Jump to content

Martele Legrand Fountain Pen


simon73

Recommended Posts

It is a good pen (a tad heavy) but makes every writing occasion a somewhat special experience. I had a chance of purchasing a barley sterling but ended up not doing so because of the diamond on the clip. In the end, I kept returning to the Martele and finally purchased it after it was just discontinued. Here's mine resting in the ultimate pen accessory--two pen trays built into the writing desk. 

Bureau.jpg

AAA

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 43
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • simon73

    8

  • TheThinking

    4

  • Tom Kellie

    3

  • 888007888

    3

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

On 2/9/2021 at 1:20 PM, TheThinking said:

Does Montblanc have a record of bringing old styles (like the Martelé) back after a few years, or do you think that gone means "gone"?

 

Based on current patterns of their merchandising and design, I would say gone means " will not return to production." But don't be discouraged. These are regular production pens and because Montblanc's are sold at pen stores as well as boutiques, chances of you getting a pen is still quite high because Montblanc's production numbers each year are prodigious. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

11 hours ago, lecorbusier said:

It is a good pen (a tad heavy) but makes every writing occasion a somewhat special experience. I had a chance of purchasing a barley sterling but ended up not doing so because of the diamond on the clip. In the end, I kept returning to the Martele and finally purchased it after it was just discontinued. Here's mine resting in the ultimate pen accessory--two pen trays built into the writing desk. 

Bureau.jpg

 

Just FYI on the barley silver, if the pen is new from an AD you can get a swap to a clip without a diamond for free. used pens are a different story...

If you want less blah, blah, blah and more pictures, follow me on Instagram!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 weeks later...
On 2/19/2021 at 5:53 PM, gerigo said:

But don't be discouraged. These are regular production pens and because Montblanc's are sold at pen stores as well as boutiques, chances of you getting a pen is still quite high because Montblanc's production numbers each year are prodigious. 


I’m not discouraged at all, I’ve owned one for a number of years. I was just curious. 🙂

 

It remains one of my favourite pens.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

Announcements


  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33494
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26627
    5. jar
      jar
      26101
  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o
  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More
  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...