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Perhaps I've just overlooked it, but I haven't seen any mention of this rare edition in the Heritage Rouge et Noir series:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MONTBLANC-ARTISAN-THE-SERPENT-110-HERITAGE-COLLECTION-ROUGE-ET-NOIR-LIMITED-PEN-/381704042602?hash=item58df55786a:g:XnwAAOSw6WdXij77

 

Has anyone seen one of these?

Rationalizing pen and ink purchases since 1967.

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Perhaps I've just overlooked it, but I haven't seen any mention of this rare edition in the Heritage Rouge et Noir series:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MONTBLANC-ARTISAN-THE-SERPENT-110-HERITAGE-COLLECTION-ROUGE-ET-NOIR-LIMITED-PEN-/381704042602?hash=item58df55786a:g:XnwAAOSw6WdXij77

 

Has anyone seen one of these?

Horrible (IMO). It makes me think of me the Montegrappa Chaos.

 

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Ah, yes, now I recall Wim's report.

Rationalizing pen and ink purchases since 1967.

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Perhaps I've just overlooked it, but I haven't seen any mention of this rare edition in the Heritage Rouge et Noir series:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MONTBLANC-ARTISAN-THE-SERPENT-110-HERITAGE-COLLECTION-ROUGE-ET-NOIR-LIMITED-PEN-/381704042602?hash=item58df55786a:g:XnwAAOSw6WdXij77

 

Has anyone seen one of these?

 

Awful. The forked tongue coming out of the clip looks like a last-minute afterthought.

In fact, the whole thing looks awkward and clumsy. I wouldn't be surprised to see this sort of stuff on a cheap market stall.

 

However, another thread mentions that they look much better 'in the flesh', than in photographs.

 

Thankfully, well beyond my budget.

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I do recall seeing this pen somewhere, either on the forum or on a dealer's site? Glossed over it as it kind of looked like a gaudy Chinese pen... I liked the homage to the vintage MBs with the RetN, but I don't know what to make of this one. Montegrappa-lite, maybe?

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The rubies in the nib remind me of a Paul Simon song from the Graceland album.

 

 

"It's for a rich girl
They don't try to hide it
Rubies on the soles of her shoes

I'm a poor boy
Empty as a pocket
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose"

 

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Awful. The forked tongue coming out of the clip looks like a last-minute afterthought.

In fact, the whole thing looks awkward and clumsy. I wouldn't be surprised to see this sort of stuff on a cheap market stall.

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Although it looks like a pen and could function as a pen I don't believe this it is meant to be used. It looks as uncomfortable as can be.

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I do recall seeing this pen somewhere, either on the forum or on a dealer's site? Glossed over it as it kind of looked like a gaudy Chinese pen... I liked the homage to the vintage MBs with the RetN, but I don't know what to make of this one. Montegrappa-lite, maybe?

 

Well, I wouldn't mind to have one of these pens. But I wouldn't pay so much money for it. :huh:

And yes, this is definitely a pen which is one of the results of the engagement of Montblanc at Montegrappa. After suction of the know-how how to work with high embossment of precious metal, enamel and celluloid Montblanc sold back Montegrappa to the former owner family and now tries to issue own products by their artisan department.

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Montblanc collector since 1968. Former owner of the Montblanc Boutique Bremen, retired 2007 and sold it.
Collecting Montblanc safeties, eyedroppers, lever fillers, button fillers, compressors - all from 1908 - 1929,
Montblanc ephemera and paraphernalia from 1908 to 1929,
Montblanc Meisterstück from 1924 up to the 50s,
Montblanc special and limited editions from 1991 to 2006
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