What Pelikan Do I Bought?

[CarlosCaligrafia]

Ok, im a Japanese FP FAN, mainly Pilots. My last previous purchase was a Sailor Sapporo B an it was a huge disappointment. Really nice feel and finish but the writing was boring, dry, etc.

 

Going mad I wanted to try something different, so I thought PELIKAN, but I find modern Pels expensive, so I went to a Mexican EBAY, and found this for 200usd

 

It says W Germany and for the size: 12.6 1.2 I think is an M400, it is traveling by mail but do I score a good pen or not?

Edited April 15, 2015 by CarlosCaligrafia

[sargetalon]

It does indeed look like a green striped M400 made sometime between 1982 and 1990. These are great pens. Congratulations on your purchase. You should find the nib to be wet with a good bit of spring to it and maybe a small touch of flex. Looks to be in great shape.

[ian1964]

The M400 is a very good pen. Nice choice. I use Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue with my Pelikans and they write like a dream. Enjoy.

[DrCodfish]

It certainly shows well.

[CarlosCaligrafia]

The pen finally arrived

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/289143-my-fist-pelikan-m400-wg/

[hombreverde]

Nice!

[Bo Bo Olson]

The W.Germany nibs are reputed to be a tad better than the '90's nibs in the M400's...same for the 800's.

The nib is a true regular flex nib with a bit of spring. It is not so fat and blobby as a modern Pelikan so will write more towards the nib size, than modern. Will have a nice clean line. Give you a good ride.

 

I say true regular flex, in many companies no longer make that, but a semi-nail that is harder to break....like the modern post '97 Pelikan M400.

You have the best of the 'modern' '82/3-'90 nibs in the W.Germany ones. . The other Germany '90-97 M400 are also better than modern.