What's Your Most Recent Mb Purchase? 2020 Edition

[DrDebG]

Montblanc LeGrande Trio!

Montblanc Citrine Legrande - Medium Stub by Masuyama

Montblanc Blue Hour Legrande - Medium CI/Stub

Montblanc Martele Legrande - Double Broad

Added with my LeGrande Ultra Black - Extra Fine Nib

 

Very nice pen! I especially love the Blue Hour, although the Martele looks really nice as well.

[Uncial]

The balance, feel, design, and look of the Citrine is one of my favorite Montblanc pens. The citrine is an absolutely amazing pen!

 

It's a great looking pen. I have the 144 Tsar Nicolai but when posted it unfortunately marks the end of the barrel quite badly over time.

[BillH]

Montblanc LeGrande Trio!

Montblanc Citrine Legrande - Medium Stub by Masuyama

Montblanc Blue Hour Legrande - Medium CI/Stub

Montblanc Martele Legrande - Double Broad

Added with my LeGrande Ultra Black - Extra Fine Nib

 

Yes indeed, VERY nice. Great nibs too.

[Jimothy]

Today Postman Pat brought me an as new Dostoevsky with a medium nib. Goes nicely with the Chinese Blue ink that he brought on Monday.

[iancorben]

A ‘Silver rings’ 149 OBB is winging its way to me together with a damaged 136 which will need a fair bit of TLC. Too good a deal to pass up the 136, which I know is going to be stunning once bought back to life. Well I hope so anyway! Come on DHL hurry up!

[zaddick]

A Silver rings 149 OBB is winging its way to me together with a damaged 136 which will need a fair bit of TLC. Too good a deal to pass up the 136, which I know is going to be stunning once bought back to life. Well I hope so anyway! Come on DHL hurry up!

I'd love to see a photo of the nib and tipping if not too much trouble. Congratulations

[iancorben]

I'd love to see a photo of the nib and tipping if not too much trouble. Congratulations

 

Thanks, I shall do that with great pleasure. DHL still not tracking so a few days yet I think!

[mulrich]

I'm tempted whenever I see a silver rings 149 listed for sale but I'm always too worried about maintaining such an old and distinctive pen to make the leap.

[zaddick]

I'm tempted whenever I see a silver rings 149 listed for sale but I'm always too worried about maintaining such an old and distinctive pen to make the leap.

Look for a later model with a polymer piston head instead of cork and that takes care of the potential headache.

[mulrich]

Look for a later model with a polymer piston head instead of cork and that takes care of the potential headache.

I have a couple 149s, most of which are modern except for a late 60s/early 70s era pen, which is a great writer and I havent had any issues with it.

[zaddick]

I have a couple 149s, most of which are modern except for a late 60s/early 70s era pen, which is a great writer and I havent had any issues with it.

I may not have been very clear in my haste. Apologies. I meant a later version of the celluloid 149. Towards the end of production when they were using the full groove feed, they switched to a plastic piston head which I find less difficult to maintain than the cork found on earlier vintage celluloid 149s.

[desidude02]

Have incoming disney LE and SE fp in BB for which I am beyond excited.

 

Pics and samples to follow shortly.

 

I really have a problem.

 

Steve

Edited April 24, 2020 by desidude02

[mulrich]

I may not have been very clear in my haste. Apologies. I meant a later version of the celluloid 149. Towards the end of production when they were using the full groove feed, they switched to a plastic piston head which I find less difficult to maintain than the cork found on earlier vintage celluloid 149s.

Ah, very helpful. I should know this, but off the top of your head do you around what year they switched from cork? If not I will go find the information. I would feel more more confident maintaining plastic than cork.

[zaddick]

Ah, very helpful. I should know this, but off the top of your head do you around what year they switched from cork? If not I will go find the information. I would feel more more confident maintaining plastic than cork.

'57 or '58 or so. Although with pens that were serviced the cork could have been replaced.

[Storch]

Just got this the other day.

It's a beautiful 139 with long ink window and Italian "fabbricata in Germania" imprint on the cap. It also included the original box and the original Italian instruction sheet (not shown, but safely tucked away inside the box).

[zaddick]

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Just got this the other day.

It's a beautiful 139 with long ink window and Italian "fabbricata in Germania" imprint on the cap. It also included the original box and the original Italian instruction sheet (not shown, but safely tucked away inside the box).

What an awesome find. Congratulations. I'd love to have such a fine pen.

[NumberSix]

Has anyone ordered from this seller, Jay Pens? https://www.ebay.com/str/jay-pens?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

 

They have a lot of feedback, and it's very good. But all of their vintage MB pens just come in a felt pouch. Is that usual for something like a 320?

 

 

 

ETA: More searching on ebay suggests that a lot of sellers seem to use the same set of photos for their vintage MBs. So that makes me more nervous.

Edited May 1, 2020 by NumberSix

[iancorben]

I'd love to see a photo of the nib and tipping if not too much trouble. Congratulations

 

I am pleased to say the Silver Rings 149 finally arrived after a tour of Europe - it is certainly more travelled than me in the last month or two!

 

On a quiet lockdown Saturday morning I have taken some pictures ( zaddick, I tried to take macros of the nib and tip) together with a writing sample for anyone interested - I hope they are ok?

 

The new MB136 arrived too and is as i knew it would be damaged. So that isn't usable, but it is on its way back to Germany for a new feed, it doesn't have one currently and service. I may well post some before and after pics, in the hope the after ones are going to be better!! Max, over to you

 

Its been a while since I posted pictures so let's see if i can still make it work....looking at them you may need to turn your head, but any who, use your imagination

 

From the South coast of England I wish everyone a good weekend.

[DilettanteG]

After some shipping issues, my MB 3 pen Sienna Pouch in brown finally arrived. Sadly, it had a small tear along the side stitching. The seller was lovely to deal with, but the product was obviously torn before it was packed. I’m not really sure what to do about the review. However, I’m not willing to brave the local post office to return it, so I guess I’ll have to either just use it as is, or figure out a repair.

I’ve been buying pens, inks, cases, and journals like crazy over the past year. With all the shipping headaches and disappointments, I think I’m done with eBay in particular and non essential purchases in general for the rest of 2020.

[DrDebG]

A few days ago I ran across a nice MB Starwalker with a fine nib that seemed to be calling my name. It is a 2017 version with clear end cap. It is used, although the seller indicates it was only used once. I am hopeful that it will work well. This will be my first MB with a fine nib. All of my other MBs have been OBs or BBs. So, we shall see when it arrives, hopefully later this week.