Mysterious Ferrari Pen

[JEBS98]

Hi there! I wonder if you can help me out of a mystery. I have this very old fountain pen. It was bought in Italy decades ago by my grandfather, who always used it with cartridges, but these are now impossible to get. I decided to try to buy a convertor to solve that problem, but I just cannot find out which is the manufacturer of the pen, and thus I do not know if I have to buy a proprietary convertor or if a universal one will do the job. The only brand on the pen is "Ferrari", because it was an official licensed product back in the day. However, there are a number of manufacturers that have worked with Ferrari (Sheaffer, Montblanc, Montegrappa...). The nib is not proprietary, since it is made by Iridium Point Germany. Does anyone recognize it?

Edited November 29, 2021 by JEBS98

[ralfstc]

It looks incredibly like a cheap pen I once bought in France. Darned if I can remember the name. I'd be very surprised if it wasn't standard international cartridges/convertor.

 

Cheers,

 

Ralf

[JEBS98]

1 hour ago, ralfstc said:

It looks incredibly like a cheap pen I once bought in France. Darned if I can remember the name. I'd be very surprised if it wasn't standard international cartridges/convertor.

 

Cheers,

 

Ralf

Hi Ralf! Today I found the name. It is the Artena Ferrari Grand Prix. It appears Artena is the manufacturer, but I could not fina a web page (maybe they do not exist anymore). What I have not been able to figure out is whether standard internacional cartridges or a convertor will work. When my grandfather used it, he usually bought these very big cartridges (larger than Parker cartridges), so I am not sure.

[shalitha33]

Somewhere seen a reference that Stypen France had made some pens for Artena Italy but cant seem to find it now . No idea if this is one of those or not. 

Do you have any of the old cartridges, do they look like a double sided fairly long cartridge?  
 

[ralfstc]

Yes! Stypen! That's the one. International carts. They come in short and long, which look like super-duper Parker ones. International cartridges are pretty affordable, so trying one wouldn't be too bad . . .