Very Wet, Very Smooth Writer

March 13, 2021

There’s a very good chance that your mother’s m200 can be repaired with a little water and patience.

Remove the nib unit and put water in the barrel. Then stand the pen upright and leave it alone for a day or two. The piston might move after the soak. If not, repeat the process, this time waiting a week before trying the piston again. I’ve had to soak for two or three weeks sometimes. (Once it goes past a week or so i tend to forget how long it’s been going, but at any rate, do check from time to time to make sure there’s still water in the barrel. If and when you get the piston moving, grease it with silicone grease so that the piston moves freely. Replace the nib unit, fill with ink and write away.

Most important: don’t force the piston if it doesn’t want to move.

March 18, 2021

The Pelikan 200, has different width screw in nibs; in case you need an EF for math....and the nibs are not super expensive, great regular flex nibs, a comfortable ride, and A Nice Clean Line.

Gold plated cost more than bare steel. The gold plating should last a decade or two, if you don't take rough paper towles to clean the nib with.....soft tissue or a flannel cloth should you ever need it. I've no trouble with my '50's120, late '80's W. Germany, mid '90's or my modern '2015+ gold plated ones.

One can use a gold polish cloth every @ a decade.

And a 200 will take a '50-65 semi-flex.

Do Not Waste your money on any oblique that is not semi-flex...if right handed.***

If left handed then a nail oblique might be something you could need............

I have a slew of semi-flex Obliques. :notworthy1:

Nails give absolutely no line variation....good for left handers or folks with left eye dominance.

Over the time I ended up with some regular flex Pelikan '82-late '90's obliques, even my W.Germany that are that tad springier than 'normal' Pelikan '91-97 regular flex; just didn't really work....once one has tried the real thing in oblique= semi-flex only!.