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This comment received in an e-mail from Pelikan in response to my concern:

 

The Pelikan M800 Tortoiseshell Brown is equipped with the well-known brass mechanism with an added cover in black chrome.

As I thought: a proper pen and I await its arrival with breathless anticipation.

ah excellent.

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Greatly... Relieved.

 

Pelikan Britain reacts quicker than their German collegaes; I did also send a question about this subject, but I have yet to see an answer. But who cares, I now know the answer!

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Thats' class!

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I bought my Pelikan M800 Tortoiseshell brown FP yesterday. I thought the piston was plastic too.

But I just took X-ray for it. oOps, it is metal.

I will upload the x-ray picture later.

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This comment received in an e-mail from Pelikan in response to my concern:

 

The Pelikan M800 Tortoiseshell Brown is equipped with the well-known brass mechanism with an added cover in black chrome.

As I thought: a proper pen and I await its arrival with breathless anticipation.

 

Thank you for obtaining Pelikan's clarification. I'm relieved too it is not plastic although for me the gold brass would be much nicer (just my preference). Ah nvm.. Just enjoy the beauty of the long waited tortoises.. :cloud9:

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I bought my Pelikan M800 Tortoiseshell brown FP yesterday. I thought the piston was plastic too.

But I just tooko X-ray for it. oOps, it is metal.

I will upload the x-ray picture later.

Thanks for your effort! :thumbup:

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i'm just wondering how will the two tortoises - new M800 and M800 (old style) will look like when placed side by side. :puddle:

 

Also I would love to see the comparison between both tortoises on its piston filler. I'm sure the M800 tortoise old style used the gold coloured brass. Did it really affect the tortoise colour barrel of the M800 (old style) :rolleyes:

 

Any M800 tortoise (old style) owner out there? :embarrassed_smile:

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enricof Vintage

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I thought the piston was plastic too.

But I just took X-ray for it. oOps, it is metal.

 

Haha that comment made my day.

 

Me too, expecially after I found he was not joking...

Ciao - Enrico

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Yeah, I'd love to see the x-ray, too. Let me know if you can't and I'll try to get one up.

 

My biggest concern is how dark will be the ink window. I got rid of my blue M800 primarily for that reason even though the green and red versions (and black) are easier to check on the level. Like many of you, this has been my grail pen for a few years now, so I pulled the trigger on a purchase from Mottishaw.

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I am glad it is all metal. I have just ordered mine today. Going with a Broad nib this time.

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I really like both

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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