The Pilot Metropolitan is an all round fountain pen - it is stylish, well made and great value for money, making it the perfect everyday or beginner pen. This purple metal bodied pen has a leopard print accent band, silver trim and a quality steel nib that is known for its smoothness. The Pilot Metropolitan fountain pen comes in a black box with a transparent window, which includes a black Pilot proprietary ink cartridge. Each fountain pen also comes with a squeeze converter inside the pen but can be replaced with a Pilot CON-40 piston converter. This pen is compatible with Pilot ink cartridges or the CON-40 converter.