Full Version: How to tell between an M200 and an M250 nib?
How can I tell if a nib is from an M200 or an M250?
gold content is marked on the M250 nib. Mine is marked 14c-585.
| QUOTE (O'Hare @ Mar 28 2007, 01:56 PM) |
| gold content is marked on the M250 nib. Mine is marked 14c-585. |
Where is it marked? I didn't see anything but I didn't unscrew the nib to check.
You should be able to find it easily without removing the nib. Look above the nib size and below the Pelikan in the logo.
Was it represented as a M250 14k nib?
| QUOTE (RLTodd @ Mar 28 2007, 02:56 PM) |
| Was it represented as a M250 14k nib? |
It wasn't represented as anything. It was used so it could've been changed out. It doesn't say anything on the nib between the size and the Pelikan logo. But on the other hand, the nib is not magnetic. The magnet won't stick to it at all. Which it should stick to a steel nib, right?
Is it possible the gold plating is blocking the pull of the magnet?
This is my M250 nib, currently installed on M400. This nib came with M250 clear I got from Levenger a few years ago.
Thanks for the picture. It appears that it is an M200 nib as it does not look like that. I was curious because I noticed flex in the nib which I haven't found in other steel nibs. So I decided to check it with a magnet and I got no magnetism. I thought it might be due to the thinness of the nib, but I tried it with others and they stuck.
| QUOTE (guitarman19853 @ Mar 28 2007, 01:06 PM) | ||
It wasn't represented as anything. It was used so it could've been changed out. It doesn't say anything on the nib between the size and the Pelikan logo. But on the other hand, the nib is not magnetic. The magnet won't stick to it at all. Which it should stick to a steel nib, right? |
Oh, for a minute there I thought you had been defrauded.
Not necessarily, some stainless steels appear to be non magnetic. There is a discussion about that somewhere on this forum. I have personally tested two M200 steel nibs with a magnet and neither one of them are attracted to it.
In my experience (fairly limited) all gold Pelikan nibs are marked as such, usually in some variation of the picture posted. I have seen some on older pens which don't have the Pelikan logo, just Pelikan engraved on them and 14kt (not sure if they are real or not though, perhaps somebody else does).
Like the others I am pretty sure what you have a a gold plated steel nib. Strangely enough I have one with the gold plated rather worn from a distance looks like two tone nib, magnets also have trouble sticking to that, not too sure why as I can see it's steel.
Like the others I am pretty sure what you have a a gold plated steel nib. Strangely enough I have one with the gold plated rather worn from a distance looks like two tone nib, magnets also have trouble sticking to that, not too sure why as I can see it's steel.
Could the nib be made from stainless steel?
That would be non-magnetic -or- weakly magnetic depending on alloy.
Mike
That would be non-magnetic -or- weakly magnetic depending on alloy.
Mike
My m250 nib looks just like the one in the picture. Little more verification.
As I understand things all M250s should have a gold nib usually 14ct, however as most of the more modern Pelikan nibs are interchangable you can get almost any model with any variation of nib.
As far as I m aware only the nibs from the 1000 can't be fitted to other models (too big) and there may be some cap clearance issues with the 18ct fitted to the 200/400.
I have at least one old style 200 with a 14ct nib (not sure if that makes it a 250) and a 400 with an 18ct nib usually found on the 600/800 models (no clearance problems encountered).
Hope this helps.
As far as I m aware only the nibs from the 1000 can't be fitted to other models (too big) and there may be some cap clearance issues with the 18ct fitted to the 200/400.
I have at least one old style 200 with a 14ct nib (not sure if that makes it a 250) and a 400 with an 18ct nib usually found on the 600/800 models (no clearance problems encountered).
Hope this helps.
In my limited experience with my Pelikans, I know that the nibs on the M200, M250, M400 and M600 are all interchangeable. The M800 is its own size along with the M1000, being the largest nib that Pelikan has out.
If I remember correctly, the M150 and M300 are also interchangeable!!
I hope that helps
TNS
If I remember correctly, the M150 and M300 are also interchangeable!!
I hope that helps
TNS
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As I understand things all M250s should have a gold nib usually 14ct, however as most of the more modern Pelikan nibs are interchangable you can get almost any model with any variation of nib.
As far as I m aware only the nibs from the 1000 can't be fitted to other models (too big) and there may be some cap clearance issues with the 18ct fitted to the 200/400.
I have at least one old style 200 with a 14ct nib (not sure if that makes it a 250) and a 400 with an 18ct nib usually found on the 600/800 models (no clearance problems encountered).
Hope this helps.
As far as I m aware only the nibs from the 1000 can't be fitted to other models (too big) and there may be some cap clearance issues with the 18ct fitted to the 200/400.
I have at least one old style 200 with a 14ct nib (not sure if that makes it a 250) and a 400 with an 18ct nib usually found on the 600/800 models (no clearance problems encountered).
Hope this helps.
I think the M3xx nibs/pens are not interchangeable with the other pens/nibs.
The 200 is gold plated Steel it is plain above the Pelikan logo and only has the nib size under it. The 250 nib is 14k gold and has the 14C-585 in the bottom part of the logo above the size and, above the logo, as you can see in Taki's post, it has a pair of parallel lines engraved on each side. The 200 should look like the nine in the picture below and the 250 like the 7.
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