thread in the cap failed within a couple of days, might be rough handling to be fair. At the price I&#039;ll be sticking to Barons I think from here on in. Hope that helps.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PhillH, post: 14748, member: 137"] OK, so I got in the car and went back to the office for you (Yeah right, thank god for webmail :funny:) From David at TB "JR Gent vs Baron. Baron has a 12 facet pen grip, JR Gent has a round grip. Baron made in Taiwan, JR Gent made in Mainland China. Baron is better plated , JR Gent is made in Mainland China with not as high level finish. Baron comes with a rechargeable fountain pen pump piston, JR Gent does not. Baron comes with a German Made Schmidt refill, and the JR Gent comes with a Taiwan made generic rollerball refill." Having done both recently I can say that the Baron gives the impression of being a better product. My first JR Gent the thread in the cap failed within a couple of days, might be rough handling to be fair. At the price I'll be sticking to Barons I think from here on in. Hope that helps. [/QUOTE]

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