Authentication And Identification Of Montblanc Ballpoint

[nicholaspenski]

Hello everyone,

 

First time poster here; please let me know if I'm breaking any rules and I'll fix it right away.

 

I have come into possession of a Montblanc Meisterstuck. I wanted to identify it and find out if its an authentic Montblanc, but I wanted to go to some people who were more familiar with this material than I am. All I have is the pen; it was found in a Bosca leather briefcase that someone gave me from a parent passing away.

 

I have examined the pen and found it does have the "Pix" on the underside of the clip, takes a press-in Montblanc refill (not threaded in), the cartridge spring is retained inside the pen when unscrewed and turned upside down. All joints between parts are flush and tightly fitted; no gaps. It has a nylon retainer for the pocket clip to keep it in a single position when assembled.

 

I can take the twist mechanism out of the pen for further inspection, but I read online this wasn't the best idea unless necessary. If you have any questions or requests for pictures, please let me know.

 

I know there's no test truer than taking it to Montblanc and asking their opinion, but I'm not able to visit them at the moment. I appreciate all your help and say thank you in advance.

 

-Nicholas

 

https://imgur.com/a/FNbQSM2

[Wolverine1]

Well, you may get further answers if you posted you question to the Mont Blanc sub-forum right here on FPN. POst your question along with detailed photos and you will get an answer righaway.

And where in Michigan are you located at? I am in Ann Arbor. If you are here in town, we could meet up at a local coffee place, and a couple of us could examine the MB pen for you.

Edited May 17, 2019 by Wolverine1

[redpillow]

Hi Nicholas,

 

I would take Wolverine's offer here, it is a variant of a MB 164 bp and Montblanc have made variants of their standard 164 ballpoints from time to time.

There are many different things you have to look at to spot a fake, and from what I can see there are 3 or 4 things about this pen that tells me that it is in fact genuine.

I'm not a MB expert, but I have learnt some of the ways to spot the bad to pretty good fakes.

If this is a fake, it is a really good fake.

 

Some unscrewing here and there would be needed to validate a couple of more things and then a few more things under a magnifying glass.

But yes, there is the danger of breaking things when unscrewing the top and bottom if you haven't handled these before.

So perhaps you shouldn't.

 

It could turn out that you have been very lucky, so have it validated if you can.