I tried samples of Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher and Bad Blue Heron. Kingfisher seems a tiny bit darker and a tiny bit bluer when using a Metropolitan fine. Color difference is more apparent when using the stub nib. Both write well with the fine point but seem wetter than the Noodler's Black when using the stub. Kingfisher in my Metal Falcon SEF showed how much wetter it really is than Noodler's Black. However a light touch keeps flow at an acceptable rate. I like both of these blues but prefer the Kingfisher.

Beautiful blue ink, fast drying, reliable. Just like the rest of Noodler's inks!

I bought this ink while trying out a variety of blues. I'm interested in only water-resistant inks and I love Noodler's value.

Eyedropped into a Platinum Preppy with an XF nib. On Rhodia, works beautifully. Flow is perfect. Very saturated color, almost blue-black. Color was my only disappointment; was hoping for a more vivid blue. But that's why Goulet offers samples. :-) Thanks again, GP!

I was looking for a permanent blue ink so I tried this and Liberty's Elysium. This is a nice alternative to black ink, but not what I was looking for. It's very dark. I like the vibrance of Liberty's Elysium more, but I would definitely use this in a situation where darker colors seemed more professional.

The Bad series are Nathan Tardif's response to a challenge he had running - remove his bulletproof black from paper without destroying it, and win a prize. It took an MIT student and a laser, but it was done. So the new inks, dubbed bad are now laser proof, as well as bulletproof (waterproof, bleach/ammonia proof, archival)It's also just a great, well behaved ink. The flow is excellent, the color is deeply saturated, there's very little shading, no sheen, very little feathering in a very wet F on the worst copy paper I have ever seen, almost no bleedthrough on said paper, and little to no showthrough. Dry times are instant on copy paper, average to quick on Rhodia. Like almost all Noodlers inks, no sheen or special color effects on good paper. The only downside (and this simply is unavoidable) is that on Rhodia, water will lift a little bit of the surface ink off, causing mild smearing, though the original lines where pen touched paper are still perfectly legible. On copy paper, almost nothing happens.When you need a professional colored ink that stands out just enough on documents as to indicate an original signature without bleeding or feathering like mad on whatever paper it's on (provided you use an F or EF nib) this blue-black has you covered.

Very nice blue-black ink, I'm glad I tried a sample of it. I will be getting a bottle in the near future as my go to blue black ink.

I ordered a sample of Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher, as I wanted a blue in between a blue black and the brighter blues. It shows a little darker than the example out of my Ahab pen. There's a very slight lean away from the bluer blues as shown in the example, which gives it some interest while still being appropriate for any business environment. I like it for correspondence when a subtly interesting color is what I'm after instead of a bright, bold or gregarious one.

I bought this a month ago and have fell in love with it Its is a bright pretty sapphire blue, dries quickly and is really pretty even once it dries

Bulletproof. Rich blue (not a washed out Royal blue) with a hint of green in some lights / with some papers. Only used in one new pen, so can't really address flow, etc., but seems typical. Dry time quite managable at least with a fine point nib.

The quality of the ink is very good. The ink wrote much darker than I expected. But it is a nice _____-Black ink.

Just what I wanted. I nice dark blue/black (not greenish/blue like legal blue) that is permanent.

In the legal profession, we sign our names to many official documents. One should always sign one?s name in blue, no matter what the occasion, but especially with important documents like legal contracts, leases, and other official materials that come to bear one?s signature. I have been using Noodler?s ink for quite some time now, but I think I have found my new choice for ink that I will use in a professional capacity. I really cannot say enough about ?Bad Belted Kingfisher.? It is one of Noodler?s ?bulletproof? inks, it happens to flow very eloquently from a good pen, it does not run excessively, it dries quite quickly to a matte finish on standard-weighted papers, I have found no need to prime the ink in the pen, so flow is consistent and reliable, and the colour is perfect darker ?banker?s blue? for official documents and whatever else you happen to be signing. I have my new ?professional? colour. Highly recommended.

I love these inks (well the ones that I have tried BBH and BBH), it dries quick and is permanent.

I haven't used this ink too much yet but I like it so far. A good durable blue.

I tested this ink, and when I ran water over it, it bled like crazy. The writing was still legible, but I wouldn't call this ink waterproof.

A nice dark blue, but not totally waterproof. A lot of blue washes off when held under the tap, but there is still plenty left that is permanent. Reasonably quick drying, feathers/bleeds through a bit on cheap paper.

I really have a serious Noodler's addicition... I've yet to actually put these bullet proof inks ot the test, but they write well.

I received samples of Bad Blue Heron and Bad Belted Kingfisher at the same time. I greatly admire the qualities Noodler's Black, but prefer to write with a blue. Specifically, I'm sensitive to show-through as I need to write on less than premium paper using both sides. Like the blues that I have looked-at to date, they penetrate more than Noodler's black on the chintzey 20-lb pulp that I'm subjected to. These inks are permanent when dry on paper which I also need in a general purpose ink, ie. signing checks and credit receipts. The colors are similar and conservative, distinct from black, but not stand-out or vibrant as say, Bay State Blue. I'd say these are worth looking at for secure signatures and for general use on 24-lb and better papers.

this is a great blue with decent shading and writes extremely well. Im fairly new to inks, but this is a great choice in my opinion, if you dont have it already, i highly recommend getting it.

I love the color of this ink. It is such a beautiful blue.

I found it to be a free-flowing, and highly saturated ink. It bleeds through and feathers with wet nibs and cheap paper, but that's the paper's fault. I need to talk to my secretary about that horrible copy paper... BBK is a real winner.

Great blue-black, and I'm not a big fan of blue-black. Or I wasn't; I think that's changed because of this ink. Smooth writing, good look and feel.

Well-behaved ink with serious work-appropriate color. Warden-series ink resists most erasing attempts.

Love this color, it's an ink that's meant to last. Wish it came in a bigger bottle!

I purchased this ink to go with a gift pen to someone else. But I did test a small sample of it and quite liked the color.

In my search for the ultimate blue-black ink, I stumbled across Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher on the Internet. Color samples on various forums looked promising, so I ordered it. Alas, while this is a very good ink, it's much too teal to work for me as a workhorse blue-black ink. It's a great ink, but be aware that it does have a bit of teal in the final color.

What appears to be an extremely dark teal, when washed with water looks like Noodler's semi-bulletproofs. Excellent smoothness, and colour however its a little wetter than most inks. shows minute signs of bleeding through Clairefontaine if its laid down very heavily.

This ink is a very lovely dark blue. I have it in at least one pen at all times.

I've been collecting blue-black inks, and I really like this one!