Used Lamy 2000 with broken EF nib. Nib was bent when dropped and then put back into place by myself. It works but not well and writes scratchy. Can be used for parts or as a scratchy and thicker writing EF. I used it for some time after fixing the tines and it write okay. You can replace the nib. I would say that this is being sold for spare parts due to the nib, but I’ve included a writing sample showing that it still does write.