Repaired 146?

[farmdogfan]

I am selling one of my 146s, but i´m not sure what it is, to me it looks like an older nib and a newer feed, fitted to a newer barrel but with the old piston system (black threads), it does´nt have any serial numbers, just germany written on the clip band.

Did Mb ever make a 146 with this configuration or could it be a MB repair?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[farmdogfan]

Never mind, i found some on the net, it´probably a mid eighties 146, Striped ink window and monotone nib.

[GardenWeasel]

I'm having a senior moment here...so is that newer feed ebonite or plastic? That feed isn't " ringing any bells/memory" for me. Just curious.

[farmdogfan]

It looks plastic to me.

[GardenWeasel]

Yep. Totally different than my plastic feeds.

[farmdogfan]

I have another 146 with exactly the same feed, but without the "C" imprint.

[hari317]

MB factory overhaul job.

[farmdogfan]

MB factory overhaul job.

Thanks Hari, i suspected that.

[luckduck369]

Yep. Totally different than my plastic feeds.

 

The feed looks like from the 90's to early 2000's. Several pens of mine from that era come with this particular feed.

[farmdogfan]

Yes, i also have another 146 with the same feed.

[georges zaslavsky]

Thanks Hari, i suspected that.

It is a very well made and well repaired pen better than the newer 146s

Edited October 6, 2014 by georges zaslavsky

[farmdogfan]

It´s a nice goodlooking pen, but it has a very rigid nib, that´s why i´m selling it, i was under the impression that monotone nibs were somewhat semi-flexible, but compared to my other 146s this is like a nail.

[JLS1]

It´s a nice goodlooking pen, but it has a very rigid nib, that´s why i´m selling it, i was under the impression that monotone nibs were somewhat semi-flexible, but compared to my other 146s this is like a nail.

 

Depends on what you're comparing it to - if you're comparing it to 1950's nibs, then yes it will seem like more rigid. OTOH, if you compare it to modern MBs, then it will seem more flexible. With that said, every nib has it's own character and you can certainly add flex to a nib by extending the slit - I think there was an example of this in a 149 recently.

[farmdogfan]

This one more rigid than my other 146s (4) which i believe are from around the nineties (one from the early fifties).