Fake PELIKAN M400 ? Please look this pictures..

[sieraq87]

Hello!

 

I want to buy a Pelikan M400 White Tortoise / Honey. I have found a great occasion with half price but i think that it isn't an original Pelikan. Look this nib:

 

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9417/29426297ih6.th.jpg

And other (I think original) M400 nib:

 

 

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8477/78535853ip7.th.jpg

 

It's possible that it's fake?

 

If someone who are reading this post have White Pelikan M400 please tell my that Yours M400 nib looks like this first picture or 2nd picture.

 

Thanks for help nd sorry for my english.

 

Peter S.

[MyriadStars]

Is there even any difference between those two nibs you posted?

[sieraq87]

I think it's difference

 

High res. :

 

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/7260/21719688tm3.th.jpg

[MyriadStars]

Oh, I think the white m400 has a nib with the old logo (two baby birds), and the black one has a nib with the new logo (one baby bird). The engravings are slightly different between these two.

 

The nib on my m400 white has a nib with the old logo, and it looks like the picture you just posted. My m400 white was bought from Bertram's Inkwell, so it has to be genuine.

 

There seems to be some minor scratches on nib on the picture you posted, which shouldn't be there. Maybe it's just because of the high resolution of the picture.

[twdpens]

Looks like the tortoise and white pen is sporting an M600 nib. Not necessarily a problem but since the M600 nib is slightly larger than the M400 nib the clearance between the point and the inside of the cap could be dangerously small.

 

Martin

[bbrovold]

My Pelikan 405 and 605 nibs look like the honey one and not like the black.

[sieraq87]

Thanks for all. So this is original m400, but it isn't looking like brand new fPen ;o. There is some scratches..

[Dr.Grace]

I'm not sure you can tell from the photo whether the nib actually has scratches. They could just be reflections or pieces of lint.