What's Your Most Recent Mb Purchase?

[farmdogfan]

I found this danish made MB 30 in a local add, a bit of cleaning and a new sac and it is ready for use again.

 

Edited March 21, 2014 by farmdogfan

[Opooh]

I found this danish made MB 30 in local add, a bit of cleaning and a new sac and it ready for use again.

 

Congrats on that marvellous pen.

[Pelikan Vera]

Farmdogfan,

you must sit at the source of all those colourful MBs made in Denmark.....what a beautiful specimen. Congratulations.

[farmdogfan]

Thank you very much both.

It´s somewhat larger than the 25, the girth is about the same as a modern 146.

And the nib is a size 6 nib.

 

Edited March 20, 2014 by farmdogfan

[orfew]

I found this danish made MB 30 in local add, a bit of cleaning and a new sac and it ready for use again.

 

wow, another great acquisition. May you use it for many years to come. I love these Danish MBs.

[luckduck369]

 

 

Lovely, yours is the tan one it seems, mine is actually the cognac a bit more reddish with a black and grey lining, which doesn't show on the pic. The leather is awesome

 

How is the paper in yours? mine feathers a bit and has a lot of bleed through except with the Pilot 78G Fine nib which is extra fine. I ordered a seven seas tomoe river journal which is almost the same size.

Hmm, it is interesting to know that the colors are different.

 

I haven't written anything yet because I haven't come up with a use for this new refill. I had my old refill in there and works fine. I do not experience much bleed in my old one. I have used various 146 based pens and 149's from F to BB nibs with Mb mystery black, irish green, and royal blue. I will update you when I start using the new refill.

[farmdogfan]

Thanks Orfew, i like those old masterpieces and their nice nibs and push-knob filling system.

Edited March 20, 2014 by farmdogfan

[orfew]

Thanks Orfew, i like those old masterpieces and their nice nibs and push-knob filling system.

I am a big fan of the push knob fillers. They are not easy to find however.

[yamaha_no_46]

My latest MB purchase is this nicely used Mont Blanc Le Grand 146 with a Broad nib. I am trying to learn to write with that nib with very little success until now.:-(

 

I think it is not meant for a daily jotter, for sure needs a steady hand with a nice handwriting style to show out its performance.

[farmdogfan]

I am a big fan of the push knob fillers. They are not easy to find however.

Many have probably perished in time.

[Opooh]

My latest MB purchase is this nicely used Mont Blanc Le Grand 146 with a Broad nib. I am trying to learn to write with that nib with very little success until now.:-(

 

I think it is not meant for a daily jotter, for sure needs a steady hand with a nice handwriting style to show out its performance.

Congrats on your acquisition, like you said B or BB need lots of paper.

[Opooh]

Many have probably perished in time.

Same as for the 12x series.

[farmdogfan]

Same as for the 12x series.

Yes, Around 70 years is a long time for fragile things.

Edited March 20, 2014 by farmdogfan

[yamaha_no_46]

Congrats on your acquisition, like you said B or BB need lots of paper.

Thank you so much Opooh!

[farmdogfan]

My latest MB purchase is this nicely used Mont Blanc Le Grand 146 with a Broad nib. I am trying to learn to write with that nib with very little success until now.:-(

 

I think it is not meant for a daily jotter, for sure needs a steady hand with a nice handwriting style to show out its performance.

A very nice pen indeed.

[jsolares]

Hmm, it is interesting to know that the colors are different.

 

I haven't written anything yet because I haven't come up with a use for this new refill. I had my old refill in there and works fine. I do not experience much bleed in my old one. I have used various 146 based pens and 149's from F to BB nibs with Mb mystery black, irish green, and royal blue. I will update you when I start using the new refill.

This is closer to the actual color

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3675/13296542493_41c054936a.jpg

The A5 notebook with tomoe river paper got here today, it's about 1cm too narrow or 3/8" and since the cover is the same size of the paper it moves around in the MB notebook holder. I might just glue a bigger cardboard to it so it doesn't move around and is a bit more on center in the holder.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2846/13296546263_b9abc96d91.jpg

[zaddick]

 

 

Just bought this on Sunday. Waiting for arrival. Deciding if I want to swap to a B.

 

 

[zaddick]

Yes, the diamond is not for everyone, maybe including me. I can always swap it out for a plain clip though. Thank goodness they gave that option.

 

I liked this better than the older two tone solitaires and the MOP star is hard not to fall in love with.

[orfew]

Yes, the diamond is not for everyone, maybe including me. I can always swap it out for a plain clip though. Thank goodness they gave that option.

 

I liked this better than the older two tone solitaires and the MOP star is hard not to fall in love with.

Congratulations, it is a great pen. I bought one a few weeks ago. I love the MOP emblem. I also like the diamond in the clip as it is rather understated.

[jsolares]

waiting for.JPG

 

Just bought this on Sunday. Waiting for arrival. Deciding if I want to swap to a B.

 

 

 

Love that pen, Hopefully i'll be able to find one by the time i save up for it, although i have a Pelikan M600 and a 144 Solitaire on deck before that