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I recently looked back through a few old posts and threads and found out that not all Montblanc LE's are 'traditional' Montblanc piston fillers. This also includes POA's as well as WE's and SE's.

 

Montblanc don't seem to mention the filling system in their information so I wondered if anyone knows which pens are not 'traditional' Montblanc piston fillers.

 

I suspect that I have only found 2 so far and they are the Tate POA and the Kafka WE. Do these pens tend to sell for less than the cost of piston fillers?

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The Kafka when released was no cheaper than any of the other releases around that period.

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I suspect that sometimes you can tell by looking at the shape of the barrel. The Kafka couldn't really hold a traditional style piston, and there isn't a cone to turn. However, I was surprised to find that the Tate is cartridge only.

 

I tried looking on Montblanc.com, but it takes too long to load. I usually look on Montblanc.ch as it's quicker. However, they don't always mention the filling method

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I suspect that sometimes you can tell by looking at the shape of the barrel. The Kafka couldn't really hold a traditional style piston, and there isn't a cone to turn. However, I was surprised to find that the Tate is cartridge only.

 

I tried looking on Montblanc.com, but it takes too long to load. I usually look on Montblanc.ch as it's quicker. However, they don't always mention the filling method

 

The Tate, as well as the Frederic the Great, are based on the Bohème model, including its retractable nib. I think it could hardly accommodate a full size piston filler.

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