Pelikan’s Souverän M800 offers many of the same features found on its longer and heavier sibling, the M1000. Smaller Souveräns, like the M200, M400, and M600, are fitted with 14-karat gold nibs, while the M800 features an even softer 18-karat gold nib with rhodium trim. The M800 is also equipped with the company’s signature piston filling mechanism. It utilizes the whole barrel interior as the ink reservoir, drawing ink when the end cap at the base of the barrel is turned.