as always Goulet Pens gave me great service and provide wonderful products. In my mind they have become less like a business and more like an old friend that helps me enjoy my love of fountain pens.

Used with Lamy Al Star . I'm very satisfied with this ink. I like the color, and I'm amazed at how water resistant it is.

I tested it myself together with two other (dark)blue Noodler's inks: Polar Blue, and Baltimore Canyon Blue.

All three have excellent water resistance. I drew a grid, let it dry for 30 minutes, then sprayed a generous amount of water drops all over them. Beads of water were sitting on the grid. After 10 minutes of soaking, i took q-tips and smeared the water around. There's barely any movement and the lines remain perfect. Much better performance than I expected.

Unfortunately, the Polar Blue ghosts very aggressively on a Rhodia 80gsm dotted paper, even though I use an EF nib. To my shock, it doesn't ghost at all on cheap 70gsm office gridded Bantex paper.

But neither 54th Massachusetts, nor Baltimore Canyon Blue ghost.

This ink just gets more and more beautiful to use with time. I use a medium nib in a Jinhao oversized pen, nothing fancy. Since 1960 when I bought my first cheap Shaffer in the drug store for my 3rd Grade class, and since 1973 when I abandoned cursive (the one they taught me was as ugly as sin) for block printing, I’ve needed no better. Block printing looks best in medium nibs and I’ve used it as freely and fast as any cursive. The ink itself is superb. Back 60 years ago, I could never decide which I liked better, **** blue or **** black. This ink is what I’ve always wanted and I love it. My love of the nib pen pre dates the first of the BIC ink sticks which I instinctively hated at first sight. It will never go away until I block print my last will and testament, hopefully at the age of 90 or more.

Purchased this ink with my metal falcon soft fine. Listen to the others , this ink pours out the nib. I wrote 10 pages worth trying to figure out if perhaps I picked the wrong nib. My writing looked nothing like the samples , the lines were huge. The pen put out so much of the ink it was borderline bleeding through a5 river notebook paper . The amount put out feathered terribly. Frustrated fearing my whole purchase was not what I expected I washed out the pen and loaded up some Yama-Budo. Whole new pen. In love with how the pen writes without 54th mass loaded. So you’ve been warned ! This ink is made for microscopic nibs , Japanese extra fines , extra extra fine etc. Giving 2 stars because I’d imagine with the right nib this ink will perform like a champ although the bottle I got is much more grey than the blue pictured.

As others have noted, this is an extremely wet ink. I was honestly shocked by how much ink it was causing my Lamy Safari to put down with a fine nib. Changing to an extra fine nib seemed to tame it somewhat, but I shudder to think what a medium would do. In the fine nib, bleed-through on Tomoe River paper was noticeable, and pretty unwelcome. Again, this was mostly mitigated with an extra-fine. (see photos)I bought this ink for the color, and that aspect hasn't disappointed! When applied in quantity, it starts to resemble a blue-black, but with less application, a faded, dusty blue. This was my first bottle of Noodler's ink, and I didn't enjoy the aspects of their packaging which people commonly complain about (i.e. filling the bottle to the brim, so you're guaranteed to spill some on first open). I did come prepared with an ink miser and pipette, to draw off ink for the first fill, however. I started this review off at 3 stars, but ultimately I think 4 is fair for where I'm at with the ink right now.

This was the first bottle of ink I've ever purchased. The product itself (Noodler's 54th) is excellent. My experience with Goulet Pens was so positive that I have about two hundred dollars in additional products in my cart. What a great company. Thank you

Excellent product. I have used in both the Nib Creeper fine point and with dip nibs and feather quills. It is a wet ink, and has somewhat slow dry time if its applied thick.Despite how wet it is, it does not feather or bleed on most papers. The color is a wonderful blue-grey with very little shading. If you use a finer point nib, the hairlines shade a bit lighter.Very enjoyable writing experience

My go-to ink. Photos show test with Noodlers Ahab flex on Optik paper. Many people are disturbed at the wetness of this ink; I find it just right. Its wet enough for a flex pen but works great in everything else. I have use it regularly in several pens and it writes beautifully: Noodler's AhabKaweco SportParker 45 Flighter Parker 51 Parker VacumaticTwsbi Eco Retro 51Even worked nice in a Schaeffer Calligraphy pen (fine italic) Color is a soft blue-gray when dry. Very subtle, professional looking ink. Never any hard starts or skipping, no sheen, no shading, just a plain, beautiful blue-gray. Very waterproof, does not smudge or smear on most paper.

