LittleNik Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 OK...so now I'm even more confused!!! Just been doing a bit more research and looked at the number on the main barrel of my MB pen. It is 652405 which I have found out is the D.R.P. number. This same number, D.R.P. 652405, was mentioned on Max's website as being from a pen produced in1936. This would then suggest my pen was pre-WW2, yet the suggestion for the unusual clip design, compared to other pens, was that my pen was a wartime pen and that metal had to be taken from wherever it could be found so designs during this period may vary. If my A Level History serves me well (many years on!) then there's a bit of an anomaly here with a conflict between the odd shaped clip, the 136 wartime pen and the pre-WW2 D.R.P. number. I think....? Or, does the D.R.P. number just reflect when the patent was applied and so it can be used in later (wartime) pens also? Any ideas?? Link to post Share on other sites
LittleNik Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 At last...a pen with a clip just like mine! It looks the same in other ways too - the bands and barrel size etc. The owner of this pen says it has a 1950's nib. The nib looks similar to mine but it's hard to tell as my pen needs cleaning - the nib is covered with dried ink! Any other ideas as to id now?http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n613/phentrek/MB136Capped_zps7e8b9c33.jpg Link to post Share on other sites
fountainpende Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 (edited) D.R.P. means "Deutsches Reichspatent" .... D.R.P. 652405 is just the number that was used for the patent used for the ink window ... it does not provide any information on the year of production .... i.e. a patent is usually used for several years you will find more information here:http://www.maxpens.de/bilder/mbpatente.htm Edited August 18, 2014 by fountainpende __________________________________ www.fountainpen.de- the website for Montblanc and Astoria collectors http://www.unisurvey.de/ftp-logo/logo.gif Link to post Share on other sites
chunya Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 If you copy the above Link and paste it into the Google Search,you will then get 3 results, and for one you can get a Google translation, not all will be translated but enough to make it interesting reading ... Link to post Share on other sites
LittleNik Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 If you copy the above Link and paste it into the Google Search,you will then get 3 results, and for one you can get a Google translation, not all will be translated but enough to make it interesting reading ...Thanks to you both for this information, I thought as much with regards to the D.R.P. Link to post Share on other sites
Masque Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I would greatly enjoy reading the end of this story, if it has yet been written. Link to post Share on other sites
Rosetta59 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I would greatly enjoy reading the end of this story, if it has yet been written.Me too, it would be of great joy to see the pen restored, if it has been done... Greetings from Italy to you all !! Link to post Share on other sites
AtticPen Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Me too, it would be of great joy to see the pen restored, if it has been done...I have just been re-visiting this thread this evening. I am glad to say that the pen in question has indeed been restored and I use it daily. I will post photos tomorrow! Link to post Share on other sites
KellenPAC Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I have just been re-visiting this thread this evening. I am glad to say that the pen in question has indeed been restored and I use it daily. I will post photos tomorrow! Congrats, we need pics! Link to post Share on other sites
AtticPen Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Congrats, we need pics!Here are some photos! Tried to get a close up of the 136/5. The restoration is the work of Francis. Link to post Share on other sites
meiers Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 May we see a writing sample? Link to post Share on other sites
CS388 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 The more I look at this, the more I am convinced that the final number is a 5.The number 6 has a more rounded top line (see the DRP number on the same pen, beginning 65...) and here we can see a very flat line on the final number, surely a 5? I'm not going to fly in the face of the experts, whose knowledge and experience I respect - but, it would be nice to discover a new rare pen in the attic! Whichever it turns out to be - Great pen. Very nice find and congratulations to you (and Francis) on a top class restoration. Enjoy. Link to post Share on other sites
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