Montblanc 72

[Deanfromoz]

Hello MB people,

how are you?

i have a question about Montblanc Meisterstuck 72,

i found one in the wild today, it has some damage to the nib

however the rest of the pen is in really good condition.

the piston winds up/down fine and the Gold cap is nice too.

the guy is asking $130 Aus dollars for it,now is it worth buying?

It is the same as this one

i hope the owner doesn`t mind me using his pictures

 

 

 

thanks in advance Dean

[Beechwood]

I think its too expensive with the damage to the nib, even perfect its not cheap.

 

If that is a pen that you really want, as opposed to 'just seen it for sale' then look elsewhere,

[jar]

In the late 50s Montblanc had a major redesign of their pens dropping almost all of the cigar shaped models except the 149 and introduced a more modern design

 

The 72 would be the shorter size of the near top of the line Montblancs from that era and was described as Demi-sized. The cap is 14K gold-filled instead of just plated. When introduced the 72 sold for about a dollar less than the 149. The slightly larger 74 sold for even more than the 149.

 

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The new pens are pretty easy to maintain without specialized tool, are reliable, often slightly flexy and I think pretty.

 

What it is worth though depends on what is wrong with the nib and without seeing it that's hard to guess.

[Deanfromoz]

thanks for the replies guys,

to be honest it isn`t for me.

i was hoping it was a good find damaged or not

then i could have passed it on if someone was looking for one.

the nib looks like it is worn as it may have been a southpaws pen,

and the tip was only just proud of the feed by a mm.

i also picked a Parker 45 Flighter for $10 which is

pretty cool.

 

cheers Dean.

[jar]

thanks for the replies guys,

to be honest it isn`t for me.

i was hoping it was a good find damaged or not

then i could have passed it on if someone was looking for one.

the nib looks like it is worn as it may have been a southpaws pen,

and the tip was only just proud of the feed by a mm.

i also picked a Parker 45 Flighter for $10 which is

pretty cool.

 

cheers Dean.

 

There might have been nothing wrong with the nib, it might well be an oblique nib.

[Arkanabar]

My wife bought a 72 from the dreaded bay to gift me for Christmas. It just arrived, with some sort of blue-black ink all over it, no papers/box/ etc. In trying to get it cleaned, I unintentionally unscrewed the section from the barrel. The ink chamber is stained blue, so I plan to fill it with my old Montblanc-Simplo Black with SuperCleaner SC21, and we'll see if the center of the ink window gets closer to amber and less green when it's all used up.

[Michael R.]

The outer ink window is yellow only on the Meisterück series of pens but the inner chamber is always blue tinted.

 

Great little pens with very nice nibs! Easy to maintain and service.

 

Cheers

 

Michael

[Arkanabar]

So the piston wall is not stained, but its original color! Good to know.

The nib IS nice, it has some softness and flex, more so than my Pelikan M205 LE (Aqua blue).

[KBeezie]

So the piston wall is not stained, but its original color! Good to know.

The nib IS nice, it has some softness and flex, more so than my Pelikan M205 LE (Aqua blue).

Similar to my Montblanc 14 (1960s), the ink window is amber, the ink reservoir is blue. Though in the case of my Montblanc 225 (1970s), the collar is frosted white, the ink reservoir is clear.

 

[jchch1950]

Are the replacement nibs easy to find?

[SpecTP]

Are the replacement nibs easy to find?

Yes, it's not hard to find some

[sansenri]

nice pen, I own the 14, if the nib had not been damaged the price would be reasonably correct if not even convenient, I paid something more for my 14 but because it is really in mint condition and I was happy to pay the extra for that.

A very classy EDC.