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have those been re-tipped or are they original.

 

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have those been re-tipped or are they original.

 

/drool

I routinely get both options.

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have those been re-tipped or are they original.

 

/drool

 

To correctly answer your question, those nibs have all been re-tipped, are are usually $80-100 a nib.

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To correctly answer your question, those nibs have all been re-tipped, are are usually $80-100 a nib.

Brando-

 

Not all of them were retipped. But I wouldn't expect you could tell from a poor cell phone picture.

The original in the pile is slightly tweaked.

(You are Brandon right?)

 

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I bought a brad P51 nib from P51.com (Ernesto Soler). Cost about $50 or $75 about four years ago. Might have been a double-broad...a "big honking nib". Ernesto had to search. Turned out so broad I didn't like using it. Traded the pen.

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I bought a brad P51 nib from P51.com (Ernesto Soler). Cost about $50 or $75 about four years ago. Might have been a double-broad...a "big honking nib". Ernesto had to search. Turned out so broad I didn't like using it. Traded the pen.

The big fat and unusual seems to be in favor again. Prices on bigger 51 nibs have gone up significantly.

 

Retips are more cost effective I'd you want a big stub or ball relative to what a stock nib goes for.

 

One would need to contact the nib retippers to determine cost should you go the retip route. Should this be the path taken, please retip a damaged nib and not a good one.

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Expect to pay close to $200 for a P51 with a factory broad, maybe more, cuz despite what Farmboy says they are not very common at all. Of course he sees more P51 nibs than I do.

 

When we have a really nice P51 with one of Greg Minuskin's stub nibs, we charge around $175.

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I bought my first P51 a few weeks ago (on ebay) and it is definitely a broad. I only paid 36.69 including shipping but it is a Mk. III. It's in great condition and I love it even though I didn't realize I had bid on a Mk. III. I just hate fine nibs and that's what always kept me away from P51s. I also got a P51 Special with a Broad steel nib for a couple of dollars more so I'm now a very happy P51 owner! :happycloud9:post-106987-0-65683700-1414789417_thumb.jpg

 

...and it only took me 10 minutes to figure out how to attach the picture. :rolleyes:

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