Help Me Identify These Montblanc Fountain Pens

[orville]

Hello

 

I m new to this forum although i have admittedly frequented in the past when i needed info on fountain pens.

 

I have these two (probably never used) montblanc's, and from what i know - which is not much - they look like 144 and a 146.

 

The larger one (146?) has no serial number. The 144 (?) does.

Neither is pre unification of Germany, and they both have 14C (not 14K) on their Nibs.

 

I have photographed every part that seems important in identifying them.

 

They were inked and tried - write very smoothly - but not used at all.

 

These were gifts to my father, from probably early to mid 80s and then perhaps later.

 

 

Any help welcome and appreciated.

 

thank you in advance

 

(i m a visual artist not a pen collector and not that much into pens as collectable objects but they re things i hold dear and deeply appreciate as tools )

[vikrmbedi]

The larger one is 149 and the smaller one is 144 (it was referred to as classique)

 

But 144 model has been retired and now the 145 is referred to as classique.

Edited January 7, 2017 by vikrmbedi

[RocketRyan]

That 149 is a beauty! Why has no one ever given me one :'(

[zaddick]

The 149 looks to be from the 1970s, certainly before 1984. If I can see the feed I could better date the 149.

[CS388]

Congratulations, orville, they're beautiful pens.

 

As others have pointed out; a 144 and a 149.

 

Enjoy.

[orville]

thank you all so much for the feedback !

 

I m surprised, from the pics of 149s i thought this one was too thin to be one - thought its a 146.

 

zaddick i ll post a picture of the feed - soon

 

I m very curious if it is from the 1970s indeed.

As far as i know a friend had brought this one from Paris but the guarantee is in italian.

 

bests & have a great sunday

Edited January 8, 2017 by orville

[orville]

and here it is = )

[orville]

hello again - if anyone can date more acurately the 149 based on the feed pic, that would be brilliant.

 

thanks either way for all your help

[Rowbo]

See the pinned topic on the MB forum home page - Dating '149s: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/170282-dating-montblanc-149s/page-2?do=findComment&comment=1709222

 

or enjoy reading the topic from start to finish

[zaddick]

I'm still going with mid to late 1970s. The solid ebonite feeds were used from the 1970s to early 1980s. Bit sometime in thr mid to late 1970s the nibs went to the two tone look where thr part with the logo was also rhodium plated. So I think you pen was before this time.

 

In the end it is hard to be sure as parts are interchangeable within an era so a range is what you get.

[orville]

Thank you Zaddick. Thats more precise than i was hoping.

 

bests

[niksch]

In this case I would say with the narrow shoulders of the nib, and the long nature of the tines, coupled with the ink feed, I would offer the opinion of early to mid-1970s.

[zaddick]

Goodness my phone is terrible with the poor predictive text. I read as near illiterate. Sorry all. That's what happens when I type and walk at the same time.

[meiers]

I love reading your posts just the way they are.

[jmccarty3]

That 149 is a beauty! Why has no one ever given me one :'(

 

I've been given two of them. Must be my brilliant wit and wonderful personality.

[peterb]

always good to have a nib with a 14C rather than 14K designation; this is a handy clue to date your pen, marking it probably as a pre 1980s. It's been a while since i went through that dating thread. also looks like ebonite feed, also great.

[Valdair]

According to our thread on dating 149s, the 14C tri-color nib and rounded ebonite feed surely place this in the late 1960s? Those nibs are some of the absolute best to have ever been on Montblanc's pens, just about up there with the original celluloid Meisterstück pens. I have one with an EF nib and it's crazy flexible.

[Erik Dalton]

My vote is 70's early 80's as well. No matter, it's a beautiful pen. Enjoy it.

[Croma]

Hello:

It is a gorgeous MB 149 fountain pen. This vintage 14 kt nib is very valuable and better than modern 18 kt ones.

The other is a 144, no special.

Congratulations.