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I am looking for a particular fountain pen from Montblanc. I believe it is a Meisterstuck fountain pen. I have attached the photo. It is the middle one with a name color of what may seem to be like a Crimson red or some thing. Does anyone know which model this one is exactly? I first encountered this from watching a YouTube video of a guy I think his video or channel is called the gentleman gazette. Please let me know if you know of this model and if you know where I can buy one? Thank you very much for your time.

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That is a late 1970s to mid 1980s 149. The color is tarnish on the 14C gold. The rest of the nib is rhodium plated so no tarnish. Or patina if you prefer that term. 

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All 3 pens are 149s. The left is a 1950s celluloid 149 and the right is from the early 1990s or so.

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Yes, each of those nibs is from an MB 149, each a different era. The nibs are all yellow gold, but have different rhodium making on the face. 

 

The color you like is the patina. If you want that you'll need to wait a while or buy a used pen that is already aged.

 

On older 149 nibs, MB marked gold content with a C and in about 1985 or so they started using a K so 14C was now stamped 14K. I think in about 2015 or so they just moved to AU750 instead of 18K.

 

Here is a recent photo I took showing patina on a 1960s 149 vs a modern nib. It highlights the color difference. Patina will not come off with water, but a jewelers polish cloth with take it off. And aggressive polishing will make the nib monotone gold.

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