So how many Pelikans do you have?

[penspouse]

And which ones? I need to go count mine again. I think they keep hatching new ones when I'm not looking. ;)

[Okami]

I currently have 4

M200
M205
140
just added 100N

[Tortoise]

I have 4 1/2:

M805 Black & Silver
M400 Tortoise
M215 Lozenge
M205 Clear (due to arrive soon)
M205 Blue demo (or what's left after the puppies ate most of it!)

I've been a bit disappointed at the stiffness of the M805 nib, but otherwise they are great pens.

[dannzeman]

I have 1, a smoke demo M205.

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[Tortoise]

I have 1, a smoke demo M205.

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Oooo, I bet that's pretty. I didn't know they came in smoke! I just recently discovered I like demos and large ink windows so I can see the ink sloshing around.

[dannzeman]

Oooo, I bet that's pretty. I didn't know they came in smoke! I just recently discovered I like demos and large ink windows so I can see the ink sloshing around.
Here's the pen I'm talking about:
http://www.dannzeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/MG_0181-480x62.jpg (http://www.dannzeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/MG_0181.jpg)
I really like it, it's just a tad small. I really should look for a 600/800 series Pelikan.

[bardolator]

Just one--but it's the M400 white/tortoise. :) Right now it's inked with Visconti blue, but I'm not carrying it (it's a bit too much bling for high school). It's a joy to write with...though, yes, I could probably do with an M600 size instead. My hands aren't very big, but I do sometimes wish it were just the slightest bit bigger.

ETA: I also find myself hankering after a completely clear demo to show off some great inks (like the Yama Budo). :P~~ I do NOT, however, need another pen (I'm awaiting the arrival of an Esterbrook deep, dark copper J).

[Kelly G]

Let me see...

I believe it to be 9:

1 - Steno
4 - M-200's; Translucent Red, Amber, Blue & a Brown/Tortoise
2 - 140's; One standard green stripes and one Burgundy
1 - 400NN Black
1 - M800 Blue Stripe

And one I don't have - one of my grail pens: The Toledo 900 - maybe one of these days.

[JMX]

I have 9 (used to have 2 more, but I lost a turqoise Go! and a red Steno)

Pelikan 140 OB
Pelikan M605 blue F
Pelikan M200 transparent (Demonstrator Japan) M
Pelikan Level 65 yellow M
Pelikan Level 65 red B
Pelikan Go! black/magenta M
Pelikan Go! black/petrol M
Pelikan M70/Go! (C/C) magenta B
Pelikan Steno red (70s)
Pelikan Steno black

[RR4U]

Here's my flock,


Fountain pens

1 - Pelikan M600 - Black (old style) - M (18c two tone nib)
2 - Pelikan M400 - Tortoise (brown) - XF (W. Germany) / F (Germany)
1 - Pelikan 200 (old style, tradition series, W. Germany) - Marbled blue - XF (14c single tone nib)
1 - Pelikan Level L5 - Ceramics - F (14c, rhodium plated nib)
1 - Pelikan Silver Star (P18/P478) - (C/C) - F
1 - Pelikan Future - Green - (C/C) - M
1 - Pelikan M70 Go! - (C/C) Black/magenta - F
1 - Pelikan M70 Go! - (C/C) Black/magenta - M
1 - Pelikan M70 Go! - (C/C) Black/turquoise green - M
8 - Pelikan P20 - Assorted motifs - (C/C) - M
3 - Pelikan P10 - Assorted motifs - (C/C) - M


Mechanical pencils

1 - Pelikan 450 - Tortoise brown - 1.18mm
1 - Pelikan D400 - Tortoise Brown - 0.5mm (Germany)
1 - Pelikan D200 (old style, tradition series) - Black - 0.5mm (W. Germany)
1 - Pelikan Celebry (D560) - Stainless Steel - 0.7mm
9 - Pelikan Disco 2000 - Assorted colors - 0.5mm

Ball point pens

1 - Pelikan K400 - Tortoise brown (W. Germany)
1 - Pelikan Disco 2000 - Blue/orange
1 - Pelikan Pelikanina - Blue

[dannzeman]

...I think they keep hatching new ones when I'm not looking. ;)
I wish I had that problem :)


