Montblanc Meisterstuck Ballpoint Pen

[chappaquatraveler]

I have a Meisterstuck ballpoint pen that was my late husbands. The original spring was missing so I put in one from another pen but the point still won't retract. Do Montblanc ballpoints use a special spring?

 

Also, the inner part which holds the eraser seems to be different from the other Meisterstuck I have.

 

I've enclosed some photos which I hope will be helpful.

 

Thanks.

[olivier78860]

From the rubber I can see at the end of the part on the first picture, it seems your pen is a pencil and not a ballpoint.

I just tried to put a ballpoint refill into my pencil, and it definitely doesn't work.

Are you sure you didn't swap the inside parts of your Meisterstücke ? http://i.imgur.com/DBY2G.jpg

Edited November 7, 2011 by olivier78860

[hruodger]

As Dura Flex said, your mechanism is from a mechanical pencil, not from a ball point pen.. They're swapped. I'm sure of it (because I've tried to swap mines and doesn't work). You should check if there isn't any other MB around that is a pencil and has a ballpoint pen mechanism. Also it would be an oddity to have an eraser in a ball point pen.

 

 

Greetings

[chappaquatraveler]

From the rubber I can see at the end of the part on the first picture, it seems your pen is a pencil and not a ballpoint.

I just tried to put a ballpoint refill into my pencil, and it definitely doesn't work.

Are you sure you didn't swap the inside parts of your Meisterstücke ? http://i.imgur.com/DBY2G.jpg

 

Thanks so much. As you can guess, I'm an absolute novice at this. I did think it was rather odd to have an eraser in a ballpoint pen.............. Do you know if it's possible to purchase the proper mechanism for this pen?

[olivier78860]

Well you can try ebay (google told me one was for sale there until the 10th of september), or the Montblanc repair service. The second one might be more expensive, and, as you have a pencil, you might end up with a pencil instead of a ballpoint.

 

You can also try to contact penboard.de or maxpens.de, they could help you. Good luck!

[chappaquatraveler]

From the rubber I can see at the end of the part on the first picture, it seems your pen is a pencil and not a ballpoint.

I just tried to put a ballpoint refill into my pencil, and it definitely doesn't work.

Are you sure you didn't swap the inside parts of your Meisterstücke ? http://i.imgur.com/DBY2G.jpg

 

 

Thanks so much for the information. So, it looks like I have the outside parts of a ballpoint Meisterstuck and the inside mechanism of a pencil. Do you have any suggestions as to what to do with these? Is it possible to sell Montblanc parts??

[Dr. Eriko]

The cap, could be from one rollerball or maybe one fountain pen. I do not think it could be from ballpoint, because the ring clip and the bird spot it is on place and one piece. It is only my opinion. Maybe there was a 3 piece set in your place, I can see one ballpoint section, one mechanical pencil mechanism, and one Fountain pen or rollerball cap.

Regards.

[rucnok]

i have a montblanc 164 burgundy ballpoint pen.

been using this pen for quite some time.

 

today i noticed the bottom resin barrel cracked.

 

anyone know where i can buy a new burgundy barrel and approx price>?

 

thanks

[Rowbo]

It seems to me that what you are missing is a pencil 'mechanism' (0.5mm or 0.7mm 'lead holder') to complete a 'Classique 165' pencil. This part is similarly sized to the ballpoint cartridge but will have a short black plastic rod sticking out the back that can be pulled out to load the leads and a gold-coloured point. Like the one here(note though that this is a platinum one). You do not need a spring.

 

There is no outward visible difference between a Classique rollerball (163) cap, a Classique fountain pen (144) cap and a Classique pencil cap - but they are not interchangeable. You will find that the pencil cap slides nicely over the eraser - the others would not. The ballpoint (164) cap has threads that screw into the barrel (unless it has been taken to pieces to remove the twist mechanism as in the photo above).

 

I have the full set of four of these writing instruments, so am fairly familiar with them.

 

It is my guess that your late husband acquired a ballpoint refill to try to convert a pencil to a ballpoint, possibly because the pencil mechanism is broken.

 

Good luck with your search.

[Frosty One]

A small, miniscule ring on my pencil mechanism gave up the ghost. I took it down to the MB Boutique. The unit was so old they replaced it for, I believe $50. I have watched some of the prices on ebay, and actually found it cheaper to have it repaired by MB. They wanted a lot more for the pencil mechanism than $50, and there was not garantee it was going to work. Unless it is is vintage, I go MB