Montblanc Rollerballs - Real or Fake?

[TeddyBaker]

I scored these pens at an estate sale for $1 each. They were in a box with many other various pens, including a nice Parker. The only one with a serial #is the Silver Barley pen. The other two may or may not be fakes. Any opinions? Ideas? Expert advice? Im thinking to sell them on eBay.

Thanks so much to all who reply.

[ak47]

Sorry, they are fakes

[TeddyBaker]

I figured the gold ones to be fake. However, I figured the silver one to be real. It has a serial # on the clip-band. Do you think the silver one is real?

[TeddyBaker]

Upon close inspection, I see the word "Laiton" marked inside the clip of the silver pen. It is very heavy and feels like real silver.

[AndyLogan]

7 hours ago, TeddyBaker said:

Upon close inspection, I see the word "Laiton" marked inside the clip of the silver pen. It is very heavy and feels like real silver.

 

Brass can also make the pen feel heavy, if you've ever handled pens from China that are all metal, you'd find them heavy, in fact using google translate that term "Laiton" know the answer and would not need any more "proof". Try searching for a hallmark on the pen to denote that what you have is made of silver, google montblanc hallmarks and read up. "Experts" can only do so much with pictures. You can also learn from visitng sites like Alibaba and the likes you'd be surprised at the pictures they have on their website selling fakes in every colour.

[Rowbo]

I'm going to stick my neck out and say real - maybe, for the 'silver' RB. Others are fake.

The clip is 'laiton' = brass, because precious metal would bend too easily.

It is the original barleycorn pattern, not the same as the modern barley pattern.

Is there a fineness mark on the cap?

Does the refill screw in?

My concern is that the clip, cap bands and section are not gold plated, but maybe there was a silver plated version.

 

I'm not an expert!

 

[TeddyBaker]

On 11/10/2023 at 6:24 AM, Rowbo said:

I'm going to stick my neck out and say real - maybe, for the 'silver' RB. Others are fake.

The clip is 'laiton' = brass, because precious metal would bend too easily.

It is the original barleycorn pattern, not the same as the modern barley pattern.

Is there a fineness mark on the cap?

Does the refill screw in?

My concern is that the clip, cap bands and section are not gold plated, but maybe there was a silver plated version.

 

I'm not an expert!

 

Thank you for your opinion. The refill screws out. There is a tiny mark on the cap that I did not see until you asked, and I checked with a magnifying glass. The mark reads "925" with an oval beneath that I belive has the letters "STOD". It's so small, I can barely see itbwith the glass. Thank you very much for your reply.

[TeddyBaker]

On 11/10/2023 at 2:01 AM, AndyLogan said:

 

Brass can also make the pen feel heavy, if you've ever handled pens from China that are all metal, you'd find them heavy, in fact using google translate that term "Laiton" know the answer and would not need any more "proof". Try searching for a hallmark on the pen to denote that what you have is made of silver, google montblanc hallmarks and read up. "Experts" can only do so much with pictures. You can also learn from visitng sites like Alibaba and the likes you'd be surprised at the pictures they have on their website selling fakes in every colour.

 

On 11/10/2023 at 2:01 AM, AndyLogan said:

 

Brass can also make the pen feel heavy, if you've ever handled pens from China that are all metal, you'd find them heavy, in fact using google translate that term "Laiton" know the answer and would not need any more "proof". Try searching for a hallmark on the pen to denote that what you have is made of silver, google montblanc hallmarks and read up. "Experts" can only do so much with pictures. You can also learn from visitng sites like Alibaba and the likes you'd be surprised at the pictures they have on their website selling fakes in every colour.

Thank you for your reply and for your input. I found the number 925 on the cap with a hallmark inside an oval. I will attempt to lookup the hallmark. I appreciate your time and help with this.

[Rowbo]