Here's my flock,


Fountain pens

1 - Pelikan M600 - Black (old style) - M (18c two tone nib)
2 - Pelikan M400 - Tortoise (brown) - XF (W. Germany) / F (Germany)
1 - Pelikan 200 (old style, tradition series, W. Germany) - Marbled blue - XF (14c single tone nib)
1 - Pelikan Level L5 - Ceramics - F (14c, rhodium plated nib)
1 - Pelikan Silver Star (P18/P478) - (C/C) - F
1 - Pelikan Future - Green - (C/C) - M
1 - Pelikan M70 Go! - (C/C) Black/magenta - F
1 - Pelikan M70 Go! - (C/C) Black/magenta - M
1 - Pelikan M70 Go! - (C/C) Black/turquoise green - M
8 - Pelikan P20 - Assorted motifs - (C/C) - M
3 - Pelikan P10 - Assorted motifs - (C/C) - M


Mechanical pencils

1 - Pelikan 450 - Tortoise brown - 1.18mm
1 - Pelikan D400 - Tortoise Brown - 0.5mm (Germany)
1 - Pelikan D200 (old style, tradition series) - Black - 0.5mm (W. Germany)
1 - Pelikan Celebry (D560) - Stainless Steel - 0.7mm
9 - Pelikan Disco 2000 - Assorted colors - 0.5mm

Ball point pens

1 - Pelikan K400 - Tortoise brown (W. Germany)
1 - Pelikan Disco 2000 - Blue/orange
1 - Pelikan Pelikanina - Blue
Very impressive!

[liapuyat]

I currently have 9:

M200 - Green demo
M200 - Smoke demo aka "anthracite"
M200 - Cremegelb (yellow)
M200 - Black
M215 - Lozenge
M215 - Rings
M400 - White Tortoise
M600 - Green stripes
M605 - Dunkelblau (solid dark blue with palladium trim)

[Erasmus]

M400 in Red on the way
M605 Blue
M405 Blue
K405 Blue

And I'm looking for a D405 in blue if anyone wants to give me a fabulous deal on it!

[dannzeman]

I just added a second to my collection:
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I'm planning on grinding it into a nice stub, which would be about BB in width. :D

[gordyt]

I have just one: a black M600. Very good pen.

[eriquito]

What nib does your M600 sport?

[jor412]

I have just one -- a black M150 with a broad nib. It's an excellent writer. I'm hoping to one day get another one, maybe an M400 white tortoise.

[eriquito]

Oh, the white tortoise is beautiful. I hope you get one - so you can share pics =)

[jor412]

Oh, the white tortoise is beautiful. I hope you get one - so you can share pics =)

Thanks. :) It is gorgeous but right now, not within my budget.

[John the Monkey]

Just a Steno, which I'm very fond of - as a household, we have two, as my daughter has a much loved Pelikano that was her first fountain pen.

[Struthious]

Two, 1 is a small, simple black one my mother had when she was young, early 1940s. 1 M400 blue striated Richard Binder medium nib with extra flex.

[eriquito]

I'll be looking for an M1000 at the LA Pen Show next month. I'm not committed to buying one (there are so many other items on my list), but finding one is the first step toward yielding to temptation.

[Fabienne]

Hello. I am new and thought I would look at the Pelikan part of the forum. I have three now:

1) A 140 which is a little green striped one with a BB nib which I love
2) An M215 in navy and black with a Binderized BB nib which I love
3) I just bought a White Tortoise M400 from nibs.com and it will be a wet B. I am so happy I am getting this one. Really over-the-moon.

I used to think I didn't like Pelikans, now I am owned by them. When I get it I will share pics with you. I like to do videos.

[dannzeman]

3) I just bought a White Tortoise M400 from nibs.com and it will be a wet B. I am so happy I am getting this one. Really over-the-moon.

I used to think I didn't like Pelikans, now I am owned by them. When I get it I will share pics with you. I like to do videos.

Holy goodness! This is a pen I desperately want! Possibly more than an M800 or M1000. Oh my, I just had a thought...could you imagine an M800 or 1000 in white and tortoise?! Gah!

Anyway, yes, please share pics and vids when you get it!

[Fabienne]

Yes, you will get copious White Tortoise porn. :)

[eriquito]

All I want is to see the Moonlight (http://fpgeeks.com/2011/11/pelikan-m1000-moonlight-raden-limited-edition/) in real life. Unfortunately, I understand that not a single copy made it to the US market. Boo! :(

[gordyt]

What nib does your M600 sport?

Eric mine has a medium nib. I bought the D600 mechanical pencil to go with it and they make a handsome pair!

[fountainpenkid]

I only have one Pelikan that is mine--my m400 with a nice wet fine nib.....
But my dad has 3 120's with no tipping( the tip is there, they just didn't pt tipping on the nibs....
and one MC20 caligraphy pen.

[peterpen53]

I posted pictures in the neighboring thread but here goes:

1 M1000 black
1 M800 green striped with the matching pencil and ballpoint
1 M805 solid blue
1 M600 red striped
2 M620 City Series (Stockholm and Chicago)
2 M620 Famous Sites series (Piazza Navona, with ballpoint, and Grand' Place)
1 M600 Green o' Green
1 M400 white tortoise
1 M205 DUO yellow demonstrator
1 100N grey (knowledgeable members please correct me if I'm wrong)
1 M320 orange
6 M640 Natural Phenomena (Niagara Falls, Sahara, Polar Lights, Mount Everest, Indian Summer and Eternal Ice)

Did I mention I'm a Pelikan-addict?

[flodoc]

I currently have 18 ranging from M250 to M800 (2 of the 3 M800s are limited editions-Golf & Concerto).

[JustDaveyB]

I have 13 Pelikans

Pelikan M201 Blue Marbled
Pelikan M205 Yellow Demonstrator
Pelikan M400 Black-Green Striated (Pre-1997)
Pelikan M415 Brown Tortoise
Pelikan M600 Black-Green Striated
Pelikan M600 Green o' Green SE
Pelikan M620 Grand Place
Pelikan M620 New York
Pelikan M620 Piazza Navona
Pelikan M620 Piccadilly Circus
Pelikan M620 Place de la Concorde
Pelikan M620 Stockholm
Pelikan M800 Blue o' Blue SE

[Lince]

Just 1 an M605, love it!!

[JustDaveyB]

I have 13 Pelikans

Pelikan M201 Blue Marbled
Pelikan M205 Yellow Demonstrator
Pelikan M400 Black-Green Striated (Pre-1997)
Pelikan M415 Brown Tortoise
Pelikan M600 Black-Green Striated
Pelikan M600 Green o' Green SE
Pelikan M620 Grand Place
Pelikan M620 New York
Pelikan M620 Piazza Navona
Pelikan M620 Piccadilly Circus
Pelikan M620 Place de la Concorde
Pelikan M620 Stockholm
Pelikan M800 Blue o' Blue SE

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[Tracy Lee]

Yowza!! :-)

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[Rich L]

I've got four:

M400 tortoise white and brown
CP6 set (no one else mentioned those)

Cheers,
Rich

[liapuyat]

I've got 10:

M200 Black
M200 Yellow ("Cremegelb" from Galeria Kaufhof)
M200 Green Demo
M200 Anthracite Demo
M215 Lozenge
M215 Rings
M400 White Tortoise
M600 Green Stripes
M605 Blue ("Dunkelblau" from Galeria Kaufhof)
400NN

All of them get used! And of course I'd like more, if I had the budget...

[dgator]

I have two.
M205 blue demo with an EF nib and a 140 with a semi-flex nib.

[gwgtaylor]

I only have one that arrived a week or so ago. It's an early 50s green striped 400 with a wet semi-flex medium nib. Got it from Richard Binder's march pen tray and it's amazing! Loaded it with waterman BB. Smooth fountaining!

[gwgtaylor]

Which not that. Whatever grammarians.

[JustDaveyB]

I have 13 Pelikans

Pelikan M201 Blue Marbled
Pelikan M205 Yellow Demonstrator
Pelikan M400 Black-Green Striated (Pre-1997)
Pelikan M415 Brown Tortoise
Pelikan M600 Black-Green Striated
Pelikan M600 Green o' Green SE
Pelikan M620 Grand Place
Pelikan M620 New York
Pelikan M620 Piazza Navona
Pelikan M620 Piccadilly Circus
Pelikan M620 Place de la Concorde
Pelikan M620 Stockholm
Pelikan M800 Blue o' Blue SE

Since that post I have received a Pelikan M620 Shanghai and have a Pelikan M620 Madrid coming in the mail.

[Rich L]

So, let's see... Penspouse started this thread, asked the question, and then went off, supposedly, to count her ever multiplying pens. Some options here: either she forgot about the thread, intended to ignore the responses, been Shanghai'ed and is off on some Chinese boat somewhere, never had any Pelikans, or they're multiplying so fast she can't keep up. All in jest here, of course. If it's the latter, I'd like to know what ink you feed them.

So, Penspouse ... :) (It has been almost two years now!)

Cheers,
Rich

PS - I still can't believe no one has CP6 in their collection especially you folks with a lot of them. Like RR4U.

[KrazyIvan]

One lonely 140 with a 120 cap at that.

[Bogon07]

Sadly my only one is not even a pen ...... Pelikan Edelstein Aventurine ink.

Wow, JustDaveyB that is an impressive expanding collection of Pelikan M620s.

