I would like a Pelikan 100, 101 or 101N for daily use.
Are there differences between the 100 and 101N Pelikans?

Strength/Integrity?

Feed/nib?

Body?

Bad idea/for show only?

All comments welcome



Graci

Mrdi

Would probably get a better response in the Pelikan section of the board.

Cheers,
SG

I'm not an expert, but I do use a 100n pen regularly. It seems hardy for being so lightweight, but at the same time, I treat it with care because it is a very old pen (no unnecessary cleanings or disassembly, no tossing it carelessly into my handbag, etc.). I got mine in a user-grade state (it had a cloudy ink view window with what looks like a slight hairline in it, with assorted little scratches from age). So mine is not pristine-looking, but it was restored before I bought it, so it works perfectly.

I don't own a 100 pen, so I can't speak as to that model in terms of use.

In brief, from what I've gathered in my own research:

-The 100 was earlier produced than the 100n. I think the 100 pen was made in the 1930s. 100n is from late 1930s through mid-1950s, with interruption in production during the war.

-The 100 has the stubby piston end, while the 100n has the rounded piston end.

-I think the 101n refers to a red/tortoise or other pattern variant.

-The pens are built differently depending on the year it was made (hard rubber caps versus celluloid, cork seals or synthetic, one-piece or separate sections, hump in the section versus smooth, etc.).

-The nibs have different markings depending on when they were produced. Most of the ones I've seen are 14 karat, but some of the wartime nibs are marked CN, which are chrome-nickel or something like that. They come in various sizes and flexibilities.

I'll try the Pelli site thanks
and
Thanks Blue

Mrdi