Has Anyone Seen This Before?

[sskhussaini]

Hi everyone,

This is my first post to fpn.

I found this in some old stuff from my mother's school days. Have any of you seen this before?

I think the cap has Clove written on it and the nib has a Gothic c and beneath that platinum written on it. It's pretty roughed up.

[deepak23]

Pretty odd shape for a pen nib...maybe hari can throw some light

[hari317]

Pretty odd shape for a pen nib...maybe hari can throw some light

That is a very common nib type. Pioneered by Montblanc for their 25x series pens and in their last form commonly used on their Slimline and Noblesse series of pens. In India such nibs are called MB type nibs only. Similar nib is used on Airmail model 67T. Third nib from left in the picture below:

 

(picture taken from the Airmail pen company website)

 

Reg the "C" brand on the nib of OP's pen, it is again another common generic nib, perhaps made in Sattur district, Tamizh nadu.

 

more pics and info here:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/68310-some-more-indian-ebonites/

Edited March 29, 2015 by hari317

[deepak23]

From the OPs pic the nib looked like a Pilot Falcon kind of 'bent' nib...

[hari317]

From the OPs pic the nib looked like a Pilot Falcon kind of 'bent' nib...

yes, it is a MB type nib which has got bent.

[deepak23]

yes, it is a MB type nib which has got bent.

That explains it....