[etoyoc]

just one... and it skips terribly. But what do you expect for a clearance cheap pen. I think it was a script.

[FaradayCage]

Just one Pelikan, this M400.
615

[goldiesdad]

2 140's for me ...

[FP_GaF]

I have three M400s and one 150 in my little collection. Two of the M400s are from the 1960s and were used by my parents when they were studying. They gave them to me when I started uni. The third I recently fitted with a new, finer nib. The "spare" nib now serves very well in my TWSBI Diamond 540.

[The Good Captain]

Too many for my bank account's own good. My favourites are 50:50 a 101n Tortoiseshell and a 420. But that's today!

[rapid_butterfly]

white M200 (currently a Binder XXF)
blue marble M200 (currently Binder XXF; will be a Binder .7 CI soon)
green marble M200 (Binder XXF)
M215 lozenge (Binder .6 CI)
M215 Orth. (Binder .36 CI)

I really didn't like my first two 200s with standard f and ef nibs - wrote way, way too fat, I thought. But all is well now. I really like these pens.

[fountainpenkid]

3 Pelikan 120s with stub nibs
1 Pelikan MC120 calligraphy set pen
and soon a M400 White Tortoise!

[JustDaveyB]

I now have 19 Pelikans

Pelikan M201 Blue Marbled
Pelikan M205 Yellow Demonstrator
Pelikan M400 Black-Green Striated
Pelikan M415 Brown Tortoise
Pelikan M600 Black-Green Striated
Pelikan M600 Green o' Green SE
Pelikan M620 Chicago
Pelikan M620 Grand Place
Pelikan M620 Madrid
Pelikan M620 New York
Pelikan M620 Piazza Navona
Pelikan M620 Piccadilly Circus
Pelikan M620 Place de la Concorde
Pelikan M620 San Francisco
Pelikan M620 Shanghai
Pelikan M620 Stockholm
Pelikan M800 Black-Red Striated
Pelikan M800 Blue o' Blue SE
Pelikan M815 Wall Street Limited Edition

[KrazyIvan]

Mine multiplied right before the price hikes:


M200
M215 (rings)
M100
M140 (still with a 120 cap)

[fountainpenkid]

I had a Vintage 400, but I sold it---I want to try a Conklin Nozac!
Now I'm back to just one--my white torty.

[jar]

Very few. Only six I think, a 200, 400, old style 600 (same size as 400), new style 600 (larger), 800 and 1050.


http://www.fototime.com/30011DE4F522216/large.jpg

[snedwos]

None, since the leaky Pelikano Junior was thrown out. This will be corrected in the foreseeable but distant future.

[penultress]

Two so far:
M200 Italic
M400 White torty ( :) fountainpenkid )

[FP_GaF]

A little update on the status of my Pelikan collection: I recently added another M400 in green striated to my collection. Meh, you say? Boring, I hear you utter? Wait! Not so fast my friends...

This one is special because it came with an 18ct solid gold Pelikan nib! Actually, it came with TWO 18ct solid gold Pelikan nibs, one in M and one in EF. The seller also added a genuine Pelikan pouch holding 3 fountain pens. Found it on eBay and all together it cost me about as much as a new M200.

The pen and the nibs are in excellent condition. So, the current head count is 5, 4 M400s and one 150. And two extra nibs to swap in to some other nice pens (thinking of TWSBIs here).

I'm a pretty happy customer... :D

[Matt]

I'm a regular visitor to FPN, but just stumbled on this site. This is my first post.

I guess I have more Pelikans than I thought. But they are clearly my favorite brand of fountain pen and I use them all. Even though I have the most M400 size pens, my favorite size is the M600.

Total: 29

Modern

M200
Yellow (limited edition)
green (solid green, have not seen these around much)
anthracite demonstator
amber demonstrator
blue marble
gray marble
green marble

M205
white
red
yellow highlighter demonstrator
blue demonstrator
taupe

M215
black with silver rings

M250
burgundy
tortoise
black

M400
white tortoise
brown tortoise (limited edition with M800 details)

M420
black with sterling silver cap and piston cap

M600
red stripe

M605
solid blue
black

M800
black

M805
blue stripe

Vintage
400NN
black
tortoise
green stripe

400
green stripe

140
green stripe

[JustDaveyB]

I'm a regular visitor to FPN, but just stumbled on this site. This is my first post.

I guess I have more Pelikans than I thought. But they are clearly my favorite brand of fountain pen and I use them all. Even though I have the most M400 size pens, my favorite size is the M600.

Total: 29

Modern

M200
Yellow (limited edition)
green (solid green, have not seen these around much)
anthracite demonstator
amber demonstrator
blue marble
gray marble
green marble

M205
white
red
yellow highlighter demonstrator
blue demonstrator
taupe

M215
black with silver rings

M250
burgundy
tortoise
black

M400
white tortoise
brown tortoise (limited edition with M800 details)

M420
black with sterling silver cap and piston cap

M600
red stripe

M605
solid blue
black

M800
black

M805
blue stripe

Vintage
400NN
black
tortoise
green stripe

400
green stripe

140
green stripe

A very good selection. I agree the M6XX size is the most comformable for me as well. I must get a M605 Solid blue and M605 Black to add to my collection.

[auto winder]

None so far, but I plan to buy a M200 soon.

[Aborst]

Just vintage Pelikans here, here's my list (not counting the ones that are or have to be put up for sale)

Rappen
black

100
black early (2 x 2 holes in the cap)
ordinary green
celluloid green (smooth piston knob)
celluloid black (smooth piston knob)

100N
green


120
Green/black

140
green striped
green
burgundy
black
black chrome trimmed
black 140E (Elektrographyk) with original box and papers!
black 140Z (für Zeichenlochen)

140 made for Gimborn. (same size as 300)
burgundy
green

400
green striped
tortoise
all black
olive green (set with pencil)

400N
green striped
tortoise

400NN
Green striped
Tortoise
All black

P1
green
black

MK10
green/black

MK30
black

M30

M60

500 in black (set with pencil)

500NN in tortoise (set with pencil)

[fountainpenkid]

nice collection, Aborst!

[drhaust]

Five I guess:

1. Pelikan M200, black, c. 1985-97, M
2. Pelikan 140, black-green, M
3. Pelikan 400 tortoise, 27.11.1953–mid 1954, KM
4. Pelikan 400, with a 400NN cap ;), grey-green or black-green, 12.1954-56, OB
5. Pelikan 400 black-green, mid 1954-11.1954, DF

...and two more 100N (black and grey-green), which are for sale now. Christmas coming! ;)

[fountainpenkid]

Two now:
1. Pelikan M400 White Tortoise
2. Pelikan 400 Brown Tortoise (flexy Fine nib)

I hope to get a 100n or 100 sometime soon as well.

[auto winder]

Two now:
1. Pelikan M400 White Tortoise
2. Pelikan 400 Brown Tortoise (flexy Fine nib)

I hope to get a 100n or 100 sometime soon as well.

How do you like the M400 white tortoise? I just ordered one and it will be my first Pelikan - Instead of buying a M200 first as I originally planned, I went for this after seeing some pictures of it :)

[fountainpenkid]

How do you like the M400 white tortoise? I just ordered one and it will be my first Pelikan - Instead of buying a M200 first as I originally planned, I went for this after seeing some pictures of it :)

They are beautiful pens. Look at my review here: http://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/939-Pelikan-m400-White-Tortoise-A-Handwritten-Review The modern m400s don't hold as much as the vintage ones, but they are awesome low-maintenance pens. I use my White Tortoise at school every day. It is very comfortable and lasts me (as my brown/green ink pen) the whole week.

[auto winder]

They are beautiful pens. Look at my review here: http://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/939-Pelikan-m400-White-Tortoise-A-Handwritten-Review The modern m400s don't hold as much as the vintage ones, but they are awesome low-maintenance pens. I use my White Tortoise at school every day. It is very comfortable and lasts me (as my brown/green ink pen) the whole week.

Interesting review :)
My White Tortoise arrived today, and I'm very happy with it, it writes wet and very smooth (a Fine nib), and looks really beautiful.

[fountainpenkid]

Interesting review :)
My White Tortoise arrived today, and I'm very happy with it, it writes wet and very smooth (a Fine nib), and looks really beautiful.

great to hear! My fine was great out of the box, but somehow got scratchy (it wasn't a case of tine misalignment) so I sent it off to a nib meister...it now writes more like a medium.

[liapuyat]

I now have 12, added two more over the holidays:

M250 Brown Tortoise (the Levenger issue)
M800 Green Stripes

It's addicting, I tell you! :)

[fountainpenkid]

I now have 12, added two more over the holidays:

M250 Brown Tortoise (the Levenger issue)
M800 Green Stripes

It's addicting, I tell you! :)

It would be for me, if I had the money!

[caribbean_skye]

0 :( But it's not from a lack of wanting one (or two or many)

[fountainpenkid]

0 :( But it's not from a lack of wanting one (or two or many)

I love vintage Pelikans. But I really don't think I'd want more than 2 vintage 400s and 1 100n. They get really expensive past the basic colors!

[JustDaveyB]

I have 36 as of today, I got a M400 size to complete my set of Black/Green Striated and I have a M800 Tortoiseshell Brown on order.

http://justdaveyb.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/pelicanbgstriated_20130213_tn.jpg

[caribbean_skye]

I have 36 as of today, I got a M400 size to complete my set of Black/Green Striated and I have a M800 Tortoiseshell Brown on order.

http://justdaveyb.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/pelicanbgstriated_20130213_tn.jpg

Woah, nice!

[KrazyIvan]

No longer have the 140 (green stripe) and my M250 is missing from the shot. But starting from the white one, It's the M100, then an M200 and after that the M215 rings.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8180/7994196210_1bf6416524_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/7994196210/)
SLR Cigar Box Pen-Ink Storage Review (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/7994196210/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[JustDaveyB]

Current image of my Flock

http://justdaveyb.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/pelikans_20130309_tn.jpg

Am still waiting on my M800 Tortoiseshell Brown - hopefully it will arrive this coming week.

[caribbean_skye]

Ooooh that's a lovely flock you have there JustDaveyB. Which pens are the following: blue one, top row, 5th from the right and greenish/yellowish demonstrator on the bottom row 6th from the right?

[JustDaveyB]

M600 Blue Demonstrator (same material as the more famous M800 Blue Ocean LE), M205 Yellow Demonstrator release a little while ago as a pack with a BB nib and a bottle of Pelikan Yellow highlighter ink.

[82-Greg]

The only answer to the original question is not enough!

[kwk1]

Just an M805 black for now.

[jor412]

I have only 3. Since first answering this question some time ago, I swapped my M150 for an M205, and added the M400 white tortoise and a 400nn tortoise. :)

[Bogon07]

Sadly my only one is not even a pen ...... Pelikan Edelstein Aventurine ink.

Wow, JustDaveyB that is an impressive expanding collection of Pelikan M620s.

An alarming expansion to add a bottle of Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite and a M101n Lizard.
But not anything like JDB's.

[UK Mike]

I have three Pelikans. A vintage 800 which has a lovely, expressive and smooth nib, a modern M200 with a fine nib, which I also love as a travel pen.

And recently, a new M800 in black, which is a huge disappointment. It writes instantly, smoothly and with very light pressure, but it is totally devoid of any character with its stiff gold nib. I can't criticise the smoothness or its function - and the finish is peerless. It just doesn't connect with me in any way. I have cheap Chinese pens that give a similar writing experience at 1/20th of the price. I feel that the 800 will go on my disposal list before too long unless we bond.

[Bogon07]

I have three Pelikans. A vintage 800 which has a lovely, expressive and smooth nib, a modern M200 with a fine nib, which I also love as a travel pen.

And recently, a new M800 in black, which is a huge disappointment. It writes instantly, smoothly and with very light pressure, but it is totally devoid of any character with its stiff gold nib. I can't criticise the smoothness or its function - and the finish is peerless. It just doesn't connect with me in any way. I have cheap Chinese pens that give a similar writing experience at 1/20th of the price. I feel that the 800 will go on my disposal list before too long unless we bond.

Have you thought about changing the nib or getting it seen to by a nib meister and turning it into the ever popular stub ?

[Murfie]

I'm very partial to Pelikans, both modern and vintage. I've been collecting them seriously since mid 2009. The current census comprises 19 pens -

Vintage:

1942 Black 100N
1953 Green 100N
Black/Green 120
Black/Green 120 II (M&K)
Black 140
Green 400
Brown tortoise 400NN
1947 Black IBIS
1937 Black Rappen bulb-filler

Modern:

Burgundy/Black M150
Solid Forest Green M200
Yellow M200
Red M205
Black/Silver Rings M215
Clear Yellow M205 Demonstrator
Translucent Amber M250 Demonstrator
Blue/Black M250/400 Frankenpen
Green M600
Black M1000 (Big Bird)


My favourite is the Rappen due to its age, rarity and the fact that it has never been inked. Several on the list have never been inked (including the Big Bird) and the rest are all in mint condition. I did own an M805 but sold it on as it was the only Pelikan that didn't click with me. After buying the M600, I found that I just didn't use the M805 any more.

With the exception of the uninked pens, the rest get a regular workout through the inked roster. Currently the black 100N is on duty filled with Noodler's Bernanke Black which is a fantastic match with the pen's semi-flexible M nib.

I've reached the point where I am no longer looking for any others to acquire. I've recently sold/swapped some Pelikans that were a duplicate model and color.

[woosang]

I have one. The yellow highlighter pen m 240? 250? It's at work

[earthdawn]

Just 1..

Pelikan M400 White Tortoise with Fine nib

Really beautiful pen that writes ao well. BUT it is just a bit to small for me so I don't use it very much at all sadly.

It may be one I let fly away.. as much as I love it I really should have gone for the 600 version.

[Murfie]

I have one. The yellow highlighter pen m 240? 250? It's at work
That's an M205, but that's being pedantic. And one is better than none. It took me ages to learn all the model numbers and their significance.

[tannie]

Just the one, M215. It has a medium nib and I usually write F/EF, but it seems to work...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8117/8621976582_154ceb561e_n.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tannie/8621976582/)
Fountain pens! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tannie/8621976582/) by tannie (http://www.flickr.com/people/tannie/), on Flickr

[john]

I have 3 Pelikans. brown 400NN, blue M400 and green M400.

[gentlyom]

Well, for me it all started from this little vintage 400 brown tortoise... Within 3 years, I got the following Pelikan pens now, some of these I even got back ups.

Vintage 400 brown tortoise
M200 demo pens in dark green, blue and new clear demo
M250 demo pens in light green and amber
M400 blue striated, and white tortoise
M800 brown tortoise (new)
M1005 demo

My next long-term goal is to get the very beautiful M620 Berlin and Stockholm. After this, I must take a break from buying pens.

[Gulfcoast]

Just two: M200 (fine) and M400 (medium). I think I am going to get a second nib for the 400 from Binder in a cursive italic. I do find these to be sort of small pens, good for travel.

[jor412]

I think I am going to get a second nib for the 400 from Binder in a cursive italic.

I have such a nib from Binder. Really juicy. I added 1 to his default flow setting.

[Pensfan]

Sadly I only have one and it is in the mail to me, not even here yet; a Pelikan M200 green transparent demo. I am saving to replace my old 400NN tortoise and a modern M600.

[liapuyat]

I got another one, a red M205. Because the tomato-red color of it appealed to me (and the chance of me getting a Toledo version is unlikely). I tried asking our local Pelikan distributor to order one for me but they weren't able to get any stock. Then I thought it had been discontinued, but apparently not. Haven't received it yet, it's still with a fellow pen-lover friend who visited Art Brown in NYC and is returning to Manila at the end of the month.

That makes 13!

[sargetalon]

I have 4 Pelikans....

-M205 White w/ EF nib
-M600 Pre-'97 w/ F nib
-M600 Post-'97 w/ EF nib
-M20 Silvexa w/ EF nib

[Waski_the_Squirrel]

Right now, just a Pelikan m205: the demonstrator model. It's an ok pen, but doesn't have me excited to buy another Pelikan.

[Nomdeplume]

Chicago, m1000,m200, a 400 clear demonstrator with the parts labels, an amber demonstrator, 3 Pelikanos, 2 of those "cheap" 75's....

[pajaro]

M400 green stripe EF
M400 white tortoise fine
M200 black fine
M250 black OM
M200 gray marble, M600 broad nib
M640 Polar Lights EF

[Laura N]

I've got 19. Too many, probably, but at least I'm behind Murfie. :)

Most of mine are vintage.

[Susan3141]

I have

A Green o' Green M600
A blue 140
A green 100N and matching mechanical pencil
A tortoise 400 with a flex nib
A green 400N with a delicious OBB nib
A blue 205 demonstrator
A custom blue lizard M600
A pre-unification green M800
A 1998/99 blue M800

That's… a lot. Good grief.

[Frank]

-R620 "Grand Place"
-Ink-Roller RB pen- Black cap/Blue Demo barrel
(uses standard cartridges)

-M200 Grey Marble
-M200 Anthracite Demo (Smoke Grey)
-M205 Clear Demo

(edit) -Added (finally) a vintage Tortoise 400 Pen!

(Had a M200 Red Demo/First Pel bought- never used, then sold it!)

Frank

[carlos.q]

This is my small Pelikan flock: 100N (2), 140 Green, 400 Tortoise, 400 Green, 400NN Tortoise (2), M200 Green Marbled. Missing from the family pic: 400NN Green.
But the best part are the nibs: EF, DEF, F (2), KF, M, KM, OM, 0.6mm Binder stub, B (2)... Yes there are more nibs than pens... :wink:

[UK Mike]

M200 Fine which I like after some nib tuning. Great little pen. 2012

M800 Black Medium - which I dislike and is a huge disappointment. 2013. The nib is smooth but totally lacking in character and feel.

