What Pelikan? Or A Frankenpen?

[mitto]

Great. Hope your friend soon comes up with the 400 cap. In the meantime it looks quite attractive with the 140 cap.

Peter, got lucky to have found a 400 cap for the 400 pen as well a 140 pen for the 140 cap.

 

 

 

I wasn't expecting I would be able to find the 400 cap for the pen so soon let alone finding, at the same timea, a capless 140 pen for the cap. I feel truly indebted to my pen supplier friend in Karachi.

[Matlock]

Peter, got lucky to have found a 400 cap for the 400 pen as well a 140 pen for the 140 cap.

 

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I wasn't expecting I would be able to find the 400 cap for the pen so soon let alone finding, at the same timea, a capless 140 pen for the cap. I feel truly indebted to my pen supplier friend in Karachi.

 

Well done Khan. 2 great pens

[mitto]

Well done Khan. 2 great pens

 

Thank you, Peter.

[josera]

The nib seems to be from 80's or beginning of 90's.

 

Do you have a picture of the feeder?

 

The pen has arrived.

Some observations:

The nib is not bent. It does not hit the top of the cap when capped.

The cap is of a 140 as inscribed on the cap band.

The nib is M.

The piston is working smoothly.

The barrel internal is super clean with no traces of dried ink.


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So I assume a good frankenpen.

[mitto]

You are right. The feed is the one with the horizontal fines and collar with mteal lips. So, as you say, from late 80s/early 90s. My 400NN, however, has the ebonite feed having longitudinal fins and fraction fit plastic collar. The nib and feed of the 400NN come out when I pull them, carefully, without the collar that remains firmly lodged inside the section.

I haven't tried taking out the nib and the ebonite feed (with the longtitudinal fins) of my 140, though.

Edited May 19, 2016 by mitto

[Matlock]

You are right. The feed is the one with the horizontal fines and collar with mteal lips. So, as you say, from late 80s/early 90s. My 400NN, however, has the ebonite feed having longitudinal fins and fraction fit plastic collar. The nib and feed of the 400NN come out when I pull them, carefully, without the collar that remains firmly lodged inside the section.

 

Error. see next post..

Edited May 19, 2016 by Matlock

[Matlock]

You are right. The feed is the one with the horizontal fines and collar with mteal lips. So, as you say, from late 80s/early 90s. My 400NN, however, has the ebonite feed having longitudinal fins and fraction fit plastic collar. The nib and feed of the 400NN come out when I pull them, carefully, without the collar that remains firmly lodged inside the section.

I haven't tried taking out the nib and the ebonite feed (with the longtitudinal fins) of my 140, though.

 

That means the 400NN plastic collar is split, as they all do, It is a screw fit and you will need to remove the collar very carefully and don't chip the lip as I did with one pen. Check it with a lupe and you will probably spot the crack. This was a very weak point with the 400NN.

[mitto]

Thank you, Peter. I would do as you suggested and report back.

[mitto]

That means the 400NN plastic collar is split, as they all do, It is a screw fit and you will need to remove the collar very carefully and don't chip the lip as I did with one pen. Check it with a lupe and you will probably spot the crack. This was a very weak point with the 400NN.

 

Peter, the collar is not split. It is safe, sound and as healthy as can be. I soaked the section in room temperature water for half an hour and then unscrewed it.

 

 

Here are the feed, nib and collar:

 

 

 

Edited to add 'unscrewed the nib unit as a whole after inserting the nib and feed a little further until it was seated well in its place'.

Edited May 31, 2016 by mitto

[Matlock]

Peter, the collar is not split. It is safe, sound and as healthy as can be. I soaked the section in room temperature water for half an hour and then unscrewed it.

 

 

Here are the feed, nib and collar:

 

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Edited to add 'unscrewed the nib unit as a whole after inserting the nib and feed a little further until it was seated well in its place'.

 

Great. You got one of the "proper" collars. It's the later clear plastic ones that split. You should have no trouble provided the nib and feed are seated correctly. Really pleased for you as they are great nibs.

[mitto]

Great. You got one of the "proper" collars. It's the later clear plastic ones that split. You should have no trouble provided the nib and feed are seated correctly. Really pleased for you as they are great nibs.

Thank you Peter. What was your pen whose collar lips you chipped and were you able to find a replacement collar/nib unit for that pen?

[Matlock]

Thank you Peter. What was your pen whose collar lips you chipped and were you able to find a replacement collar/nib unit for that pen?

 

That was a 400NN. Fine now, the chip was very small and doesn't cause any leak as it is above the threaded portion.

Edited May 31, 2016 by Matlock