Wow, okay so I check ebay every once in a while and i found this beast:

Gold 149

Here's the Description:

Here's one you don't see everyday! Offered now is a truly rare Montblanc 149 piston filler in a SOLID 18K GOLD OVERLAY! That's right, a solid gold piston filler. The pen is in excellent condition and appears to have been dipped, but not filled. The see-thru window doesn't have any evidence of ink, nor does the pen's piston which is also devoid of any ink staining. The pen also features a solid gold dome, not a white star, which one pen site descibes as less than 100 made (they also have an asking price around $15,000 for their pen). Our reserve is in the low 4 figures for this pen. I also spoke with a leading purveyor of Montblanc pens to discuss this pen's imprints. On the barrel, the pen is stamped: FRANCE 18K, as well as a diamond hallmark and 750. The cap is stamped Montblanc 18K with two additional hallmarks. According to my source, Montblanc contracted a French Jeweler to create some of these overlay pens. The consigner for this pen bought it new at the Dunhill Store in New York City in the 1990's. Sorry, no box or papers, but it will ship in a leather Montblanc case (see photo). The pen is equipped with a fine point, 18K nib and the piston works effortlessly. The only blemish I can detect on this once in a lifetime pen is the clip has made a very slight ring around the cap. This is at the point where the clip touches the cap and goes all the way around the cap. It could probably be buffed out, and you'll need to look closely to see it, but we believe in full disclosure. Upon inspection, I don't think anyone could ever deny that this is the real deal. Please look at some of the Montblanc pens we're selling and have sold. We do not deal with fake items...EVER! I own and operate a 12-year-old, full-service retail pen store (Santa Fe Pens); and have dealt in vintage pens for more than 20-years...this is a great pen and a terrific opportunity for the serious Montblanc collector. The final shipping price will be determined by the actual insurance requirements for the hammer price. International shipping will also be available. Paypal or personal check (shipping upon clearance) are the only payment methods offered. Please don't ask for alternative payment methods. Returns are accepted only if we've erred in an item's description, otherwise all sales are final. GOOD LUCK



I did read somewhere on here about the existence of this pen, but have never seen the pictures until now. I may bid on this I love 149's and this seems to actually BE a collector's piece (tons of limited editions) at less than 100 units. What a beaut!



After some research I found this:



This one ^ has a cap, does that mean the auction one fell off? Anyone know?

EDIT 1/31/08 2:56 EST: Seller says about a 100 were made with "plain" gold domes.

I wonder how heavy this baby is?

Here you can see it says Montblanc 18k:



It also says France 18k:



Here's the final pic:



Detail of the Nib:



I'm not the seller, I'm just trying to archive a piece of history here if nothing else. I have never even see any pictures of this pen, only tales. This is the Nessie (Loch Ness) if I've ever seen it, what do all of you think?

It looks to me as if two people are interested in the pen and they have bid it to a point where there will be very little interest if they decide to sell later.

Well, some one won the pen for $5100. They will own it for a long time in my opinion.

$5100 is probably a good price if you have that much money to spend. Roger Cromwell has a similar pen FS at penopoly.com for $19,500.

Regards, Eric

Hmmm - this doesn't look quite right to me. The description says it was made in France - but I thought all Montblanc pens were made in Germany (formerly West Germany). I own a solid gold Montblanc Pope Julius - and it was made in Germany.

The seller describes it as solid gold - but then says it is an overlay. That means it's a standard "precious resin" MB 149 with a thin sheath of yellow gold glued on top. I thought the solid gold 149 was machined from solid 18 kt yellow gold - not just a thin sheet plastered on top of a standard MB 149.

The absence of the cap star is troubling - I thought the solid gold 149 had a hole in the cap for the star to insert.

This looks like an aftermarket gold overlay - maybe by the Dunhill craftsmen where the piece was bought. That would explain the absence of the trademarked MB star.

The value, of course, is set by the market, but I would have valued this overlay piece no higher than I would value a gold plated pen - certainly not $5K.

Now a real solid gold 149 - that would be a great buy at $5K.

It was stated in the description that it was an 18K gold overlay.

This 149's barrel and cap are solid, hallmarked, 18k gold. There's a thread somewhere back in the MB forum where someone who owns one posts about it.

This pen isn't an overlay in the classic sense, where a metal sleeve (gold plated, silver, or solid gold) was slid onto the barrel and cap of an ordinary pen (usually from the hard rubber era); I think it's likely that the barrel of this 149 has a plastic liner to form the ink reservoir. There are some solid gold overlays from back then, but rolled or plated gold is much more commonly found.

Here's an earlier solid 18k gold model from MB's 50th anniversary with different lines engraved on it, and with "MADE IN FRANCE" clearly visible in one of the cap pictures:
http://www.maxpens.de/bilder/149jew.htm