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Hi Guys, i have pulled my Mont Blanc out after about 9-12 years of sitting in my safe, it was given to me and for sentimental reasons would like to know if its real or fake.

 

The pictures are not the best quality so i will describe it to the best of my ability.

 

cap

white 6 pointed star

serial number cp109569 on the upper band followed on the opposite side by the word Germany.

The clip does not have any markings on the underside

the bottom of the cap has a small band followed by a large band and then another small band

the large band states -montblanc-meisterstuck-

 

nib

the nib details 18k montblanc at the bottom

the nibs golden furniture looks real and is on the revers of the nib

the detailing looks stamped and clear

 

pen body

the threads look clean and smooth

the pen has a red translucent look with strong light behind it

the pen feels warm and light.

 

the cartridge carrier looks gold throughout

displays mont and then blanc and the Germany in ascending

the threads look nice and clean

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Looks real to me. The 147 is not a pen that I have seen faked before, though perhaps some other poster will know of a knock-off version.

I saw a 147 fake on a certain Chinese site that listed it as "fountain pen 147 great use." It had a white plastic tray.

 

I think it was 12 or 13 USD each.

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#Nope

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Looks exactly like my 147, which is definitely not fake. I too have never heard of counterfeit 147s.

 

The only 1 fake I saw was a modified (looks like) fake MB 145.

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I think it's real even if in my remember it was a 14K nib on it no? but everything else look absolutely real so i'm pretty sure it's me mistaking

A people can be great withouth a great pen but a people who love great pens is surely a great people too...

Pens owned actually: MB 146 EF;Pelikan M200 SE Clear Demonstrator 2012 B;Parker 17 EF;Parker 51 EF;Waterman Expert II M,Waterman Hemisphere M;Waterman Carene F and Stub;Pilot Justus 95 F.

 

Nearly owned: MB 149 B(Circa 2002);Conway Stewart Belliver LE bracket Brown IB.

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I think it's real even if in my remember it was a 14K nib on it no? but everything else look absolutely real so i'm pretty sure it's me mistaking

I have seen pictures of 14k nibs but mine is 18k

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It looks good to me too particularly as you mention the 'red translucent look' but

out of interest you could always try the old light test.

 

In a dark room shine a penlight up the barrel or the cap. After a few seconds the

bulb should glow red to indicate MB precious resin. This works on my 146 and 149s

but haven't tried a 147.

 

It's an indication only - but a pretty good one in my experience.

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It looks good to me too particularly as you mention the 'red translucent look' but

out of interest you could always try the old light test.

 

In a dark room shine a penlight up the barrel or the cap. After a few seconds the

bulb should glow red to indicate MB precious resin. This works on my 146 and 149s

but haven't tried a 147.

 

It's an indication only - but a pretty good one in my experience.

 

That's also true of most recent replicas.

 

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It is always difficult to tell much from internet photos, and especially ones that are a bit out of focus. Do you have a macro function on your camera and can you post some really sharply focused photos? From what I can see it looks real, and if it is a fake it is well done. Is there a reason you suspect that it may be a fake other than Montblancs are one of the most counterfeited brands?

 

As to the need to keep it in a safe in perfect condition these are worth several hundred dollars though you always see sellers asking/hoping for more. Much will depend on the condition and it is difficult to tell much about yours because of the less than sharp photos, other than it appears to be well used. These are nice pens and I would recommend that you clean it up and use it every day. It is a shame for any nice pen to have to sit unused for very long.

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That's also true of most recent replicas.

Yes - I agree that it is no longer a 100% accurate test but fair on a 12 year old MB I think. Particularly when

everything else looks to be right. Just gives a bit of additional assurance.

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It looks real to me. My 147 is usually in my daily carry for work. It is a great pen and I hope you will use it.

" Gladly would he learn and gladly teach" G. Chaucer

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Thanks everyone, i didn’t expect so many helpful, and genuinely interested responses.

 

I have been cleaning the pen up and it is working well, it was having issues feeding in the beginning, because of dried ink.

 

I have been cleaning it with room temperature water and so far so good, the only part i cant get clean is the cartridge holder end that engages to pierce the cartridge, i assume these are plated gold and can corroded? i am unwilling to try scraping the ink off incase it is corroded beneath.

 

My other question would be if anyone knows if it is possible to purchase a refillable canister to use in this pen? i really enjoy that aspect on my parker pen and would like the option to switch between refilling and disposables?

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Thanks everyone, i didn’t expect so many helpful, and genuinely interested responses.

 

I have been cleaning the pen up and it is working well, it was having issues feeding in the beginning, because of dried ink.

 

I have been cleaning it with room temperature water and so far so good, the only part i cant get clean is the cartridge holder end that engages to pierce the cartridge, i assume these are plated gold and can corroded? i am unwilling to try scraping the ink off incase it is corroded beneath.

 

My other question would be if anyone knows if it is possible to purchase a refillable canister to use in this pen? i really enjoy that aspect on my parker pen and would like the option to switch between refilling and disposables?

 

Err...what do you mean by "refillable canister"? If you mean a converter, the 147 accepted only the small international cartridges (AFAIK) and wouldn't accept a converter. OTOH, if you mean a cartridge, you can clean out and refill an empty cartridge with any ink you want using a syringe and then pop it back into the pen. (I do this frequently for my Japanese pens since these use proprietary cartridges...)

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