Nib replacement Noblesse - can you DIY?

[bonnie-scott]

Hi Have a Montblanc Noblesse with a gold nib.  Unfortunately it looks like it must have been difficult to remove the nib section in the past and a previous owner looks to have taken a pair of pliers to unscrew it.  I think it is the second version an I wondered if I could buy a steel nibbed version, swap the damaged part and replace the steel nib with the gold.

 

Anyone know if that is possible as I like the pen, it is just a shame its been mistreated in the past.

 

Cheers,

Julian 

[SpecTP]

plenty of parts on ebay.

[Kalessin]

The nib and section from the SL/Slimline/Noblesse models are all the same, so it shouldn't be too hard to find one that fits.

 

[dadbar]

The nibs do unscrew from the sections but the threads seem to have some threadlocker applied. I would suggest using some heat to carefully allow you to unscrew the nib from the section. In addition to the Noblesse/Slimline nibs, the Dunhill Gemline pens all have interchangeable parts with the MB Noblesse lines. The Dunhill nibs (IMHO) are a bit nicer to write with.

[bonnie-scott]

On 5/12/2021 at 4:52 AM, Kalessin said:

The nib and section from the SL/Slimline/Noblesse models are all the same, so it shouldn't be too hard to find one that fits.

 

Thanks Kelessin 😀

[bonnie-scott]

On 5/12/2021 at 7:22 AM, dadbar said:

The nibs do unscrew from the sections but the threads seem to have some threadlocker applied. I would suggest using some heat to carefully allow you to unscrew the nib from the section. In addition to the Noblesse/Slimline nibs, the Dunhill Gemline pens all have interchangeable parts with the MB Noblesse lines. The Dunhill nibs (IMHO) are a bit nicer to write with.

Thanks Dadbar.  Good tip on the removal, I wasn't sure if it was push or screw fit, so that's really helpful.  Also interesting fact about the Gemline, might look at that too.

 

Cheers,

Julian