Hello,
Are the nibs of Pelikan 120 and 140 pens able to be screwed out and replaced as are Pelikan 400s etc? If so, which models are able to interchange nibs with the 120s and 140s?
Regards
Jim
Full Version: 120 and 140 Nibs
I can only answer a part of that - hopefully someone more knowledgeable will pop in soon.
The nibs are threaded (screw-in) nibs. I can't answer the interchangeability question.
The nibs are threaded (screw-in) nibs. I can't answer the interchangeability question.
I have a "old 120" (maybe 25-30 years, and several nibs), which are not interchangeable with more modern Pelikans, including my modern 120. Disappointing, but the old 120 was a quite inexpensive pen,and I think Pelikan must have just wanted to raise the bottom of the line some.
The old 120 is rounded/bullet shaped at both ends. Mine is solid green and black.
The old 120 is rounded/bullet shaped at both ends. Mine is solid green and black.
Thanks Don,
I have a little 120 just like that one. The green barrel is an almost bottle or emerald green. It has a green transparent "ink view" portion just above the section and a cool steel nib that was sold to me as a "calligraphy" nib but is marked B.
It is much broader than other Pelikan B's I have seen so it may have been modified.
Anyway for a cheapy its a beauty and it gets more than its fair share of use.
regards
Jim
I have a little 120 just like that one. The green barrel is an almost bottle or emerald green. It has a green transparent "ink view" portion just above the section and a cool steel nib that was sold to me as a "calligraphy" nib but is marked B.
It is much broader than other Pelikan B's I have seen so it may have been modified.
Anyway for a cheapy its a beauty and it gets more than its fair share of use.
regards
Jim
Yes its a neat pen. Worth far more than the $10 or so it cost. I've got broad and italic nibs for it -- not ideal for general writing. Consequently I've got a mint pen!
To confuse things further, there are two variations of old 120, the early 60's version and the early 70's version, the latter made by Merz & Krell.
The 60's version has a filler knob slightly narrower than the barrel (so there's a "step" there), and a single flat ring at the end of the cap. The 70's version is smooth at the joint between the filler knob and the barrel, and the ring at the end of the cap is angled instead of flat.
(all this info came from searching with Google..)
The 60's version has a filler knob slightly narrower than the barrel (so there's a "step" there), and a single flat ring at the end of the cap. The 70's version is smooth at the joint between the filler knob and the barrel, and the ring at the end of the cap is angled instead of flat.
(all this info came from searching with Google..)
I remember someone asked a similar question (it was Jeen, it turns out!) a while ago, here on FPN...It was in in this thread.
In that thread above, FPNer "svejk" posted this:
There is info on the two Pelikan 120 types (the earlier one by Pelikan, and the later one made by Mertz & Krell for Pelikan) here on this page from Werner Ruettiger's excellent Pelikan history site.
In that thread above, FPNer "svejk" posted this:
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Hold on! My 200 nibs fit my Pelikan 120s. You have to make sure that it is a real Pelikan 120 and not a Mertz and Krell 120 that was made for but not by Pelikan. I just put a 200 nib in a 120 and it fit fine (and the cap). Then I put in a 250 nib, so now I have another Pelikan 140!
The M100 (recent, not the old 100), M110 and the M150 have a shorter nib and the cap will not fit on these with a 200/250/400 size nib installed, which will thread in, though. So I would think that there is a good chance that a 150 nib will work in a 120.
Try a Richard Binder 200 nib in a Pelikan 120 and you will have what the MC120 italic pen always should have been.
The M100 (recent, not the old 100), M110 and the M150 have a shorter nib and the cap will not fit on these with a 200/250/400 size nib installed, which will thread in, though. So I would think that there is a good chance that a 150 nib will work in a 120.
Try a Richard Binder 200 nib in a Pelikan 120 and you will have what the MC120 italic pen always should have been.
There is info on the two Pelikan 120 types (the earlier one by Pelikan, and the later one made by Mertz & Krell for Pelikan) here on this page from Werner Ruettiger's excellent Pelikan history site.
I have 1 120 and 2 140's, all vintage. The 140's have the nib feed with channels running parallel to the nib slit, and the 120 has the "tree" nib, where the channels are perpendicular to pen's axis. On all three of them, I have pulled out the nib and the feed section. They were all friction fit. Inside the pen, there is a thread, with some sort of clear plastic screwed on or just stuck there. After assembly they work fine...
Nenad
Nenad
Oh yeah, the later 120 that I have has a screw-in nib unit. Yay! 
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