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Expecting this in tomorrow's mail and am eager to try it out.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Pelikan-120-Fountain-Pen-/161436406209?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=fmKQacSGivv3DuGU4uJLJ6eg7H4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

I figured for the cost of a decent Esterbrook, how could I go wrong buying this from a well reviewed seller. With the little research I've done, this looks like a M&K pen because of the smooth barrel/blind cap joint. I'm already looking at vintage 400's as a future purchase.

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Score! :thumbup: It is indeed an M&K pen: the tapered section and beveled cap band are also signs. You done good here.

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Congrats!

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Thats a really great find at an excellent price. It should make an excellent first pen and is an even better gateway to Pelikan's. Congrats on the pen! These are great writers and should serve you well. Just be aware that the M&K versions don't have the same nib interchangability as the other Pelikan's do. I just wrote a piece on these if you're interested; http://wp.me/p4XMw3-dI. Enjoy the M&K 120.

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120 (M&K) was my first 'real' FP, purchased in the early 1970's. Still writes a nice EF line.

Me too! Mine is still one of my favorite writers.

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Me too! Mine is still one of my favorite writers.

 

Sometimes it is better to be lucky than smart. Glad we had that luck when we were younger.

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