Well, since I found a website which said that the new Majohn flex nib seemed to fit the feed on a Jinhao Century 100, I went ahead and bought one of each. I'm afraid that while the nib will go onto the feed, it doesn't draw ink. (This is with my standard test ink, Diamine Sapphire Blue.)
The nib is very flexible, though, so I may well try it in one of the Majohn pens it's supposed to fit. The problem is that I know a Century is small enough to be comfortable for me, while pictures of the Majohn pens taking that size of nib look as if they might be on the chunky side.
If anyone has suggestions on tweaking the Century/flex combination I will be glad to hear them.
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