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I am concerned that the MB I inherited from a family member isn't the genuine article, unbeknownst to them. It is the same size and weight as my 90th Anniversary Classique The center band on the cap has "Mont Blanc meisterstuck" in block letters then "pix" in script. The nib is two-toned but the 1 is missing in front of the 4 for the karat weight. Also there is an M then some space between Blanc. The ring with the clip has the serial no.IR 2611793 and Germany on it. There is also a script PIX on the backside of the clip. I have no reason to think this is a fake as it was gifted to my relative in good faith from an old friend. Just these differences worry me. Any help with this will be greatly appreciated.

Pat Barnes a.k.a. billz

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I've never posted any pictures. Not sure how. I, too, thought that only having "4K" on the nib was odd. I looked at it through a 20x loupe.

Thanks for the prompt response.

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The center band on the cap has "Mont Blanc meisterstuck" i

 

 

If Mont and Blanc are spelled separately, then it's a fake. The inscription on the center band should read Montblanc.

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The word would be " MEISTERSTüCK " . Note the letter " U " will be slightly shorter than the other letters, with the two dots (called an "umlaut") making up the difference in height. I believe that there is a site, where you can verify the serial number. Serial numbers are unique to each pen

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So far,so good. The U in Meisterstuck is shorter and has the umlaut over it. MONTBLANC is one word. Any idea what the URL for the sreial number site would be? I contacted the fellow that originally gave my relative the pen and he said he bought it on-line which scares me. He isn't a pen person so wouldn't be able to tell any difference.

Pat Barnes a.k.a. billz

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I've never posted any pictures. Not sure how. I, too, thought that only having "4K" on the nib was odd. I looked at it through a 20x loupe.

Thanks for the prompt response.

 

4K nib, maybe it's ready for the new video format. Eh eh eh.

 

Jokes aside, you should post some pictures, just describing won't let you or us be 100% sure.

 

EDIT: I don't think there's any website for the serial numbers, at least for the regular Meisterstuck.

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I put the nib under my electronic microscope that connects to my PC and the missing marking were there all the time, my 70 year-old eyes just couldn't make them out even with the 20x loupe I was using. I did some othere tests like shining a light through the body etc and I feel confident that this is s real MB. Thanks for putting up with a paranoid old fool.

Pat Barnes a.k.a. billz

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I have recived last week a Mesiterstuck 145 as present and although it seems real I don´t know where it was bought and I will like to know hat do you think about it. It hasn´t written Pix anywhere.

 

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There's something about this pen that raises doubts in my mind. Maybe the picture of the nib could be better, but the feed in the penultimate picture looks exactly like the one in my known fake.

 

Did your pen come with a box and warranty certificate? And did it come with a converter? Do you have pictures of those? What is the serial number on the clip band? This pen should definitely have one. Also is Germany printed on the clip band?

 

When you look at both sides of your nib tines, (front and back) can you see clear silver metal coloured coatings on the gold metal at the tips of the tines?

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It has serial number just in the other side of the clip. Germany doesn´t apper in the clip band it just apear with the word metal below under the clip

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