Pelikan Replacement Nibs

[airborne18th]

I have a Pelikan m205 and just figured out you can buy different size nibs and change anytime.

 

Is this specific to the M205, or is this a feature of other Pelikan Models?

 

This was not even in the specs for the m205, I just noticed a site was running them on sale.

[TimGirdler]

I have a Pelikan m205 and just figured out you can buy different size nibs and change anytime.

 

Is this specific to the M205, or is this a feature of other Pelikan Models?

 

This was not even in the specs for the m205, I just noticed a site was running them on sale.

 

The Pelikan nibs are indeed changeable. Be careful, though, they are not all interchangeable, which is to say only certain nibs will fit the M205 model. The M1000 nibs, for an extreme example of hyperbole, won't fit the M205.

 

It is always best to check with someone who really knows Pelikan pens for nib compatibility.

 

With the changeable nibs, though, you can have one pen body and have a fine and a cursive italic and change one in and the other out as needed. Pretty cool. I would like to get me one of those newfangled Pelikans. But, I'm spending a lot of time in vintage Parker land.

 

A funny story: I went to a very well-known pen store this past summer. I wanted to familiarize myself with the Pelikan sizes, in case I should want to buy one. I am currently lusting after the M600-sized pen in ruby red, but I'll never get it! Anyway...the lady behind the counter knew almost nothing about fountain pens. Another customer walked in intent on buying a Pelikan, so she showed him several models. When dipping the pen, she dropped it into the in so that a clear and loud "tink" was audible. She then proceeded to wipe ALL the ink off the nib. So, knowing more than the sales lady, I tried to help her make the sale--and she wasn't very happy with me at all. I felt like saying, "miss...if you'll let me, I'll make you a good sale!" I showed the customer how the M200 series pen had changeable nibs by taking one of the nibs out for him. The sales lady was HORRIFIED! It was like she thought I had broken the pen.

 

All this is to say: Take heart. Even some people who sell these pens don't know the nibs are made to come out and be changeable.

 

Tim

[Silent Speaker]

Pretty much all modern Pelikans (that are still in current production) with piston fillers have this nifty feature - some vintage models have this ability too. It's pretty much a defining trait of Pelikan's pens.

 

That you can screw out the nibs makes flushing the pens - especially if one is fond of using a range of ink types and colours and changing them often - so much easier.

 

However, because the Souveraen range utilise gold nibs, buying extra nibs for those higher end models - particularly the M800 and M1000 that cannot use any other nib size but their own - can get rather pricey; pretty much half the cost a whole new pen.

[linearM]

If you check out www.richardspens.com/ there is a chart which shows which Pelikan nibs fit which models. The site also offers a wide variety of Pelikan nibs. The site is a good place to get information and also sells a wide variety of pens and pen related items.

[Silent Speaker]

It is always best to check with someone who really knows Pelikan pens for nib compatibility.

Indeed, if you check out the bottom of The Binder's Pelikan sales page you'll find a most helpful chart detailing which nibs sizes can be used with which pens.

 

EDIT

just tooooo slow

Edited December 20, 2012 by Silent Speaker

[airborne18th]

Thanks everyone for the info.. I really like piston fill so that is how I started with this Pelikan, though I never like the nib. Now that I got my new nib today this is now one of my favorite pens.

 

And looks like I found an excellent pen dealer out of this as well.

[peterpen53]

Just for the record (should you ever become interested), Conway Stewart nibs are just as easily interchangeable as the Pelikan's. But in general they are not piston fillers.

And there may be a few other brands I don't know of. It's a great feature.

Edited December 20, 2012 by peterpen53

[JonSzanto]

To add: at a much more modest cost, the Esterbrook pens are famous for a large array of interchangeable nibs. Granted, these are steel, and not all models are iridium tipped. That said, you can have a great variety of writing styles for very little outlay of money. These are vintage pens, not in production.

[Uncle Red]

Thanks everyone for the info.. I really like piston fill so that is how I started with this Pelikan, though I never like the nib. Now that I got my new nib today this is now one of my favorite pens.

 

And looks like I found an excellent pen dealer out of this as well.

So, what did you get? Let's see a writing sample.

 

Another nice thing about Easterbrook is that they made more exotic nibs like my broad oblique stub.