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Could You Believe In This? A Brand New Bordeaux 147!

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So, yesterday, my wife asked a trip to a near mall. After hours looking for her exactly type of pants, bored as hell, I spoted a Montblanc retailer's shining store.

I asked the attendant a Legrand Traveller. I'm a brazillian, living in Rio, and around here there's few 147s, even in the MB boutique the attendants didn't know about it. In two different calls made to MB in Brazil, the attendants didn't everr heard about it, and transferred the call to the supervisor, who told me that it will be difficult to find one here.

 

So the "shinning attendant" in the "shinning store" in that mall gave me a big smile and gave me this little black box:

 

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He told me that this particular pen was found in the lastest stock's audit. "It's only one available. But I'm shure I can give you a big discount, if you keep it!" He told me with a big smile...

 

In a brief look at the box, my jaw braked...

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/fravin/93FC1E60-5611-4733-90E9-F6BA1BFBC448_zpsjto7bwj7.jpg

 

It was a real Bordeaux 147 box, with 1995 printed in the label. Wow.

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/fravin/C94B18F7-0BC6-4F78-AF7F-62A1BC20A977_zps6zq7xnwj.jpg

 

Opening the box, even the wrap papper is still there, have a look:

 

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http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/fravin/11D3343C-A79C-40DB-976C-CB45AB1F0A8C_zpsplgpexzg.jpg

 

The leather case is absolutely new, after 20 years, it stil look like new! Shinny and with that feel in touch we are acostumed in MB leather products.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/fravin/F14ED273-0BA2-4B45-B824-9DB2DBF06819_zpsc3d1ns2n.jpg

 

And the pen, ahh the pen. That shinny bordeaux resin stood very well those years.

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/fravin/A19E62C3-CF4F-4996-B31A-CDE219C4F557_zpshhnkg8w3.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/fravin/0CF0514D-6FC4-4310-B99C-9344E11491A6_zpsh9l8mh9b.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/fravin/75F863F9-219B-463E-8C99-8F1DDFF6BA0C_zpsvpkwtgqn.jpg

 

 

The nib performance is wonderful, as you can expect from a modern 147.

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/fravin/9876ACCB-BB01-42C7-A901-713104846249_zpsq6jlwzea.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/fravin/0FA9350F-5A48-4A67-8BAB-8A378FD17C9B_zpsldrkmzrw.jpg

 

I didn't use the golden cartridges. They look nice, but I don't believe that the ink is still usable. Take a look the cartridge holder with new Royal Blue.

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/fravin/4E460BBE-E443-467C-B3E7-D54503477422_zpsv5zyugrk.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/fravin/38C233C9-D6EF-4302-BE6D-116A5A830947_zpsvmjgg8yj.jpg

 

And the oddest detail, take a look in the Service Guide, with the date printed "1995", and the date of purchase "03/21/2015" :D :D :D

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/fravin/8A4C3D28-5B83-401B-8C40-F4D782D29529_zpsprrnnljn.jpg

 

Just love to take my at the mall yesterday. What a night! :D :D :D

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Congratulations! Wonderful find and a wonderful pen. I had a similar experience in Hungary a couple of years ago where I stumbled onto a new Bordeaux 147 with box, case and papers at a small stationary shop. And the price was a true deal. I bought it and never looked back!

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I just forgot to tell you the prie paid. The manager gave me a 55% discount, on the tables price. I've paid about U$ 300.

 

Que sorte!!! :)

 

(it means "lucky you")

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What a good find. He doesn't have another one does he? :D

:D

 

No he didn't. :D

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Great pen, great story, glad you are going to use it.

 

Crazy what kinds of things will just float around in inventory for years. Not exactly the same, but I just bought a limited edition watch that was sitting in a back room for 4 or 5 years after they just found it again and put it out for sale. It totally jumped out of the case for me. Still, I'd rather be telling your story as my own. :)

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I am curious how you would clean out the 147??? I have a similar pen, not the 147, and the depth of the nipple to the feed has got me worried on how I would be able to flush the pen.

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Congratulations on your purchase of a great pen. I hope you enjoy it for many years to come.

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

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Nice deal, even nicer pen and best of all a great story to it :) I hope you use it for many years to come!

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I am curious how you would clean out the 147??? I have a similar pen, not the 147, and the depth of the nipple to the feed has got me worried on how I would be able to flush the pen.

Mb made special cleaning cartridges that were quite long and they fitted down into the barrel and pushed water through and out of the nib. Sadly I think they have stopped making them now as I haven't been able to get any for ages. I might be wrong, it might just be a UK shortage.

 

Fortunately, I never through mine away even when they were empty, so they can be refilled with a syringe and reused.

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To flush nib/feed/sections well, buy one of these, cut the nipple shorter until the section slips in firmly, and force water (or 90%water/10%ammonia/drop of detergent solution) through the section.

 

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Good find and good deal. I managed to find a couple of those a few years back and acquired them.

I have one put back for my grandson

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Thank you guys for the replys. I'm very happy with the pen.

 

Hey Fred, fantastic tip you gav to us. Driving right now to the nearest drug store!

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