I like the look of the Pelikan 100, but the size seems a bit smallish to me when capped for a pen of this design. But apparently they are very popular and prices in the wild are noticeably robust. The brown tortoise versions are delicious to behold, but yikes--what a premium to get one. Anyway, I'm curious as to what people think about them relative to other Pelikan pens. I suspect the nibs come in the usual vintage assortment from very flexible to super wet and broad.

I had to look it up to be sure what it was. It doesn't even come under my radar... lovely classic stying, but I just find it dull.

I have all that I want in my modern Pels.

I had a 100N that I sold to finance the purchase of my Pelikan M1000

I would consider buying a Pelikan 100 in the future so long as I could get one with a flex nib, my 100N had a flex nib and it was everything people describe it to be, a dream come true as far as nibs are concerned

The 100 and 100n are somewhat different in size, I think. I only have a 100n, but I believe the 100 is shorter than the 100n. When capped, they look like shorter pens, but it's a bit misleading. My 100n posts to become like my M600 size Pelikan in length and barrel/section width. I think of it as being a mid-sized pen. I don't know about the 100.

I happen to really like the way my 100n it looks, but mine is one of my favorite writers, too. It has a sweet vintage flex fine on it. There's something about my 100n that feels distinctive from a modern pen (I'm guessing it's the rounded lines and the celluloid). It's distinct from my other vintage pens, too, because my other vintage flex pens are skinnier in the barrel. I love my M620 Athens, too, as well as other modern pens, but in a different way.

My 100n is gray and black striated. I used to have a green marbled one, but as in your poll options, I found that I didn't need more than one 100n. The piston chamber holds a lot of ink, so I found that I didn't get to switch between the two pens that often, so I figured I should find the green one a new home.

The snakeskin 100/100N,and Toledo models are just as good-looking and more expensive than the tortoiseshell models.
I'm a snakeskin man myself................

John

My pelikan 100 with a demo barrel from Rick Propas is my favorite writer ever. The pen originally came to me with a cracked barrel and messed up binde, so I sent the parts to Rick to change into a demo. I would highly recommend Rick for any pen, but you need to get one of these demo 100's (Or any 100 or 100n for that matter)! I love the size unposted (I can use very small pens as well as massive pens). I am definately going to buy another 100 in the future. I would love to get a tortoise 100 with a RHR cap and piston later on.

Its just a great pen.

George

I have one Pel 100n. It is a good pen and quite in line with the quality of the other Pelikans I have. But, as your poll indicates, I will keep the one I have but buy no more. The pen really is small and I have to be in a particular mood to use it.

Hi,

I haven't got one yet, but it is on my hitlist as the next Pelikan, handles a couple at the London Pen Show last year but in the end decided not to buy, but will probably be very tempted this year.

Andy

Pelikan 100s and 100Ns are my favorite pens because of the way they look, feel and write. The range of nibs are M to EF all of them with full flex. I also have a 1931 Legends of their time in gold whose modern nib I have replaced with vintage. Some of my other pens are large ones, a Waterman Edson, a Pilot 845, Custom 742 with FA nib but the relative smallness of the Pelikans do not bother me at all. I feel that when the time comes to crop my collection these news ones will be the first ones to go.

I love my green Pelikan 100, which I got from Rick Propas. It was made in 1933, and it's the most special pen I have. The fine nib feels wonderfully soft (it's probably a flex nib, but I write with so little pressure that I don't get any flex action). I use it almost every day and take it with me everywhere I go. The pen feels so good to write with that I can't leave it unused. I keep it in my briefcase, in a Pelikan one-pen leather case (which, by the way, is the perfect size for this pen).

The only pen I can imagine getting that would be more special is a first-year Pelikan.

(I have only Pelikans; I fear that if I branch out to other brands, I will be out of control.)

I know that as a Pelikan parent, I should proclaim that I love all my "babies" equally, but I have to confess that my all-time favorite Pelikan is the predecessor to the 100, the 1929, followed by the 1930-31 models.

I'll explain why more fully in a forthcoming article on first year pens in Stylus.

I have to admit being drawn to the amber celluloid bodies myself

Well ...
I like the looks of these ancient pens very much, but prefer the new ones, so I bought this one

great pen. very small (closed smaller than pel200; posted little longer), very light, especially when it is in rotation together with the pel1000