Pelikan 100N

[slippery when wet]

I've been wanting a 100N for some time and now I have this one on its way to me. While I have two 140's, I have always been drawn to this style/shape pen. Will post a few more photos when the pen is in my possession. Very happy 😀😀

[OCArt]

Congratulations on a beautiful pen.

[Bo Bo Olson]

I have one too, green ink window...= post war. Amber= pre&war. May of '43 was when the last of the War pens were made.

 

Mine has a first stage superflex nib; Easy Full Flex...........it will go 5 X a light down stroke, but I strive to never take it more than 4X in I don't want to spring the nib.

Richard Binder has a very good article about nib metal fatigue.....I call it how to spring your nib.

Posted the pen is @ as long as 400, something I'd not expected, but like the 140 or Ibis/Ibis130 it has a long cap.

 

Not all CN nibs are semi-flex or Superflex as is often bragged. I have a regular flex CN nib, with out a feed, but have no reason to put it in a pen.

 

A while back they were more expensive....or were any time I looked. I never expected to own one.

 

Then I found one at an indoor flea market we were selling at..........had I gone right instead of left after we set up to sell, the next table over had one. Had I turned right I could have been a real Somegi.....but in the meanwhile some nice guy told her it was worth good money....and I bargained hard to end up Somegi's cousin for E20.

It was so unused....and wondered if it was a fake.....it was the real thing. Looked like it had been inked once.

[sargetalon]

Congrats! I love the 100N. Such a great design and still reliable writers to this day. The hard part now is waiting for it to arrive in the post.

[biancitwo]

You have a great pen. I have two. They fill and write perfectly. The nibs are superb, even the DEF, which is so smooth, with a line that is unbelievably delicate. They are nearly 70 years old, have traveled the world, still love to write. They are among my favorites.