Nib widths vary considerably between makers and partly within a brand, since Montblanc nibs are ground manually. Tendentially Montblanc nibs are broader than those of comparable brands (Cross M is narrower than Montblanc M); Dunhill and Aurora are similar at M; a Faber-Castell Anello M tends to seem somewhat broader than a Montblanc M, with ample but not excessive ink flow. The thinner the nominal nib width, the more clearly variation within a model shows — on the Faber Intuition, several nibs of width M showed differences in line width and ink flow. Bringing one's own paper for sample writing is recommended, since the satin sample paper of shops distorts the script.