Search the Community

In 1959, the Montblanc line was redisigned, 142, 144 and 146 are retired, instead Montblanc was offering: Meisterstück: 12 (plastic, looked a bit like the Parker 45 and had a triangular capband) 14 (plastic, see above) 72 (with rolled gold cap) 74 (with rolled gold cap) 82 (with rolled gold cap and barrel) 84 (with rolled gold cap and barrel) 92 (in 14 carat solid gold cap and barrel) 94 (in 14 carat solid gold cap and barrel) Medium range: 22 (with 14 ct gold nib and two cap rings) 24 (with 14 ct gold nib and two cap rings) Economy: 32 (with 14 ct gold nib and one cap ring) 34 (with 14 ct gold nib and one cap ring) 31 (with steel nib) 32S (with steel nib, silver clip and cap ring) 34S (with steel nib, silver clip and cap ring) 31D (with "manifold" nib) 32P (cartridge filling system) 34P (cartridge filling system) The Montblanc '34', first '3' stand for Economy Range, and the second '4' stand for large size, while '2' stand for standard size. Here is how to disassemble the piston and nib for this series (12/14/22/24/32/34): 1. First step, unscrew the hood: 2. Front and back shot of the nib&hood: 3. Now disassemble the nib&hood, also the piston: 4. The section actually are made from 2 parts 5. This is how the hood looks like: 6. Notice that the ink window can be disassembled, too: 7. Here is how the piston looks like, you need to heat the back end of the pen to pull it off: 8. This is a look at the beatiful14K Gold "Intarsia" : 9. Finally, you can find the 34/32/24/22/14/12 on the cap trim: