Montblanc L139 Long Window

[specialk0449]

I recently purchased an MB L139. It is the long ink window version. The MB 139 is my favorite pen. The nib is a medium. I purchased it from a fellow FPN member. I collect the 130 MB series and the long ink window models are the best looking pens in my opinion. My 2 other 139's are the short ink window models. I will post pictures soon.

Edited January 12, 2013 by specialk0449

[specialk0449]

 

This is my MB L139 with the long ink ink window.

Edited January 12, 2013 by specialk0449

[karmakoda]

Congratulations, that is a spectacular pen. And two more as well? I'm feeling a little green......

with envy.

Any photos of the nib(s)? Thanks for posting, usually when someone says, "pictures soon", we're in for a wait.

Cheers

Greg

[specialk0449]

A picture of the nib. The nib is marked "250" and is a two tone gold nib. I believe this pen was made around 1938 based on the nib marking and the long ink window.

[specialk0449]

Congratulations, that is a spectacular pen. And two more as well? I'm feeling a little green......

with envy.

Any photos of the nib(s)? Thanks for posting, usually when someone says, "pictures soon", we're in for a wait.

Cheers

Greg

 

Thanks Greg. I just uploaded a picture of the nib, however it is a little blurry. I used my iPhone to capture the pictures. I love the flat top MB's and I know that you do too.

[karmakoda]

The Masterpiece export imprint on the gold band, and a perfect nib, they don't get much better than this. I have a feeling I've seen this lovely pen before.

Thank you for feeding my 139 fantasy!

[mase001]

Congrats! Beautiful pen!!!! I have several 13x's just no 139's! Some day I'll hunt one down!!

 

Thanks for sharing the photos!

[specialk0449]

Congrats! Beautiful pen!!!! I have several 13x's just no 139's! Some day I'll hunt one down!!

 

Thanks for sharing the photo

 

Thank you. I really like your 224 in Malachite. That is a beautiful pen.

[xianyen]

You have a lovely pen from an age when pens were beautiful in their simplicity rather then many modern pens which rely on over ornate design .Quality also seems to be lacking in many modern pens.

Regards,

Richard

[georges zaslavsky]

outstanding pen indeed

[pavoni]

MB L139 Congratulations on a fabulous pen and thank you very much for sharing pictures with us. Would love to see all three beside each other

 

Pavoni

[Rick Propas]

That is lovely. Is it hard rubber or celluloid?

[christof]

 

This is my MB L139 with the long ink ink window.

 

Looks like it's near mint. Congrats Greg!

[specialk0449]

That is lovely. Is it hard rubber or celluloid?

It is celluloid.

[specialk0449]

 

This is my MB L139 with the long ink ink window.

 

Looks like it's near mint. Congrats Greg!

 

 

Thanks Christof. After seeing your long window L139 I knew that my MB collection would not be complete without one. You did a fantastic job restoring yours.

[specialk0449]

 

Here you go Pavoni. As you requested. The two short window 139's have "Meisterstuck" on the gold band. The long window version has "Masterpiece" on the gold band. The long window was made for export in my opinion.

Edited January 16, 2013 by specialk0449

[rhr2010]

Congratulations! Fantastic pen. I agree, one of the best looking pens ever made, so very classy, with long window. One day I will get one, MB L139 is on top of my dreams...

[pavoni]

Thank you very much for the side-by-side Greg.

 

Despite that which my wife has just called you for posting pictures of your fabulous MB 139s, I think you are a really nice and generous person I told her that you are not the sort of guy to want to purposefully ruin relationships and that anyway, I was not coerced into looking at this seductive post.

 

In all honesty, until your pictures above, I hadn't fully appreciated the difference between the short ink window and the more attractive long window version. Now I am starting to doubt the completeness of my MB collection :embarrassed_smile:

 

For me it is not just the cost of a second (but better) MB 139 but the cost of a potential divorce as well :hmm1: What to do?

 

Pavoni.

[peterpen53]

Thank you very much for the side-by-side Greg.

 

Despite that which my wife has just called you for posting pictures of your fabulous MB 139s, I think you are a really nice and generous person I told her that you are not the sort of guy to want to purposefully ruin relationships and that anyway, I was not coerced into looking at this seductive post.

 

In all honesty, until your pictures above, I hadn't fully appreciated the difference between the short ink window and the more attractive long window version. Now I am starting to doubt the completeness of my MB collection :embarrassed_smile:

 

For me it is not just the cost of a second (but better) MB 139 but the cost of a potential divorce as well :hmm1: What to do?

 

Pavoni.

 

What's the saying? There's a cloud to every silver lining...?

 

Thanks Greg, I really enjoyed this one. But if I don't sleep tonight you know who caused it...

[rhr2010]

Thank you very much for the side-by-side Greg.

 

Despite that which my wife has just called you for posting pictures of your fabulous MB 139s, I think you are a really nice and generous person I told her that you are not the sort of guy to want to purposefully ruin relationships and that anyway, I was not coerced into looking at this seductive post.

 

In all honesty, until your pictures above, I hadn't fully appreciated the difference between the short ink window and the more attractive long window version. Now I am starting to doubt the completeness of my MB collection :embarrassed_smile:

 

For me it is not just the cost of a second (but better) MB 139 but the cost of a potential divorce as well :hmm1: What to do?

 

Pavoni.

 

Well, in a potential divorce you might loose all your pens, just saying...I think you should give me your other MB 139 and forget about all this... ...just saying....