Here's the story, I am trying to get into vintage Pels and have very little knowledge of what they look like/feel like. I found a few for sale at various sites (websites of vintage pen stores, repair/restore websites from members on FPN) , and this picture comes from one of them.

I need the eye of those who own Pelikan 100Ns to give me advise abut this pen. Is this what an M100n is supossed to look like? Am sorry for sounding like a total newby but like i said, my experience until now has been 100% modern Pelikans.

It looks like a 100N to me.

I've owned two, and it looks legit to me.

Hi,

The "M" prefix refers to the mordern Pelikans, so the pen would be a 100N. The M100 on the other hand was a pen slightly smaller than the M200 which is now discontinued (We still have the M150 though).

Dillon

The pen appears to be a post World War II Pelikan 100N.

If you plan on collecting vintage Pelikans, you should try to get a copy of Pelikan Schreibgeräte by Jurgen Dittmer and Martin Lehmann.

Thank you all for your responses. I would like to add something though to what someone else said above: The M150 is not discontinued and i hope they don't discontinue it. I just looked at a few pics online of an m100 in white and what a gorgeous pen it was. I hope they introduce something like that for the m150, am surprised you hardly even hear any mention of them in this forum.

This is thread drift but since it's Dr. Ozzie's thread and Dr. O brought it up...

I've heard the back and forth about the 150 production. I've yet to hear definitive news from Chartpak or Pelikan Germany. Have you, Doc?

My weak theory as to why it doesn't get much talk
1. It's smaller than the 200 and for many the 200 is at the smallest they can go and still be comfortable with the pen.
2. It's a "school" pen and not considered made to the quality of the M200 for some reason. I think that's a perception, not a reality. I see it as getting the same level of attention and approval of the 120. The 120 is a great little vintage Pel for a very reasonable price but very few people talk about it, preferring the 140 (the gold nibbed version of the same pen.)

Just thinkin' out loud. Dangerous, I know.

Any places that we can get this book?? THanks

Hi,

I have just sent mail to my representive, and a few other people at Chartpak about the M150 and will return with the answers. I am a dealer and I know the people at Chartpak to a certain extent, so it's no problem for me.

Dillon

Hi,

They say that the M150 did not sell well unlike the M200 which is very popular, but it's not discontinued *yet*

Dillon

Thanks, Dillon!

Erick

Jose,

Finding Pelikan Schreibgeräte is not so easy as even teh second (2004) edition has sold out. I don't know if any of the usual suspects (FPH, Pendemonium) have any left.

If not you're basically going to have to chase one down on the aftermarket.

Rick

Jose,

John Mottishaw has it at a reasonable price, $98: http://www.nibs.com/BookPage.htm
No affiliation, it's just where I got my copy.

Best,

Riccardo