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Turtles:

 

The Tortoise binde is arguably the most handsome finish of these wonderful pens, at least in my opinion. In my meager collection I only have a few:

 

31650411565_59c83eed1d_c.jpgP1020929 by Doctor Codfish, on Flickr

 

 

31650411615_9872b54d25_c.jpgP1020927 by Doctor Codfish, on Flickr

 

31650411645_0d8ea5e40f_c.jpgP1020916 by Doctor Codfish, on Flickr

 

Admittedly, one of these is a green stipe, but I think it looks good in this mini collection. I actually have a hidden agenda: My hope is that this post will inspire you to post pics of your turtles as well. Let's see your gems.

 

(My apologies for the poor photography.)

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Lovely tortoise group photos. Love the tortoise's stripe variant there side by side. More will join the flock I reckon. Thanks for sharing dr codfish.

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Here are my tortoises (or whatever the plural of "tortoise" is. I really only use the 800 since the others are a bit small for my taste. But they are as good looking as they come!

 

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Love the Tortoise Pels!

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There's something about the tortoise that appeals to me more than the other Pelikans. They're elegant yet they have more character than some of the more somber black pens.

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Great looking pens. I'm a sucker for the tortoise finish. Can't get enough of them.

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Love the tortoise pens. Wish I had one. Maybe someday....

Brad

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Just two tortoises for me, the M800 Brown Tortoise and M600 White Tortoise! Such handsome pens :wub: :wub: I'm a big fan of the brown tortoise finish!

 

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nyx_h those are gorgeous... looks like two of my top entries on the "want to buy in 2017" list.

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nyx_h those are gorgeous... looks like two of my top entries on the "want to buy in 2017" list.

 

I was very lucky to score these as they were the last remaining stock of a local seller a few years ago. I think the Brown Tortoise would be the only M800 I'd never sell!

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I was very lucky to score these as they were the last remaining stock of a local seller a few years ago. I think the Brown Tortoise would be the only M800 I'd never sell!

 

 

"a local seller"... out here in the desert our local seller is Staples and if you don't want the black Metro of the black VFM you're out of luck.

 

The M800 Tort would be a never sell for me too. I'm thinking that's why the price on the few that come up is so high. That pen, the sea green, and the Gaudi are the top of my wish list.

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Is the M400 white tortoise also limited like the M600 was?

 

 

this resource lists it as "series production" which I take to mean a regular line pen

https://www.pelikan-collectibles.com/en/Pelikan/Models/Souveraen-Series/M400-Basis/index.html

 

and based on listings on eBay it looks like the M400 version is so much easier to come by than the M600...

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Ahh, the tortoises... gotta love them!

Some great collections above.

 

I only have three of them, a 90's M400, the new M400 with a super wet IB nib, and the 2013 edition M800. I was lucky to get one of the last M800 at an "affordable" price at the beginning of last year. I also wanted a M600 white tortoise, but I never found one for a reasonable price and, by now, I basically scratched that one off of my wish list.

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regards

 

 

konis wins the internet today :notworthy1: just gorgeous. thanks for sharing, it's a beautiful collection.

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