Pelikan 400, Grey Or Green

[alfredop]

I've just bought this set, while it is quite sure that the pencil is grey, I am a little bit uncertain about the fountain pen, is the color grey or green?

 

 

By the way the fountain pen should be a 400N, is it confirmed?

 

Alfredo

[joss]

Funny, I was outbid on this set at the very last minute ... happy to see that it went to a fellow FPN member.

 

I do think that it is the not so common grey version of the 400N.

 

So congratulations with this acquisition!

[mana]

Yup, the pen is a 400N (rounded end of the piston knob). Vintage Pelikans came in a wide array of greens and greys (with greens being the most prevalent ones).

 

That said, the binde on the fountain pen is definitely grey (with a slight greenish tint) instead of green, I think what throws our perception off is comparing it side by side with the pencil (which is more true/neutral grey).

 

I do find it rather lovely actually, reminds me of the sea. Would love to have one of those.

[alfredop]

Funny, I was outbid on this set at the very last minute ... happy to see that it went to a fellow FPN member.

 

I do think that it is the not so common grey version of the 400N.

 

So congratulations with this acquisition!

Thank you, I was very determined with this auction, so as my maximum bid was quite larger than the final price, so you was not outbid of few pounds.

 

Alfredo

[alfredop]

Yup, the pen is a 400N (rounded end of the piston knob). Vintage Pelikans came in a wide array of greens and greys (with greens being the most prevalent ones).

 

That said, the binde on the fountain pen is definitely grey (with a slight greenish tint) instead of green, I think what throws our perception off is comparing it side by side with the pencil (which is more true/neutral grey).

 

I do find it rather lovely actually, reminds me of the sea. Would love to have one of those.

I hope you are right.

 

Alfredo

[chromantic]

It was on my watch list also; I add stuff to my list just to see how much they end up going for.

 

Grats on winning!

[Bo Bo Olson]

[jmccarty3]

Congratulations! That's a beautiful set.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Do you have a semi-flex or a maxi-semi-flex?..........................in I hope you didn't get a hard H nib or the Nails Nail D nib. The last one is good for sticking in cliff walls when climbing the north face of the Eiger or opening battle tanks.

[alfredop]

Do you have a semi-flex or a maxi-semi-flex?..........................in I hope you didn't get a hard H nib or the Nails Nail D nib. The last one is good for sticking in cliff walls when climbing the north face of the Eiger or opening battle tanks.

I will let you know when the pen arrives, for now I'm waiting its shipping.

Alfredo

[alfredop]

Do you have a semi-flex or a maxi-semi-flex?..........................in I hope you didn't get a hard H nib or the Nails Nail D nib. The last one is good for sticking in cliff walls when climbing the north face of the Eiger or opening battle tanks.

 

 

Anyway, after some research, looking the double vent-hole, I think that the nib is a type D nib (for carbon copy), so as it should be very stiff.

 

Alfredo

[senzen]

Really nice colour combination on that one! Looks grey with a green tinge to me.

[Erik Dalton]

Very nice find. Well done

[Bo Bo Olson]

I have one of those D nibs, it was on a pen in a lot at a live auction. Had the pen been stand alone, I'd not waved my number at all. It is the stiffest of all nails I have.

 

Well, look on our Sales Section, there must be someone selling a '50-65 semi-flex nib...if not there is Penboard.de.

 

I like semi-flex a lot, that and maxi-semi-flex.

Edited June 15, 2017 by Bo Bo Olson

[Soot]

You can use this picture as a reference if you like. Most likely a grey

[alfredop]

Pen and pencil arrived, and they are grey.

Here a comparison photo (new pen is the second from left).

 

 

 

Alfredo

P.S. The nib is a Df nib, so as it is quite stiff.

Edited June 23, 2017 by alfredop

[BillH]

Beautiful set. Congrats on a great find!

[mitto]

Beautiful pen set. Congrats.

[Christopher Godfrey]

Felicitations, Alfredo! Lovely pen (I'd be on the lookout for a nice, flexible nib now, myself!) and it is the very first 400 in grey that I have seen: I always thought that the 100s were the really colourful ones and that 400s came only in green, tortoise and black...so thank you for proving me wrong. Grazie, signore.