Pics Of The Heritage 1912 (Resin Version)

[Calamus plasticus]

There was another thread on removing the clip.

 

Yeah, started by myself... but there is no answer to the question yet... perhaps I should ask the MB service... I have a snake clip that would look so nice on this pen...

[meiers]

 

Yeah, started by myself... but there is no answer to the question yet... perhaps I should ask the MB service... I have a snake clip that would look so nice on this pen...

I suspect removing the clip involves doing considerable violence to the cap. However, I am not a Montblanc technician.

[meiers]

What is the purpose of a retractable nib?

[Calamus plasticus]

I suspect removing the clip involves doing considerable violence to the cap. However, I am not a Montblanc technician.

 

I don't think is a matter of pressure, but of having the right tool. I suspect that all three MB retractable nibbed pens have more or less the same cap structure. Take a look at this:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/226444-the-big-boheme-some-comparisons-and-a-disassembly/

 

Th Boheme cap is really simple to dismantle; the 100 years seems more difficult and the Heritage seems very very difficult... so, I will ask the MB service.

 

Cheers.

 

Luis.

[Professor Plume]

Why do I keep reading this thread in hopes of being dissuaded from purchasing this pen?? Here comes my credit card-- I have to try the OB on the Century -- the same nib size glides like a dream on my platinum 146.

[humsin]

How is the star MOP? Looks like sparkly white plastic IMO =P

[MisterBoll]

What is the purpose of a retractable nib?

 

Entertainment.

[ethernautrix]

What is the purpose of a retractable nib?

 

What I discovered with my 100-Year Historical is that instead of recapping my pen between scribbling notes (say, while walking around in a museum), I could retract the nib, and it wouldn't dry out.

[mfluder]

Have just got mine - and all that has been said about the B nib is true - it's divine!

 

Only concern is just how small the ink capacity is - with a full fill of ink - I'm only able to expel 7-8 drops of ink....

 

Is this others experience too?

[Dillo]

 

What I discovered with my 100-Year Historical is that instead of recapping my pen between scribbling notes (say, while walking around in a museum), I could retract the nib, and it wouldn't dry out.

You can't do that with a regular eyedropper-filled safety pen, the ink just pours out of the top, but you can do that with the modern MB retractable pens, and it works to keep the pen from drying out too quickly. I think it's another nice thing about it. I always worry that one day, I'll uncap my safety pen and dump all the ink out on my lap. You don't need to worry about that in this pen, and I think that's just really nice.

 

Dillon

[meiers]

Have just got mine - and all that has been said about the B nib is true - it's divine!

 

Only concern is just how small the ink capacity is - with a full fill of ink - I'm only able to expel 7-8 drops of ink....

 

Is this others experience too?

It has the ink capacity of a cartridge-converter.

[Calamus plasticus]

May I contribute with some bad pics to this topic?

I am the happy owner of one of these pens since a couple of days and I wanted to take some pics of it with other pens more or less related in style.

 

Here you have tthe Heritage along with one of my favorites safety fillers, a Embeko pen from the 20's. The caps are so alike as two drops of water...

 

 

 

 

 

Here you can see it along with a modern safety filler, a Stylochap pen produced in 1997:

 

 

 

Here it is with its sibling: the Montblanc 100 years historical pen from 2006. As you know, the 100 years is a cartridge filler and the nib does not exactly retracts, but slides in the style of the Moore vintage pens:

 

 

 

Even the clips are very alike. I did not like any of them at first, but now they're beginning to grow on me...

 

 

Here it is with one of my most loved pens: the Bohème Big Size or Bohème Legrand. This is a cartridge filler Bohème, but the size of a MB 146:

 

 

 

The nib of the Heritage and the nib of the Bohème Big...

 

 

Some no-nib pens?

 

 

No, here they are!

 

 

Some gymnastics other pens can't do... but these ones do...

 

 

 

Some rest after sport...

 

 

I hope you enjoyed them as I do.

 

Regards from Spain.

 

Luis.

[orfew]

May I contribute with some bad pics to this topic?

I am the happy owner of one of these pens since a couple of days and I wanted to take some pics of it with other pens more or less related in style.

 

Here you have tthe Heritage along with one of my favorites safety fillers, a Embeko pen from the 20's. The caps are so alike as two drops of water...

 

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Here you can see it along with a modern safety filler, a Stylochap pen produced in 1997:

 

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Here it is with its sibling: the Montblanc 100 years historical pen from 2006. As you know, the 100 years is a cartridge filler and the nib does not exactly retracts, but slides in the style of the Moore vintage pens:

 

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Even the clips are very alike. I did not like any of them at first, but now they're beginning to grow on me...

