Top Loose Or Not?

[NickyNewGuy]

I discovered the top of the cap, with the image of the snow capped mountain, is loose. I can screw it tighter but only to a point where I feel tension. I would not want to strip any threads. My question is, is this normal? Does this part of the cap screw on and hold the clip?

[zaddick]

Hopefully you can be more specific as to the model, but generally speaking newer MB pens have the top (aka derby) attached with a screw that is accessed from inside the cap. On some older models the derby screws direty onto threads integrated with the cap top.

 

My answer refers to fountain pens. Again, not sure what you have.

[NickyNewGuy]

Hopefully you can be more specific as to the model, but generally speaking newer MB pens have the top (aka derby) attached with a screw that is accessed from inside the cap. On some older models the derby screws direty onto threads integrated with the cap top.

 

My answer refers to fountain pens. Again, not sure what you have.

 

All I know about the pen, which I purchased around 1972, is possibly a model 144. I no longer have any documents pertaining to the pen and am just learning about it. I know it has a 14k nib but that is about all I can confirm. Someone, on this site wrote that it may be a 144. In any case i Looked down into the derby and did not see any screw on a flat surface which indicates to me that it is a screw on cap. I screw it on on to the first point of resistance and no more for fear of stripping the thread. It is a Meisterstuck.

Edited October 15, 2018 by SeniorNovice

[CS388]

Yup, just screw it back in finger tight, it shouldn't come loose.

 

If it turns out to be a problem (coming loose continually) you could take it off and put the tiniest drop of threadlock on the threads.

 

Enjoy

[NickyNewGuy]

Good

 

Yup, just screw it back in finger tight, it shouldn't come loose.

 

If it turns out to be a problem (coming loose continually) you could take it off and put the tiniest drop of threadlock on the threads.

 

Enjoy

suggestion. I will keep and eye on it.

[kandarp]

If it's a modern 144 (not the celluloid one) then you should be able to disassemble the cap. The 'snow flake' top gets screwed onto an 'inner cap'. Maybe the threads on that are loose. Let me know if that's the case, I have a spare.

 

 

All I know about the pen, which I purchased around 1972, is possibly a model 144. I no longer have any documents pertaining to the pen and am just learning about it. I know it has a 14k nib but that is about all I can confirm. Someone, on this site wrote that it may be a 144. In any case i Looked down into the derby and did not see any screw on a flat surface which indicates to me that it is a screw on cap. I screw it on on to the first point of resistance and no more for fear of stripping the thread. It is a Meisterstuck.

[NickyNewGuy]

Thank you f

 

If it's a modern 144 (not the celluloid one) then you should be able to disassemble the cap. The 'snow flake' top gets screwed onto an 'inner cap'. Maybe the threads on that are loose. Let me know if that's the case, I have a spare.

 

or your generous offer. When looking down the inside of the cap I see a cylinder going about half way down the cap and turns when I turn the top with the snow mountain. For now I will just leave things as they are. I would hate to mess it up.