Which Size Nib Is This?

[QualityPens]

Would anybody be able to tell me how to find out a size of a Mont Banc fountain pen nib when in the back of the nib we have a letter D, Thanking you in advance, Aaron

[Chrissy]

Sorry, no. Mb nibs aren't marked with their tip size.

[QualityPens]

so what does the D stand for in the back of the nib

[jar]

IIRC D was a stiff nib, manifold, but not totally rounded like a kugel nib.

[bernardo]

You mean a marking like this?

 

 

 

I don't know what it means, but it certainly has nothing to do with the nib size.

[QualityPens]

Yes

[Paul80]

Ignore

Edited August 25, 2013 by Paul80

[QualityPens]

What do you mean

[Chrissy]

I suspect he means ignore the letter D because it has nothing to do with the nib size.

[QualityPens]

so how to find out a size of a Mont Blanc fountain pen nib

[farmdogfan]

A picture might help.

[QualityPens]

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[jar]

so how to find out a size of a Mont Blanc fountain pen nib

 

 

There is no way to determine the width of modern Montblanc pen. On pre-60s pen the size was often marked on the blind cap (although the nib may have been changed but at least you know what it started with) but since the 60s the nib size was only on a label that quickly got taken off.

 

Experience can help you make a guess, but that's about it.

 

Looking at the picture I'd guess medium --> broad, but it is a WAG.

[pavoni]

You mean a marking like this?

 

 

 

I don't know what it means, but it certainly has nothing to do with the nib size.

 

Bernardo, that is a killer nib. LOVE it Many thanks for sharing.

 

Hadn't appreciated that a letter might be so positioned on the nib Will have to check my nibs for this now.

 

Pavoni.

[PAKMAN]

Unfortunately on modern MBs the only way to tell is the temporary sticker put on the pen and usually removed by the user. The box usually doesn't even say. Drawing a line and measuring the width with a caliper can help but even that varies with the quality of paper used and the type of ink used.

[bernardo]

This might help:

 

 

I claim no copyright for the picture.

[bernardo]

 

Bernardo, that is a killer nib. LOVE it Many thanks for sharing.

 

Hadn't appreciated that a letter might be so positioned on the nib Will have to check my nibs for this now.

 

Pavoni.

 

Oh, thank you.

 

I must add this pen is from the 90's, so I wouldn't expect earlier and later feeders to have the same marking.

[talkinghead]

 

Hadn't appreciated that a letter might be so positioned on the nib Will have to check my nibs for this now.

 

Pavoni.

 

Pavoni, would you not agree that the letter is on the tip of the FEED, and not the nib. The letter probably has some manufacturing significance to the feed....what, I have no idea.

 

Rick

[Darius]

I think Aaron Gross's is a medium.

 

Nice Bordeaux Le Grand, by the way.