What Pelikan Are You Writing With Today? (2024 Edition)

[DilettanteG]

4 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

  That sounds lovely, I might try a sample. Does the second black tortie M605 have the same nib? If not, then it’s an entirely different pen and you should keep it. If so, then maybe you can trade the nib at at pen show or club meeting? I find that the tortoise Pelikans have the most binde material variation (or at least they did- have yet to see the opaque version) and can look remarkably different from pen to pen. 

They’re both broad, but one has a custom italic grind and you’re right the tortoise pattern is a bit different on each pen. Sadly, I’ve never been to a pen club meeting or show.

 

Half of me wants to keep it, as I suspect this pen is going to be hard to replace if I need to.  The other half wants to return it, eat the shipping costs, and put the money towards the one pen left on my wish list: a M800 Brown Tortoise. Of course, if I wait much longer I’ll have to keep it, as the return window closes after 45 days.  Fortunately, pens don’t take a lot of space and I suspect this one will increase in value as this edition becomes rarer. Funny, I’ve never ended up with a duplicate before, unless they’re different colors or specialty nibs. It’s a tough call.

 

Of course, it’s a lot easier to return a pen than to sell one. 

[stric75]

First special edition from 2003, the venerable M605 in dark blue, with a medium nib.

[chromantic]

M405 Stresemann with Stipula Fading Grey Molto serioso.

[Bo Bo Olson]

InesF gave me a tip for turning MB Joyless Orange into something to like, so I inked three Pelikans, two Celebries (one black, one a different marbled green than the 381,) both the Celebries with a steel F, a 381 14 K OB, and a Dupont 18k M. All springy regular flex.

The two black pens got drops of Aventurine/green, in the two green pens, Apalite/Turquoise.

No clear winner yet. Either is better than Joyless.

[tacitus]

 

 

 

My daily writers with solid metal body.

 

Pelikan M900 (750 gold nib, 925 silver body)

Platinum PP50000 (750 gold nib, 925 silver cap and body)

Platinum PP300000 (790 platinum nib, 750 gold cap and body)

Platinum PP700000 (790 platinum nib, 900 platinum cap and body)

 

PILOT (SLT-11) (pentray) 

 

[Wil D]

I am a "user" and have a 120 and a Rappen/Ibis 130 on my desk. I always use turquoise ink (4001). For my notebooks I have a 1980ties M100 "Stormtrooper" and a 1980ties M150, both were nos when I got them a few monthes ago. 

[Bo Bo Olson]

On 4/1/2024 at 4:06 PM, tacitus said:

Pelikan M900 (750 gold nib, 925 silver body)

I have my '93/4 915 Hunter Toledo in my dirty pen cup.

I won this live auction lot. The top black pen is a W.Germany 800.

[strsljen]

Hi everyone,

I *was* using M200 until some geezer messed it up (see my thread on how to repair Pelikan pen). I do hope to get it back to shape soon. Have itchy fingers waiting.

Mario.

[DnzUlc]

On 4/7/2024 at 1:02 PM, Bo Bo Olson said:

I have my '93/4 915 Hunter Toledo in my dirty pen cup.

I won this live auction lot. The top black pen is a W.Germany 800.

 What a fantastic lot. I believe upper part is M800- Le Man- MB 149. I see a M800 hunting there at the bottom half. Do you know what other pens are? Are the gold ones Caran D'ache Ecridor?

[chromantic]

Tonight I used the blue marble M200 inked with the new Lapis Gold.

[Penguincollector]

I used my little old P10 blue and Pink Twist with Edelstein Rose Quartz this morning.

[newkid12]

Today it is my brown marble M200 with medium nib.  Inked with Pelikan Brilliant brown.

 

NK

[SLinkster]

• M205 (90s version) broad, Edelstein Moonstone
• M205 Apatite extra fine, Edelstein Apatite 
• M200 orange delight broad (that writes more like a medium), Edelstein Mandarin
• M800 green demonstrator, just refilled with Edelstein Olivine after Dromgoole's swapped my original broad for an extra fine nib. Best. Thing. Ever. Still juicy, lets the ink's shading really show but the line width is much more reasonable.

I have two Pelikans in the drawer, uninked, and three more Edelstein colors. I need another Pelikan soon just to keep the universe in balance...

[deuter]

M1000, and that's the only Pelican I have.

[DilettanteG]

I'm down to a mere twenty inked pens, most of them Pelikans. Today, I'm writing with my M100 Stormtrooper with its Black Fine nib, filled with Levenger's Empyrean. A surprisingly smooth, good flowing combo.

[strsljen]

On 4/12/2024 at 5:57 PM, strsljen said:

Hi everyone,

I *was* using M200 until some geezer messed it up (see my thread on how to repair Pelikan pen). I do hope to get it back to shape soon. Have itchy fingers waiting.

Mario.

I owe you an update: pen has been fixed and M200 is in daily operation again, along with Pelikan blue&black ink. A good feeling it is.

Mario.

[Ceilidh]

21 hours ago, DilettanteG said:

I'm down to a mere twenty inked pens, most of them Pelikans. Today, I'm writing with my M100 Stormtrooper with its Black Fine nib, filled with Levenger's Empyrean. A surprisingly smooth, good flowing combo.

Oh, well done!!

I'm trying to get there. I'm at last under 24, the capacity of my "currently inked" girologio case.

[Bo Bo Olson]

On 4/13/2024 at 1:59 PM, DnzUlc said:

Are the gold ones Caran D'ache Ecridor?

Caran D'ache for sure...Ecidore, both but not chevron...slick steel sides.

The other one in a mottled burgundy silver plated top MB Noblesse...

[Bo Bo Olson]

Just inked a streaked blue '90's M tear drop tipped 200 with R&K Sepia...Subtle is not what I'm looking for in a shading ink.   I tried it with 5 better papers.

 

Going to have to buy some of that Japanese river paper.

[DilettanteG]

20 hours ago, Ceilidh said:

Oh, well done!!

I'm trying to get there. I'm at last under 24, the capacity of my "currently inked" girologio case.

I'm enjoying a new ink haul, so I'm going backwards. I do love this new Lamy Dark Lilac in my Pelikan M600 Glauco Cambon. It feels like all the colors!