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Thanks Christopher. I did pull the nib and feed last week and got the nib/feed aligned and into the section. However, the feed shifted to one side when I wrote with it. It still writes but the feed is shifted to the side of the nib and looks odd. I'll try again this week. I have one additional question, the feed has two areas that look like breather holes; one near the nib tip and the other near the section. Does the feed slide far enough into the nib section to cover the bottom one? Or do I just push the aligned nib and feed into the section until it stops? I can send a picture if it will make more sense than my description. Thanks again for your help.

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At Calligraphy Club, I got to try a purple Conklin Durograph with an Omniflex nib, a Magna Carta 650 Endless HATCH project with a lovely flex nib, and a Benu Tribute that was part of their Hidden Gems offerings. I also wrote with my own Brute Force Designs Pequeño with an Ultraflex EF.

I don’t have a clue about what you mean as to brown or red. I covered (after researching) it above that the Bordeaux pen came only with a black case which surprised me 😄. I have MB leather cases in Bordeaux for other than the 147, here’s two which are for my 146s.

Agree on try before you buy...but some of the Italian brands have terrible post sales service. Stipula and Visconti have been particularly poor in my experience - months of waiting, ridiculous fees, and poor quality work. The good news is some of the brands like Leonardo seem to have excellent quality. I hope the aforementioned stragglers get their quality up to snuff. N

I've experienced problems with cellulose acetate on one of my older M800s (green striped model form the late 80s/early 90s)when left for a long time in damp/wet environment. The bind tends to deform and shrink. The key is to keep pens in dry space when not in use.

Sailor 1911 Ringless Kyoto Garden Suikyou with music nib...using the wonderfully matched Suikyou ink. It performed admirably for the last 2 weeks. N

Just inked up a Pilot Justus 95 MF and an MB 149 Calligraphy curved...two of my favorites. N

Google the serial number. The fakes often show up in the results.

It might be possible they sometimes had brown cases, but never red. The pen must fit perfectly in the case and there is a compartment for the cartridges. The case is functional not the luxurious cases they make nowadays.

Picked up another Sailor Lecoule, this one a clear pen with an MF nib. I finally found my Sailor Converters and managed to get a nice fill of Wearinguel Hades into it with the shimmer mixed up (I keep forgetting to do that). It looks amazing, and I think I paid $23 for it. I guess my May pen lineup will probably tilt a little more modern since that's what I've been using lately.

The weight of a 165r with refill is aprox. 22 grams, without 18 to 20 grams.

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I found this old thread when I was wondering the same thing about my Bohéme. I know Herbin cartridges work in my 144, 310s, 114, etc. Traveller cartridge thread

I was thinking of my Retro 51 Cioppino version 2, with a 1.1mm stub nib. I got it out of a clean pens storage. Just as I was heading to the living room, the tornado siren went off. I headed to the basement. Down there are some inks. I decided to fill the pen with Faber-Castell Violet Blue ink. And now it is my pen of the day. The sirens didn’t last long. I was watching the local news on my phone. The siren is a block away.

Thanks, David. In my pen cleaning box, I have a small bottle of mineral oil. I am certain I purchased it for this reason, my initial comment notes that I was likely going to use that and a small brush, and now I realize that YOU probably told me this years ago! I appreciate you commenting, as well as your consistency. 🙂

They arrived - but the purple one was substituted by a dark red marbled acrylic, along with a slip entitled “Apology and feedback notice” from Jean Lin of the Jiaxiang Pen Factory to say that due to the “sharp increase in order volume” there have been “colour errors in the shipping process”. I am advised to email them and they will offer “a different style of exquisite gift pens as an additional gift in your next order”. I’m not overly distressed about the substitution, but I’m not about to order anything else from their store (most of which is run of the mill Jinhao stuff, so not really expecting any “exquisite gift pen” tobe anything more than a cheapo Jinhao). As for the pens, they look to be very nicely made and feel good in the hand. Yet to ink them up, but will report back.

This morning, the Pelikan M600 red tortoise with Taccia Benitsuchi; now home again and filled the Leonardo MZG nocciola cuspide special edition, Ti <M> CI, with Teranishi Nostalgic Honey. First impression is very positive. This is a surprisingly flexible nib, but not so sensitive that it makes it hard to hold the sweet spot on the italic. Really looking forward to writing more with this in the coming week, and this disposes me very strongly toward trying a standard round-tipped Leonardo titanium nib too.

That’s interesting that you found the same. While the marbled acrylics may be better visually, I’m not tempted to drop another £44 on a so-so pen.

Not bad, not bad at all

I've always wanted one of these and I am circling a nice used one. Before I throw down for it, I just want to confirm something. I am not very inspired by MB ink and I ask if there have been any issues with non Montblanc cartridges. I assume that any short international cartridge would fit, but I want to double check. If I bought it would probably get a Herbin cartridge. Am I safe here with not MB cartridges? Thanks!

It is magnificent!!! Enjoy !!!

Thank you 😊

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