Yes, I've looked all over Pen collecting and sales Web site, Google Usenet archives of this newsfroup, and Montblanc's own site and I still can't find a definitive answer to this question.. The pen is the Montblanc Meisterstuck 149 - the big bruiser, standard issue, not a special edition, black...

Greetings all! The Michigan Show is the one of the oldest and friendliest, It's organized by the Michigan Pen Collectors club.

Hi, Just wondering if there are any Dutch pen enthusiasts who post to this group, and if so, whether they have any tips for me. Are there any pen shows in the Netherlands? What are your favourite shops? And what's a good place to look for vintage pens? I'm fairly new to all this, so all this...

I've just been given an English made Mabie Todd self filler 3160 which has "PHILATELIC" printed on the barrel where I have seen "Calligraph" on other MT's. Does anyone have any info on this model? Why Philatelic? TIA Gordon

As a physician, I write approximately 6 hours a day and am looking for a pen that will meet my requirements. This pen will be used throughout my day of seeing patients, writing in charts and filling out prescriptions. I will not have the time to deal with leaks, twist-off caps, filling the ink...

I'm new to pen collecting. I've visited Penlovers, but wasn't too impressed. I've also been to Pentrace a couple times. No opinion yet. What do you guys think of this group? Just curious. TigerMoon

I just purchased a Parker 51. Works like it was new. Isthere a way to tell the date of manufacturing or how old it is. I think it was from the 40's or 50's but I am not sure I can ID the more exact age. Any one know of any way to tell? Thanks

I have one of those pens you truly do not see very often up for auction with $1 start and no reserve. Even if not interested in bidding, it is worth seeing the pics. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7281&item=2201808372 Thanks, Tim

About a year and half ago or maybe a bit longer, at a time that I wasn't into collecting pens yet and knew even less about pens than I know now, I was looking for red ink. I had witnesed that red inks often weren't as red as I wanted them to be (mainly from experience with some el cheapo ink...

E-BAY ITEM GREAT ITEM http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14014&item=2201406678

I have lost a pen that was one of my best and I been trying to locate a new one over the internet but, no luck. The pen is a YAFA RollerBall that was capless and crorm or silver. The pen was slim and the same size around from top to bottom. Also the pen came in a black hard case and the inside...

Today I picked up a Sensa Stylist pen, a large ergonomic heavy pen. I am quite happy with it, but one of the things I wanted to check on was the "Archival" quality of the Parker gel refills I am using with it. I understand that the Pilot Dr. Grip style rollerball ink is "archival quality" even...

I have listed a nice LeBoeuf w/ sleeve filler and flex nib on e-Bay w/ $1 start and no reserve. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7281&item=2201518882 A few people have e-mailed me to say that the images with this auction are not loading, but they load for me and some others...

I think this one must qualify as my overall favorite. . . It's a Wahl Signature desk pen. Red-and-black hard rubber body, which I guess roughly dates it to the twenties. Plain-Jane lever filling mechanism. Round marble base. I never had a desk pen before, so I got this one via eBay. It was...

I'm adding two more models to this deal. I have a bunch of these pen and a shortage of boxes as the pens and boxes came separate and I got more pens than boxes. So here's a couple of great no box pen deals!! These pens are BRAND NEW, never used, NO BOX and no converter (you can get a converter...

Season's Greetings! Wishing you and yours every happiness this Holiday Season and prosperity in the New Year. It's that time of year again! Time to break out those gift lists and take advantage of our Holiday Coupon Sale that is now in progress. So from now until the 21st of November you can...

Nib Noise is a free monthly e-newsletter that Don Fluckinger and I publish. This month's issue contains my thoughts about doing your homework before making that foray out onto the trading floor at the next pen show, and Don's musings about heaping opprobrium on someone who has done you an unkind...

I just found a new ballpoint that is, without any doubt, the smoothest I have ever tried. It is actually smoother than any Gel pen I have tried. It sports a very wide point (which explains the smoothness) od 1.6mm diameter. It is made by Staedler and is called the 1.6 MAXUM. Superb! Giovanni PS: I...

Greetings all, I live in Whitehorse, Yukon, located in Northern Canada. I usually carry some fountain pens in my briefcase and/or shirt pocket when I walk to work. In the coldest days of winter, temperatures of -30 to -40 Celsius are common. In a ten-minute walk, there is definitely danger of...

http://users.pandora.be/pvangele/HPIM0797%20(4).JPG any idea what models these pens are, and what they might be worth ? regards,