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oh my.... after reading this thread, make me fall in love with OBBB... i will try hunting that nib!

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oh my.... after reading this thread, make me fall in love with OBBB... i will try hunting that nib!

 

They're addictive!

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These pics often keep reminding me of my P51 Cordovan color that I am very fond of but have never used :/ So many Montblancs around they distract me

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Thanks for all the posts Tom. I had been distracted recently and ended up buying ST Dupont Caran Dache etc this year but this thread is a good reminder that I need to get my priorities right.

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I don't know the reason. There are no physical limitations so it must be a marketing or production decision. They used to make BBB for the 149, but stopped about 40 years ago as far as I can tell. Maybe it was lack of demand. Perhaps the O3B was kept around as the impressive signature nib, like an old Ferrari in the garage only used for special occasions - something the neighbors wouldn't have? All speculation that seems plausible. Perhaps someone who used to work at MB or knows their thinking will be able to shed light on this question?

 

For now, let's just all be glad the O3B is still an option on the 149!

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For now, let's just all be glad the O3B is still an option on the 149!

 

Amen to that!

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~ My father passed away at age 93 yesterday morning in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii.



As a child, he showed me his fountain pens, inked with dark blue ink.



He was a lifelong doodler with pens, scrawling lines, circles, and various squiggles in margins.



My own love of writing with fountain pens is a direct consequence of his love of pens, writing and drawing.



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~ My father passed away at age 93 yesterday morning in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii.

As a child, he showed me his fountain pens, inked with dark blue ink.

He was a lifelong doodler with pens, scrawling lines, circles, and various squiggles in margins.

My own love of writing with fountain pens is a direct consequence of his love of pens, writing and drawing.

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Tom, please accept my sincere condolences.

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