Screwing Cap On Pelikan 400Nn

[ScottRiqui]

Just won a 400NN on eBay. Advertised as unused, and it looks the part - still has the nib size decal on the barrel. It's my first Pelikan, and I have one question.

 

When I screw the cap on, right before the cap is all the way tight, there's a little "click/slip" feeling, and then a few degrees later the cap is fully tight and I can't turn it any further. Is this normal?

 

Thanks,

Scott

 

[whych]

Yes, it's normal for a good cap on the older models. It stops the pen unscrewing in your pocket.

[ScottRiqui]

Thanks for the reassurance. The "click/slip" detent feels exactly like a thread stripping, but it only does it once, and then the cap's tight, so I thought it might be there by design - glad to hear that's the case.

[UncleNick]

Huh, you'd think I would have noticed that by now, mine does the same! Good to know!

[Scribblesoften]

Yes it is very good to know. My pen does it as well. I thought I had a worn thread.

[sargetalon]

I too was concerned about this and contacted Rick Propas for more info. This was a known feature but I found next to no documentation of it when searching. I am assured though that it is completely normal.

[whych]

Yes it is very good to know. My pen does it as well. I thought I had a worn thread.

The caps with 'worn threads' don't lock.

[MarkTrain]

I have several 400nn's and it looks like the early ones did not have this feature (nice to know when this was introduced). Not sure why it is not used on modern Pelikans as it seems to work well.

 

Mark

[daffie]

I have several 400nn's and it looks like the early ones did not have this feature (nice to know when this was introduced). Not sure why it is not used on modern Pelikans as it seems to work well.

 

Mark

I was told that this steel ring in the cap could damage the section.

I know a fountainpenretailer who removed those rings before he sold the Pelikans when they were new, just to forcome damage...

 

daffie

[Bo Bo Olson]

I got a '56 friction feed 400NN, my click is at the start not in the middle of screwing on the cap there is a slight click....I'd never noticed it.

My other era pens, 100N, 400N, 500, 140, 120, or '90's M400...2005 605, do not have this click.

[risingsun]

Great news. I always thought my threads on my 400NN were defective as well. Thanks for posting and for all the replies.

[ThomasB]

Wow, after all these years I thought there was something wrong with the pens. Nice to know!

[proton007]

I noticed this as well, but it doesn't seem to be present on all the pens I have. So maybe this feature wasn't implemented in all the models, or the threads are worn (but it seems unlikely, pen threads don't really get worn that easily, there's not much force on them).