Pelikan 120 Id Question

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Greetings

 

I have 2 Pelikan 120 pens bought in the late 1980s/early 1990s. They were my workhorse pens when i started my medical residency. I spent many sleepless hours writing admission notes and chart notes with them, until (as predicted by my colleagues who had a betting pool on when I'd give up) I decided I just could not write Italic cursive fast enough to stay legible and keep up with the work load. So i gave up and started using thin fibertips or rollerballs held vertically like a Rapidograph. The fewer degrees of freedom, the more legible my hand. Ball points are a disaster.

 

I stoned the original nibs into unusability in my attempt to create a glass smooth steel nib. This was in the days before micromesh. I replaced the original nibs with Senator nibs, which were sold to me as direct replacements. I ruined those as well, although one still functions. I tried using a a Senator nib on a feed that came on a German FP bought from Nishimura (excellent cheap FP) but the threads are too loose and it leaks.

 

So finally my question: from the pictures, can someone tell me if this is a "Pelikan Calligraphy Pen" by M&K, or a 'real' Pelikan 120, and which available nibs, if any will fit it. I'm only interested in Italic M or F equivalent to what I have now. I have sentimental attachment to the pens ('they were a slave when I were a slave') but not enough to buy a Binder nib or similar expense. My handwriting with standard nibs is dangerously illegible, but my Italic cursive is at least usable, after >30 years of practice.

 

Thanks for this wonderful website, which contains the photos and narrative description that gave me the courage to disassemble and fix my Omas Milord (Trafford Italicized) when there were no repairs available in the USA.

 

My 'real' Italicized pens never leave the house.