Broken Montblanc

[vincepra]

Hi everyone,
First of all ,
I 'm glad to join this community forum and I'm grateful of his existence. I'm not a native English speaker, so I will try to do my best, but If I make mistakes don't hesitate to correct me. I will be thankful.

A decade ago I inherited from my Grand-father a Mont Blanc fountain pen, probably a 220 or another model?. I have been using it for the last 5 years, almost every day until yesterday when it broke.
What are your recommendations? Do you know some place where I can buy the replacement? Glue it?

thank you, in advance, for your consideration and particularly to your helpful responses.

Edited April 7, 2016 by vincepra

[jar]

First, welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell. Yes, that looks like a 221 rather than the 220. I would suggest contacting Max Schrage and ask if he has the part.

[vincepra]

Hi Jar,

Looking on Google and other websites, I now think is a Mont Blanc 320, but I still not sure.

I will contact Max Schrage to have more details and try to find a replacement for the broken piece. But what is exactly the name of that particularly piece?

 

Thank you for your response.

[jar]

Hi Jar,

Looking on Google and other websites, I now think is a Mont Blanc 320, but I still not sure.

I will contact Max Schrage to have more details and try to find a replacement for the broken piece. But what is exactly the name of that particularly piece?

 

Thank you for your response.

The two rings on the cap are indicative of the 221. The 3xx series (and the 220) had a single cap ring. The 1xx, 6xx, 7xx and 8xx series had a peaked of metal cap and a second gold ring at the base of the body. All had the gold crown on the cap as opposed to the black cap top found in the earlier two digit models.

[vincepra]

The two rings on the cap are indicative of the 221. The 3xx series (and the 220) had a single cap ring. The 1xx, 6xx, 7xx and 8xx series had a peaked of metal cap and a second gold ring at the base of the body. All had the gold crown on the cap as opposed to the black cap top found in the earlier two digit models.

Thank you again! The first picture is from internet, is not actually my pen, but I guess you are right, is not a 320 but a 220.

By the way, what do you think if I use superglue to repair the broken piece?

 

[meiers]

I would contact Max.

 

http://www.maxpens.de/

 

reparatur@maxpens.de

Edited April 7, 2016 by meiers

[meiers]

Thank you again! The first picture is from internet, is not actually my pen, but I guess you are right, is not a 320 but a 220.

By the way, what do you think if I use superglue to repair the broken piece?

 

I wouldn't use superglue to repair a vintage Montblanc.

[wimg]

Thank you again! The first picture is from internet, is not actually my pen, but I guess you are right, is not a 320 but a 220.

By the way, what do you think if I use superglue to repair the broken piece?

 

 

Please do not ever use super glue on a pen - you'll effectively destroy it for future generations, and if it breaks again, all you can do is throw it away. Neither is a fix by using superglue guaranteed, because the stuff gets everywhere, and hence messes badly with its use.

 

HTH, warm regards, Wim

[vincepra]

You are right, thank you both for your advice.
Like Wing said, I could destroy the pen for my future generations, I will no longer consider the superglue as an option

[jar]

Thank you again! The first picture is from internet, is not actually my pen, but I guess you are right, is not a 320 but a 220.

By the way, what do you think if I use superglue to repair the broken piece?

 

It's not a 220. The 220 is quite different with a lined surface and just one cap ring.

 

What you show is the 221. In this picture the three right pens are the three digit series; a 121, 221 1nd the right most is the 220.

 

http://www.fototime.com/4CF515866A3FB32/large.jpg

[vincepra]

It's not a 220. The 220 is quite different with a lined surface and just one cap ring.

 

What you show is the 221. In this picture the three right pens are the three digit series; a 121, 221 1nd the right most is the 220.

 

http://www.fototime.com/4CF515866A3FB32/large.jpg

Effectively is a 221! Is it from your private collection Jar? Wow I'm impressed!

 

You all look very passionate about fountain pens, specially Mont Blanc.

 

Thank you very much all for your explanations. When I inherited this pen, I didn't know when my Grand-father bought it, or even his reference. In a certain way, discover all this information is like being again in touch with him and his history. It’s a nice feeling.

 

I looked on Maxpen’s website, but sadly it’s in Hamburg. How much do you estimate the cost of the broken part? And by the way, what is the name of this particularly piece of plastic?

Can I find a replacement part in other Mont Blanc pens, for example inside the 220? I ask this, because someone is selling a 220 on ebay , so I guess, if it’s cheaper than send it to Max, I could buy the 220 and switch the broken piece. And have a 220 for my personal collection

 

What do you think?

 

Thank you again, like I said you all have been very helpful.

[jar]

Effectively is a 221! Is it from your private collection Jar? Wow I'm impressed!

 

You all look very passionate about fountain pens, specially Mont Blanc.

 

Thank you very much all for your explanations. When I inherited this pen, I didn't know when my Grand-father bought it, or even his reference. In a certain way, discover all this information is like being again in touch with him and his history. It’s a nice feeling.

 

I looked on Maxpen’s website, but sadly it’s in Hamburg. How much do you estimate the cost of the broken part? And by the way, what is the name of this particularly piece of plastic?

Can I find a replacement part in other Mont Blanc pens, for example inside the 220? I ask this, because someone is selling a 220 on ebay , so I guess, if it’s cheaper than send it to Max, I could buy the 220 and switch the broken piece. And have a 220 for my personal collection

 

What do you think?

 

Thank you again, like I said you all have been very helpful.

Actually I like Montblanc pens but not sure I can be said to be passionate about them.

 

I don't know what that part would be called but the internals between the models were pretty uniform, it was trim levels that were the greatest differences. But the three digit 2xx and 3xx came in both piston and cartridge versions and you need to make sure the spare you buy is a piston version.

[CS388]

Hi

Where's the rest of that clear part? Is it stuck inside the barrel?

If so, you'd need a new barrel with the clear section* intact.

 

If you could get your hands on one, it's a very simple fix - more a replacement of parts than a repair.

Try Max, as others have said, or (as you've mentioned) look out on ebay for similar cheap 'parts pens' (spares or repair etc)

I'm sure that you've already seen; Montblanc prices can come as a surprise... welcome to the gravy train!

And welcome to FPN

 

I know superglue is a great temptation, in cases like this. The part is already 'destroyed'.

But, I tried to fix pens with it, back in the distant past, before I knew better (never anything 'valuable').

Apart from being messy and destructive, it never worked. Avoid.

 

Good luck.

 

*ink window, barrel liner, sleeve,inner cylinder ? Don't know if it has a name.