A good friend of mine is German and came to me with these pens. She was given them by her mother and would like to see if any information at all can be collected about them. Basically, the only info she has is that she thinks one is from the 30's and one from the 70's. If anyone can tell me anything else at all I would greatly appreciate it.

Hi,

Well, the discolored black and now brown pen should be a Montblanc #332 hard rubber piston filler. This pen was produced between 1936 and 1940.

And the other pen can be a 252 or a 254 or even a 256 depending on the size which can be identified by the number either in the clip ring or as an engraving at the blind cap for turning the piston. This pen was produced between 1956/7 and 1959.

Axel

Thank you very much. I'm sure she'll be pleased to have this info. Also, do you happen to know if there is anything out of the ordinary about the nib on the one from the 50's? She said that she thinks it may be italic or something of that nature?

Well, if your friend's mom got this pen in Germany it is not uncommon to have had an italic nib on pens. But how shall I tell you about the nib from that picture?

Axel

Forgive my ignorance, but I wouldn't know what you could tell about it from any picture. Truthfully, I didn't even know what information was to be had about it. I thought that perhaps you may be visually familiar enough with it. I can try to get a better photo, what exactly would you need to see? Thanks again for the help.

hyatts3- If you take a photo looking directly down on the top of the nib and then another showing the feed and underneath part of the nib, we might be able to provide a better response. It's really impossible to tell from your current photo given the angle and positioning of the nib to the camera.

Regards, Eric

Great, I'll do it. Thanks for the direction.