Fake Or Defective 149?

[penwala]

I just got a nos 149 . When I try to close the cap by twisting - I only have to twist less than 1/4 of a turn before it stops and locks on to the body of the pen.

It seems like the threads on the body and cap are mismatched.

Another one is that there is no serial no.

 

I have to twist my 146 -at least 2 full turns before it locks in.

 

Is this normal??

 

Thank you for your help!!!

[zaddick]

No serial number means the clip is pre 1991. The threads changes around 1984 or so. It is possible you have a cap and a body that are mismatched. The normal capping should be like your 146.

Edited September 23, 2017 by zaddick

[SpecTP]

just look at the thread in the cap and the body and count how many there are.

[CS388]

...and make sure there's no bits of 'crud' etc, obstrucing the threads. Give them a good clean out.

 

But, intial guess is as above: could be a mismatch?

 

Good luck.

[zaddick]

just look at the thread in the cap and the body and count how many there are.

You count the thread starts, in orlther words look at the bottom of the cap and see how many places the threading starts. You will see either 3 or 4 openings. Now look at the threads on the body closest to the nib. Is it the same number of starts?

[penwala]

Oh boy -how much does a new cap cost??

[Chrissy]

Oh boy -how much does a new cap cost??

 

What I would do is to go to my friendly boutique and tell them about the problem. They would send it to Montblanc and in all likelihood I would only be charged a level one service price, approximately $80.

 

I you were to send it to your head office in Texas, you might be charged a level one or a level two service. However, it needs to be something that is vital for the pen to work. They won't change it for cosmetic reasons. A mismatched cap with virtually no screw threads fits the bill for you and me, but I hope that Texas think that too.

[niksch]

Not normal, but good local MB repairman could fix this for half of MBs repair price, including return shipping.

[Margi]

I think its a mismatch too, I have two 149s and the caps turn slightly over 1 turn to close

I also have a 90th anniversary 149 but my other 149 caps don't screw on that.

Hope this helps

Mike

[Chrissy]

Not normal, but good local MB repairman could fix this for half of MBs repair price, including return shipping.

 

Who can supply a new, correctly fitting cap for this 149 pen for less than $40 inclusive of return shipping?

[sherbie]

Can you please post pictures?

 

And when you say NOS, how old are we actually talking here?