144 Vs 142 And G-letter !?

[Bo Bo Olson]

I have a MB 234 1/2 G Deluxe (52-55 only) KOB. A 1 1/2 tier pen.

 

I don't know waht page it is on Lambrau's book in English, but translations in to German are 1/3 longer.

On page 229

First number

1= meisterstuck

2= middle price

3= lower price.

next number is what filling system

0=safty filler

2=button filler

3= piston.

 

Sure don't know what the 146-149 is supposed to mean though.

The third number is the nib size. In my case a 4 1/2.

 

The letter is,

G=glatt/smooth,

S=guillochiert/Chased

E= engraved rose pattern

PL = Silver gray and black

P = Pearl gray

Edited August 23, 2010 by Bo Bo Olson

[amaille]

Hello pen friends,

 

It is an old topic, but the G is standing for that the pen is shining, it had a special extra buffing. I got this information from someone who is working by Mont Blanc. I have a 142G myself and it is black and not green.

 

Bo Bo Olson is right!

 

Tony

Edited January 31, 2018 by amaille

[slippery when wet]

I always thought G stood for Great 😁

[niksch]

I have a MB 234 1/2 G Deluxe (52-55 only) KOB. A 1 1/2 tier pen.

 

I don't know waht page it is on Lambrau's book in English, but translations in to German are 1/3 longer.

On page 229

First number

1= meisterstuck

2= middle price

3= lower price.

next number is what filling system

0=safty filler

2=button filler

3= piston.

 

Sure don't know what the 146-149 is supposed to mean though.

The third number is the nib size. In my case a 4 1/2.

 

The letter is,

G=glatt/smooth,

S=guillochiert/Chased

E= engraved rose pattern

PL = Silver gray and black

P = Pearl gray

 

the middle numeral, in this case 4, indicates a piston filler from the 1950s editions, all across the 1xx, 2xx or 3xx models.

Edited February 1, 2018 by niksch

[niksch]

I always thought G stood for Great

 

Thanks for resurrecting a really old thread. It was fun to re-read it.

[CS388]

...snip...

 

It is an old topic, but the G is standing for that the pen is shining, it had a special extra buffing. I got this information from someone who is working by Mont Blanc. I have a 142G myself and it is black and not green.

 

 

Excellent. From the horse's mouth, at last!

 

Nice to see this old thread, again.

 

Thanks.

[amaille]

G is a gold nib.

The G is standing for a shining pen, so a 142G means that this pen had a extra buffing. Source is from someone who is working at Mont Blanc.

[jmnav]

Hi, JonRis:

Just got a new very nice Montblanc green striated "Masterpiece 144G".

http://www.tradera.com/Montblanc-Masterpiece-Reservoarpenna-auktion_302300_115161956#pic

When looking at at all the pictures at Maxpens.de which I often use to identify Montblanc pens
I see that there is another model 142 which is very similar..... This leads me to a few questions:

- what is the difference between 142 and 144?

The 142 is thinner and also uses a smaller nib (that's what the final number stands for). But (and I'm not 100% sure about this) I think, they both are the same lenght. It certainly happens that both 144 and 146 are the same length.

- what does G stand for

Most probably Gloss finish, from a time Montblanc still thought such a clarification was needed.

- When was my pen "Masterpiece 144G" most likely manufactured

 

By the end of 1949, to 1951, I'd say.

 

- Are there twins that are labeled Meisterstuck also for the german market since
I guess the Masterpiece must have been an export version?

 

Right on both aspects. Also you might find "Capolavoro".

 

Can anyone help? The pen is in excellent condition and it would be good to know more about it!

 

Messages above already answered all your questions, but I thought it made sense put all them together.