About This Items
- Montblanc is known for its fountain pens, and Montblanc is known for its Meisterstück fountain pens, which are overwhelmingly popular for their black bodies with a white star on the cap top. Among the Meisterstück fountain pens, the 146 (now known as the Le Grand), which has a built-in piston mechanism along with the 149, is a popular fountain pen because of its easy-to-handle size and reliability. This is one of the masterpieces among them, dating back to the early 70s, with a rare 18k gold nib and ebonite core even with an all-gold nib.
- The elliptical shape of the pen, which gently narrows from the center to both ends, and the jet-black body have a charm that makes it hard to let go of as you use it. The black body and the long oval shape, which gently narrows at the center and at both ends, have an appeal that you will never get tired of and that you will never want to part with the more you use it.
- The 18C all-gold nib is said to be a masterpiece, and the ebonite core is said to have good ink flow.
- The part that fits the butt shaft, which supports the piston, is made of resin instead of the current metal, so the butt section is a few grams lighter and less rear-heavy, which makes it well-balanced.
- It must be a French export-only product with an all-gold nib of 18-karat gold.
The history of the “146” brand, which began in the 1950s and continued through the 1970s, is based on 14-karat gold nibs.
The few 18k gold nibs that can be seen among them were manufactured for export to France, a neighboring country of Germany.
The reason is that in France at that time, “gold” was only allowed to be described as “18k gold or purer”.
This French export 18k gold nib from the 1980s has a unique engraving on a hidden spot on the nib that is not normally visible.
We have included a photo of the nib taken by the technician who checks the product.
There are two engravings on the nib of this piece, one on the left side of the nib toward the front.
The first is a special stamp used as an inspection mark, although it is not a letter,
The second is a special stamping that combines the letters “white star”, “M”, and “S”.
The white star engraving is said to have been made by a metal engraving workshop to which Montblanc once outsourced the processing of its precious metal models.
Product Description
Brand, Manufacturer: Meisterstück 146, Montblanc
Color and material: black (precious resin), gold trim (brass)
Ink refilling system: Inhalation system (turn the barrel counterclockwise and when you see the piston in the ink window, dip the pen into the ink bottle up to the barrel, now turn the barrel clockwise to inhale the ink)
Nib: 18-karat all-gold, letter width: B
Size: Length: 144mm (when retracted)/Max. barrel diameter: 13.5mm, Weight: 23.81g (measured by an amateur)