 

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Here it is with one of my most loved pens: the Bohème Big Size or Bohème Legrand. This is a cartridge filler Bohème, but the size of a MB 146:

 

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The nib of the Heritage and the nib of the Bohème Big...

 

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Some no-nib pens?

 

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No, here they are!

 

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Some gymnastics other pens can't do... but these ones do...

 

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Some rest after sport...

 

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I hope you enjoyed them as I do.

 

Regards from Spain.

 

Luis.

Wonderful pens and great photography. Thanks for sharing this.

[meiers]

Thanks. This made my day!!!

[mrchan]

I'm not that enthused about twisting out a nib....how ever, this nib is by far the most flexible 'springy' nib I've ever ran into.

It like the other couple of good springy nibs I have does not spread it's tines more than say twice a light downstroke,

The nib is fantastic, with the tip flex it has. I've never run into a springy nib with such 'flex'.

It is a fantastic nib.

 

I have a Woolf with a modern good springy nib, a 234 1/2 Deluxe ('52-55) with a great semi-flex KOB, and a 742(gold plated) ('50-52 or so) with a real nice 'flexi' nib.

That new '1912's' springy nib is as good in feel as the 700.

 

The 1912 is a modern nib that is worth buying.

I was initially a bit hesitant about this one. The pics though excellent, did not prepare me for how amazing this pen looks and feels. That still wasn't enough to turn me as I thought the small nib that looked so much like the MB Starwalker in shape and size was a bit of a turn off. I did decide to give it a chance however, and made a beeline for MB boutique. When I tested writing with the pen (without ink), I knew I had to have it.

 

The nib was so springy and soft! I would buy this pen for the nib alone. Collecting funds now and selling a few pens before buying this one, but this is the next pen on the list for sure!

[mrchan]

One question to owners of this pen, when you dip this pen to fill the ink, can you dip the entire nib and section into the ink? Does or will this affect the nib retraction? Ie: Do you think that the inner part of the section where the nib retracts into will get inky and be less lubricated for the nib to retract in/out over time?

 

I posed this question to the lady at MB boutique in Brisbane and she wasn't sure so apparently this was brought up at the MB general meeting. After a bit of a discussion, they thought that this question wasn't asked before and recommended that the nib be dipped halfway into the ink (ie: without the section being dipped at all) and be filled from that point onwards. Seems highly irregular.

 

Any thoughts?

[meiers]

One question to owners of this pen, when you dip this pen to fill the ink, can you dip the entire nib and section into the ink? Does or will this affect the nib retraction? Ie: Do you think that the inner part of the section where the nib retracts into will get inky and be less lubricated for the nib to retract in/out over time?

 

I posed this question to the lady at MB boutique in Brisbane and she wasn't sure so apparently this was brought up at the MB general meetingo. After a bit of a discussion, they thought that this question wasn't asked before and recommended that the nib be dipped halfway into the ink (ie: without the section being dipped at all) and be filled from that point onwards. Seems highly irregular.

 

Any thoughts?

My friends at the cologne mb boutique encouraged me to completely submerge the nib.

 

Edited to add:

The salesperson cautioned me not to allow water to get into the inner mechanical workings of the pen when rinsing it under running water.

Edited October 10, 2013 by meiers

[mrchan]

My friends at the cologne mb boutique encouraged me to completely submerge the nib.

 

Edited to add:

The salesperson cautioned me not to allow water to get into the inner mechanical workings of the pen when rinsing it under running water.

Thanks for your answer.

Do you mean like at the top of the barrel? Where you screw and unscrew and pull up and down to retract and fill the pen?

[tenurepro]

So, if you had to rate it, would it be semi-flex or medium-flex or even better; can somebody post some writing samples showing the flex capacity of this nib? thanks!

I'm not that enthused about twisting out a nib....how ever, this nib is by far the most flexible 'springy' nib I've ever ran into.

It like the other couple of good springy nibs I have does not spread it's tines more than say twice a light downstroke,

The nib is fantastic, with the tip flex it has. I've never run into a springy nib with such 'flex'.

It is a fantastic nib.

 

I have a Woolf with a modern good springy nib, a 234 1/2 Deluxe ('52-55) with a great semi-flex KOB, and a 742(gold plated) ('50-52 or so) with a real nice 'flexi' nib.

That new '1912's' springy nib is as good in feel as the 700.

 

The 1912 is a modern nib that is worth buying.

[meiers]

In response to Mrchan

 

If you hold the pen under running water with the nib facing up, water will get into the nib retracting mechanism. That apparently can compromise the lubricating oils and eventually cause friction etc.

It's ok to run the pen under running water with the pen facing down.

Edited October 10, 2013 by meiers