Yesterday, I picked up a circa 1959 MB108 because of it's nib. It isn't a real looker, but the seller thought it was unusual because it has such nice flexibility for a pen made so late, and for that reason I selected it instead of a very impressive writer: a 1920s Conklin flex. The MB was in storage unused for a couple of years, and it has a generous flow which makes for a wet medium stroke; when I take advantage of the flex, it is impressive. I suppose I should clean up the feed & etc. for more control of what goes on paper.

Has anyone else discovered such flexibility in a late MB 14c nib? I'm debating having it ground a bit finer, but maybe the flow is just too much. Thoughts?

Fred

No wonder there were no comments; there's no such thing as a model 108 Montblanc! I took the wrong number off the pen's tag. It's a 342.

I tried to amend the topic line in my own post, but the forum won't allow modification.

Fred

I have a 344G that is a joy to write with some flex. The "G" meaning it has a gold nib. I understood that the 34x series was designed for the student market and they had to designate whether or not they had alloy or gold nibs by this method. At any rate, the material on my pen is not celluloid so it does not have that warm feeling when I hold other celluloid pens. It is a light pen and, as mentioned earlier, is a great writer. It doesn't matter to me that it looks rather plain. When I carry it around I get that feeling when you are driving around in an ordinary looking sedan that happens to have twin turbo engine and all-wheel drive. Of course, I don't have such a vehicle but I imagine that is what it would feel like!

Al

My 342G is a delight to use as well

The nib is not extremely flexible, but it is very responsive and just fun to use!