What to look for in a vintage MontBlanc 149
Vintage Mont Blanc 146 & 149 info
Looked through fountainpennetwork and other sites to finally compiled some information regarding vintage Montblancs for future purchase reference.
most of the information be found in the link below.
but for time and reference sake, let's do a quick summary.
below is an image of the difference in all production years of Montblanc 149, credit to DKbRS and Kai on FPN
I noticed Squrespace tend to shrunk down the image. Here is a link to the original file.
Here is a link to a spreadsheet with info on 146s, credit to neugeekig on FPN
If more visual identification is required, here is a good website showcasing most released MontBlanc
and below is Pavoni of FPN's collection of MBs, if size comparison is desired.
Something to note, both two tone and three tone nibs are gold nib with different color plating. If the nib has been refurnished/polished, then there is a chance that those platings were removed in the process and resulted in a single tone nib.
Celluloid Pens were produced back in 1950-60, but please note that due to the nature of celluloid, their exterior and interior diameter may differ, resulting in different fitting of pistons per pen. (cork is still used for vintage pen pistons since there isn't a one size fit all O-ring for these pens)
They were also handmade pens, so the length may also differ greatly.
