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I just purchased a Montblanc model 24 from a finnish web auction for 40 euros. The pen is from early sixties and has the hooded nib. To my knowledge M made at that time at least models 22&24 and 32&34 which all had similar kind of nibs. Models 22&24 were medium price category and models 32&34 lower price category pens. All these models are piston filled. The benefits of this kind of nib are ie:

- modern and compact looks

- ability to hold the pen lower

- slower ink drying when uncapped

 

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6559/3137/320/montblanc24.jpg

 

The pen I purchased is in nearly mint condition and came with the original box. The golden cap ring is marked "Montblanc 24", no other markings. I inked the pen immediately (a mistake!) and noticed that it skipped few times. I knew that this pen had been lying around dry for about 10 years so I emptied it from the ink and filled/unfilled it many times with water. Now it writes just wonderfully!

 

I thought that because of the nib construction it does not flex, but in reality it does flex quite a bit which I like. The nib width is not marked anywhere but I suspect it is "M", at least the line width is exactly the same than in my Cross "M" nibbed pens. It is quite a wet writer and the pen itself is light and compact, it is about same size than Pelikan M400.

 

The piston works quite smoothly, I am not sure about its ink capacity yet, but I will soon see.

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Nice review! These are nice pens, much overlooked by many FP people. The styling is neat and as you say, it's a good, compact pen. I've got the 32 and 24, a grey 22, and a 14, so I'm looking still for both the 24 and the 12, just to complete the number series. Since the series was introduced in 1959, my birth year, they are of special interest to me!

 

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I've got the 32 and 24, a grey 22, and a 14, so I'm looking still for both the 24 and the 12, just to complete the number series.  Since the series was introduced in 1959, my birth year, they are of special interest to me!

 

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There's also a #34 (at least) in that series.

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Forgot to mention: There are also things like the #72 (same as a #22, but with a GF cap), and the #128 (sterling cap, but otherwise pretty similar to a #22).

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Do you think the price I paid for it (40 euros = about 49 dollars) was low or high? I do not know the market value for these as it is quite rare to find one on a finnish web auction.

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JRG--Sorry, I meant 34, when I wrote 24--the 24 is what I don't have! And that 72 of yours I've long had my eye on, although I'm just happy to have stolen the 264 away from you!

 

About the price paid for the 24, I think you got an excellent deal, especially considering the near mint condition you describe and the fact it came with its original box.

 

best, Dan

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Forgot to mention: There are also things like the #72 (same as a #22, but with a GF cap), and the #128 (sterling cap, but otherwise pretty similar to a #22).

 

Hi,

I also have one 124 that although is not exactly the same if also from the 60's (65 I think) and is in the same style and has a gold plated cap and 18k nib.

 

Nice review and nice deal you got there...

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Nice example Meisterstuck you got there, albnot. The Meisterstuck pens of that era came predominantly in two sizes and several design/price tiers. The '2' suffix was the standard size and the '4' suffix was slightly longer and wider.

 

From what I recall, here's this particular Meisterstuck series that appeared in the 1970's:

  • 12, 14 - All black construction with gold clip; slip-on cap; the 14 had a "Cardinal" cap trim; nice ink window with faceted covering
  • 22, 24 - Looks almost identical to the 1 series; can't remember appreciable differences
  • 32, 34 - Different nib design, i.e. "ladies fingernail"; screw-on cap; ink window has the barrel threads for cap
  • 72, 74 - Higher tier version of the 2 series with gold slip-on cap and a gold ring on the piston knob.
  • 82, 84 - Fully rolled gold version of the 7 series
  • 92, 94 - Solid gold version of the 8 series
What I like about this version of the Meisterstuck is that the nibs had decent flex to them and came in a wide variety (EF, F, M, B, BB, OB, OBB, BBB, and probably some others). Plus, there was a beautiful ink window with an amber faceted covering. Edited by MYU

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Now that looks like an MB I would like to own! :thumbup:

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~ Bernard Shaw.

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Now that looks like an MB I would like to own! :thumbup:

I'll have to take some photos of the 82, 72, and 14 model Meisterstucks I have and put together a small review. I didn't realize that the starting post of this thread was back in 2006! Osnofian replied to it just the other day and I assumed it was a recent thread. ;)

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Yesterday I won an auction for the MB 24 :roflmho:

30 Euros but it was described as having some wear.

 

I have a MB 22 with a fine nib and I was always looking for either 22 or 24 with a medium nib because the fine nib is a bit too much on the fine side for my taste.

 

I have a 14 and a 32, too and I really like the nibs of this time. They make great everyday writers.

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