Vintage Montblanc No 32

[FountainpenLove]

I recently bought a vintage Montblanc No 32 but noticed there is no snow cap on one end. Only the cap has it. Is this an indication that it is a fake? Someone please advice.

[MarcoA63]

Montblanc has always had and will always have a snowcap only on the cap. HTH

[Karmachanic]

11 hours ago, MarcoA63 said:

Montblanc has always had and will always have a snowcap only on the cap. HTH

 

Except for those pens that don't. 

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-mont-blanc-149-fountain-pen-1791266605

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-mont-blanc-149-fountain-pen-1791266605

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175387543670

 

That aside @FountainpenLove queried the lack of a logo on the piston knob.

 

[SpecTP]

13 hours ago, FountainpenLove said:

I recently bought a vintage Montblanc No 32 but noticed there is no snow cap on one end. Only the cap has it. Is this an indication that it is a fake? Someone please advice.

 

my 34 (the 32's bigger variant) has the snow on both end. it may have fallen off on yours. if it's a piston filler, it's unlikely to be fake.

[Ink Blotto]

Disregard my earlier paragraph. I checked my 32 and it does have the snowcap on the bottom. 
 

 

 

I have a 32 that was never carried and came in the box. It only has the snowcap on the pen cap. It’s a great pen. I love mine. 

Edited August 6, 2023 by Ink Blotto
I’m goofy

[MarcoA63]

and you are right, 32s and 34s have a star at the back too. Sorry to say I'm not interested in these models so I never looked at them with attention.

My bad. I don't know how the 'star' at the back could fall off though. If it has, shouldn't there be some sign of the missing 'star'?

[SpecTP]

it may have been repaired with an alternate piston cap.