Really like this blue-grey

I bought this for the water resistance and fast drying. Haven't tested the water resistance, but it dries fast. Needed these factors for work, so now I can take this hobby into the workplace to spice up boring paperwork.

I was excited to try this ink, as I thought the color was awesome. The first pen I inked up was my Faber-Castell e-Motion in a Fine nib. Wow, it was wet - feathering like crazy on my Leuchtturm 1917 pages, with bleed through to boot. Turned the nib into a medium for all intents and purposes. Tried it in a Retro 1951 Extra Fine, and it was better, but it pretty much became a Fine nib. I also have very small handwriting, so this ink isn't helpful. The only paper I use it didn't feather and/or bleed through was my Traveler's Company inserts.

If you have small handwriting and prefer larger nibs, this probably isn't the ink for you!

Noodler’s 54th Massachusetts was a gift for my grandson who is searching for his favorite blue ink. Noodler’s 54th is one of my favorite inks and I keep it in my EDC. I gave him Jacques Herbin Bleu des Profondeurs also.

Beautiful color that works great in my Twisby Eco-T 1.1 stub. Dries fast on the page with some fathering on the cheapest of copy papers. It's starting to replace black as my daily office use color.

Noddler’s 54th Massachusetts is just the right color, quick drying and water resistant. Great for a carry around pen for signing receipts, writing a check, filling out a form and addressing an envelope. I use this ink in my Pilot Vanishing Point Decimo with an extra fine nib and it never smears.

It is a Noodler's ink so it writes very wet. Makes an extra-fine TWSBI pen of mine that I put it in write like a medium.

Possibly my 3rd or 4th bottle and just as expected. Love the color.

Gifted this with a pen. Recipient loves the color.

The unique color drew me to this ink and I bought a whole bottle. Wish I would have gotten a sample first, as it is practically unusable. It feathers on *everything* from cheap copy paper and index cards to Tomoe River paper. It writes way bolder than the nib size should (I put it in a Pilot Kakuno with a fine nib that usually writes very fine and it comes out bold, as if the nib were 2 sizes bigger). That in itself would be workable, but the feathering on any and all paper isn't. I can't use this ink and haven't a clue why it's so popular.

I bought this because I loved the hue, and still do, but it's so wet as to be un-useable with my stub-nib TWSBIs and LAMY pens even on some great papers. I'm sure I'll find some application or other in a different nib or pen where it might be put to better use.

I've read a number of reviews here with comments about this ink being too wet, feathering too much, etc. No doubt that could be true, depending on the pen / nib / paper combination, but I haven't seen it personally. I've used it with a Lamy Safari, a Pilot Metropolitan, and a Sailor 1911L, all fine nibs. I've typically used it with Clairfontaine 90 gsm paper, and most recently with Tomoe River 68 gsm. I'm using a bottle of this ink that I've been using on and off for 10 years (bought it here in 2014). With both types of paper and all three pens, I've never seen any feathering or bleed-through. Some ghosting, but not bad at all; once I've written on the back side of the sheet, it's not noticeable. It dries quickly, doesn't smear or respond to water after a few seconds, and the color is perfect for a professional look. What's not to like?

Bought this as a gift purely on the color alone, not knowing that ink had different watery-ness. Didnt know this was considered a more watery ink hahah
But the color comes out beautifully and still works well with fountain pens

Previous review was only two stars because of my experience with the pens I had inked . Been having issues with my fine nib brass kaweco sport . It’s an extremely dry pen and even when I tried to modify the feed . Lightning struck my brain after writing the last review that this ink might solve my issue . Popped in a stock feed and inked er up. Writes perfect now , far from dry and makes a super wet ink that didn’t work before in my other pens useable . Even if the hue is slightly different it is a gorgeous legal blue black and I’m super excited to have found a use for it . It now gets 5 stars from me because it’s everything I expected after experimenting . Thanks Goulet !

Meh; too wet for my pens (esp. Sailor 1911 with MF nib)

This is my favorite ink for japanese fine and extra fine nibs. This ink is still saturated and leaves a very rich line even in a Vanishing Point EF. The downside to this is of course the the ink never dries in larger nibs.

Awesome color, dries beautifully.