Pelikan 120 Merz & Krell Prototype?

[jungkind]

Recently I saw this 120 Merz und Krell on Ebay and was curios enough to buy it. The seller guesses that it may be a prototype. Have a look at the pictures, that shows a normal 120 and the odd one to compare:

 

• I do not see any difference comparing the caps
• No difference at the filling knob and nib end
• Same imprints and cap ring inscriptions
• The barrel color is darker on the odd one

 

The big difference is the ink window. The odd one has a striped ink window, double the length of the normal one. It even shows with the cap on.It has fine longitudinal stripes in the barrel color on clear transparent plastic. I do not know how the barrel of the normal one is manufactured, but the ink window of the odd one shows clear seems on the nib and barrel side and seems to be glued in.

 

Is there someone out there that could shed light on the origin of this pen?

 

 

[piscov]

I have one. It´s probably a prototype.

 

Check this thread for more information.

[sargetalon]

I was just gonna point you to Piscov but he beat me to it. This is the second one of these presumed "prototypes" that I've seen floating around.

[jungkind]

Thanks for the link, so I am not alone with it.

 

My pen came complete with nib and cap, but two differences:

 

My pictures show the "odd" one aside a M&K normal green-black 120, the color of the "odd" one is definitely darker than the standard production, both Pelikan Original and M&K, (that seem to be the same).

 

Second looking at your photos, the ink window of yours is even longer than on mine.

[daenghafez]

Interesting pen.

 

I recall seeing one in the internet 120 with a long pen knob and I assume it is to be placed in a pen stand. Is this considered as a prototype too or it is actually a frankenchic pen?

 

Regards

Daeng