What Mbs Are You Using Today?

[Nethermark]

On 1/24/2026 at 2:41 AM, Opooh said:

The first years, but it has a normal F nib no drama. OK for the office job, alas that became 99% digital and for fun it is a too boring nib

That is also my general problem with modern fountain pens: they may look beautiful, but typically nibs are boring. I have two MB 146: the green one from the 1950s and one from the 1980/1990s, and the newer one is just so boring to write with that I never use it. The green 146 is regularly in rotation, as it has a sublime nib

[mge01park]

Today my 147 Traveler M nib. It’s a magical story but I suffered for many years with this pen with flow issues and needing to tap the top of the pen to get the cartridge to flow every time I wanted to use it. Then a period where only Mystery Black cartridges would work fairly well. Then, that not working. I did cleanings over the years and had sent it out a few times (learned the hard way, pricey and they don’t solve miscellaneous problems) as this pen is from the 90s. I did my own cleaning a few times as it’s easy to pull the nib and feed and cleaned them up and the section area. I presume one of them worked as it’s working normal and starting right up. Here’s my baby with the case and unused original cartridges. I bought this in the late 90s from Fahrney’s. 😄. I’m using Irish Green today and never realized how great an ink it is as it’s fairly dark and saturated. 

[Karmachanic]

4 hours ago, Nethermark said:

 typically nibs are boring

 

There's a flock of Nib Wizards out there, any/all of whom would be delighted to unborificate said nibs.

[ak47]

2 hours ago, mge01park said:

Today my 147 Traveler M nib. It’s a magical story but I suffered for many years with this pen with flow issues and needing to tap the top of the pen to get the cartridge to flow every time I wanted to use it. Then a period where only Mystery Black cartridges would work fairly well. Then, that not working. I did cleanings over the years and had sent it out a few times (learned the hard way, pricey and they don’t solve miscellaneous problems) as this pen is from the 90s. I did my own cleaning a few times as it’s easy to pull the nib and feed and cleaned them up and the section area. I presume one of them worked as it’s working normal and starting right up. Here’s my baby with the case and unused original cartridges. I bought this in the late 90s from Fahrney’s. 😄. I’m using Irish Green today and never realized how great an ink it is as it’s fairly dark and saturated. 

Please, i picture with the green ink!

Thanks 

[AkitaMom]

My precious and first Montblanc fountain pen, the small burgundy 144 . My husband was stationed in DC, and he took me to Crystal City Mall in Arlington, and I pointed to the pen I wanted.  I've loved my MB pens ever since.  

[CS388]

On 1/27/2026 at 8:21 PM, AkitaMom said:

My precious and first Montblanc fountain pen, the small burgundy 144 . My husband was stationed in DC, and he took me to Crystal City Mall in Arlington, and I pointed to the pen I wanted.  I've loved my MB pens ever since.  

 

Nice.

The first pen I ever bought in a Montblanc boutique was a burgundy 144.

(I'd gone in to buy a 146, having no idea of the prices of their pens!)

Years later, I ended up giving it to a friend as a wedding gift - she had expressed an admiration of it. And I still see it, from time to time, if it needs a service/clean-up etc.

[InkyProf]

Today I’ve been using a very modest pen, an early-80s 146 with a fine-to-medium nib. I had it inked with Rohrer and Klinger Salix a couple of weeks ago, which didn’t agree with it (hard starts), so now I’m using MB Midnight Blue (non-IG), which is much better in this pen. Very nice nib, a touch of softness, just enough feedback to be grounded.

[AkitaMom]

It's still my Burgundy 144 Montblanc inked in MB Midnight Blue.

[yubaprof]

For the last couple of days I have been carrying around a 3-44 with an OB 14C nib. This is a modest pen and it has a lot of mileage on it, but the oblique nib is cut with a bit more "pronunciation" than other obliques that are part of my collection and so I get some flair out of it. 

[josepllcs]

Good morning,

 

During this week, I have been using a Montblanc 142 with a lovely OB nib. It’s a small fountain pen, but it writes nicely. 
 

 

[RedPie]

On 1/31/2026 at 4:23 AM, josepllcs said:

Good morning,

 

During this week, I have been using a Montblanc 142 with a lovely OB nib. It’s a small fountain pen, but it writes nicely. 
 

 

Nice picture!

[stoen]

Masterpiece & Meistrstück ( EF & OBB )

[mge01park]

147 Traveler FP, 114 Mozart FP and a 146 Doue RB.