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Hi,

 

I have a montblanc roller ball (im not sure what type it is) and I just got the standard MB roller ball refill (not the meisterstruck one) and it's too short!! Do I need the meisterstuck refill??

 

Thanks!

 

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I don't want to worry you, but I don't recognise the model at all. It is,or is trying to be a Special Edition of some sort, Maybe someone else might chip in. When you say you don't know what type it is, have you only just bought this pen?

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The problem is that you don't have a Montblanc rollerball.

 

You have a fake Mb lookalike rollerball.

 

I say that in the loosest sense since it doesn't remotely resemble any authentic Mb model.

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I don't want to worry you, but I don't recognise the model at all. It is,or is trying to be a Special Edition of some sort, Maybe someone else might chip in. When you say you don't know what type it is, have you only just bought this pen?

It's not really trying to be anything. It's just a Chinese designed pen with a Montblanc snowcap top

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It's not really trying to be anything. It's just a Chinese designed pen with a Montblanc snowcap top

That is, unfortunately, what shouts out at you.

 

Dragonman0, where did you buy this from?

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I have to agree with the others. I have never seen a MB that looks like that. It looks fake to me.

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I bought it in malaysia at a mall. they said it was authentic...

Was it at a MB Authorised dealer?

The refill you bought, I imagine, was from the net?

My advice would be to take it to a MB boutique or an Authorised MB dealer (there are plenty around), and they will confirm its authenticity, or not. You can even ask them to try a Legrand refill, which might fit. Even if it is, as suspected, not authentic then you probably will still want to use it, and an authorised dealer will probably still sell you a refill (they're c.£5.50 each at my local dealer)

 

Did you buy it without a refill?

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yeah i bought it without a refill :/ Is the meisterstuck rollerball refill longer than the standard one?

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You have different size refills, the Classique will be smaller than the LeGrand,

 

But there is no guarantee that either will fit your pen.You could buy a LeGrand refill only to find that that doesn't fit. When you take it apart is there a thread to screw the refill into the pen?

 

My advice is still to go into a shop and have them try it.

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I bought it in malaysia at a mall. they said it was authentic...

 

I'd take it back if it was sold to you as authentic.

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I'd take it back if it was sold to you as authentic.

Might be a problem if he doesn't live there. :)

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whoever sells fake MB should be shot.

'The Yo-Yo maneuver is very difficult to explain. It was first perfected by the well-known Chinese fighter pilot Yo-Yo Noritake. He also found it difficult to explain, being quite devoid of English.

So we left it at that. He showed us the maneuver after a sort. B*****d stole my kill.'

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Will the Meisterstuck version work?

There are no Meisterstück refills. All of their refills work with their respective pens. For rollerballs there are three kinds, regular, Mozart (small), and Legrand. The regular refill fits in all rollerball pens except for Legrand and Mozart pens. The regular and Legrand refills are the same length, but the Legrand refill is wider. This is not a Meisterstück Legrand pen. Also what do you mean by the refill is too short? The refill will not always be as long as the pen barrel.

 

I also purchased a fake MB pen and they managed to make a screw-in section for the ink refill. Look for laser engravings of Germany or a serial number.

I keep thinking about selling some of my pens but all that happens is I keep acquiring more!

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I bought it in malaysia at a mall. they said it was authentic...

Sorry but they lied. I suggest that as in most fake Mb style pens, a Parker refill is more likely to fit than any Mb one.

 

If you live in Malaysia you should try to take it back and get a refund

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There are no Meisterstück refills. All of their refills work with their respective pens. For rollerballs there are three kinds, regular, Mozart (small), and Legrand. The regular refill fits in all rollerball pens except for Legrand and Mozart pens. The regular and Legrand refills are the same length, but the Legrand refill is wider. This is not a Meisterstück Legrand pen. Also what do you mean by the refill is too short? The refill will not always be as long as the pen barrel.

 

I also purchased a fake MB pen and they managed to make a screw-in section for the ink refill. Look for laser engravings of Germany or a serial number.

 

When i screw in the refill the tip doesnt come out of the end :(

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When i screw in the refill the tip doesnt come out of the end :(

Oooooh, wow. I'm sorry, seems like even more a reason that it is a counterfeit. Unfortunately I've noticed the people that have to say it's "authentic" are usually selling fakes. Those that are selling authentic pens don't need to say it when the facts and pictures show for themselves.

I keep thinking about selling some of my pens but all that happens is I keep acquiring more!

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whoever sells fake MB should be shot.

 

:lticaptd:

And I thought I sounded harsh when it came to the sale of fakes

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