Just for the sake of "Pelikan education": I have this IM --that's how I ordered it-- nib that is only marked as "I". Is that the standard? I wonder why it doesn't show an "M" BTW: It's a wonderful writer! Here is the nib: http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/anangeli/PENS/PELIKANS/Pelikan%20Italic%20nib_zpsbmkrpvqc.jpg