Old M600 "Vintage" M - very nice and much nicer than the modern M800.

[thagbert]

One. M200. Just got it the other day. Was totally underwhelmed. Maybe an upgrade would give me something a little more substantial. An M400 Souveran maybe?

[The Paranoid Nudnik]

Hi fellow breeders ;)

At the moment my squadron of Pelikans consists of a couple of birds. One an M200 Demonstrator SE (Crystal) with an F beak which is fed exclusively on Abraxas #22 Blue Black, and an M200 (Eva) with black plumage and an M400 F beak fed this week on Diamine's Syrah.

I also have a bird waiting to hatch - hopefully sometime early next week. Another M200 but with a beautiful Blue Marbled plumage and a M beak. Jenny, as I think I'm going to call her, will most likely also be fed on a varied diet.

I don't think I'm going to stop there - what am I saying, I know I'm not going to stop there. My aviary will expand over the next few breeding seasons, with more M200s and I am also looking to breed some of the larger birds too, maybe some M400s and M600s and some of the vintage members of the species.

That's all for now folks as I have to go buy some more land with a larger pond/lake to keep all my birds happy. :crazy_pilot:

More time peeps

Vic

[Pensfan]

One. M200. Just got it the other day. Was totally underwhelmed. Maybe an upgrade would give me something a little more substantial. An M400 Souveran maybe?
The M400 is identical in size to the M200. The nib is of course gold on the M400 instead of the steel M200 nib, and the guts are identical. The M400 has nicer furniture attached to it and the binde is better quality.

If you want a better writing experience, I would pick up a M400 14K nib to replace your M200 nib with. You will see the same improvement as the M400, but with just changing out nibs.

The M600 is my favorite size of the modern Pelikans. It fits my hand just perfect, the weight is nice, and they write perfectly every single time.

Now all that said... the M800 is a beauty of a pen. The brass piston mechanism gives a heavier pen, but a wonderful balance in the hand. The M800 series nibs are wonderful writers and I love the soft springy nibs. They glide across the page and you wouldn't even know they are touching paper if it weren't for the ink trail they leave behind.

I wouldn't rule out Pelikans just yet. Try some of the other models and see what is out there.

[tandaina]

And I'd also add that the antique Pelikans are DELICIOUS and amazing. A 50s era 400/400NN/etc in whatever color you fancy. The 50s era gold nibs are wonderful, soft and flexible, so expressive. They lack the huge round iridium ball of the modern Pelikan gold nibs, I don't actually LIKE the modern gold nibs and soon as I get a pen with one the nib goes into storage in the pen box and a 50s nib goes on that pen. Divine.

My current search is for an old 100N with a really fun nib. Either super flexi, or wide and paint brush like.

[Pendragon]

I have two Pelikans, a blue and black M215 and a M605. The M215 is the first fountain pen I ever used, and is still the one I use most often. All the good things people were saying about the Pelikans eight years ago were true.

[Murfie]

I've got 19. Too many, probably, but at least I'm behind Murfie.
Not any more. Due to the sale of three of mine, plus another acquisition, we are now tied!

[The Paranoid Nudnik]

Hi peeps,

Just a quick update...

Eva and Crystal now have a sister. At about 11:30 BST Jenny hatched safe and well. She is being weaned on a diet of Diamine Red Dragon for now :cheers:

More time folks

Vic

[6of1]

Three. An Epoch in jade green, a 200 in anthracite and a 205 in blue. I had another Epoch, but it suffered a fall and the plastic parts shattered.

2984

[JustDaveyB]

I have 37 Pelicans now and will add two more M1000s in the second half of this year.
They are part of my collection of 85 fountains
http://justdaveyb.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/allpens_20130518_web.jpg

A larger image resides on my post (http://justdaveyb.com/2013/05/18/all-85-pens-in-my-collection/)

[fountainpenkid]

Three. An Epoch in jade green, a 200 in anthracite and a 205 in blue. I had another Epoch, but it suffered a fall and the plastic parts shattered.

2984

I find it odd that the m20X pens you have have two different piston settings!

[ethernautrix]

I have fewer Pelikans than I have had, but what I have are these:

Pelikan Toledo M700 (have had it for 20 years)
Pelikan Toledo M710 (since the LA Pen Show, this year)
Pelikan M205 with a Keuning Monster nib
Pelikan 140 (since LA Pen Show 2012)

And two Pelikan ballpoints, a 105 and a plastic black thing that came in a skinny black case, supposed to have a Pelikan's profile.

I have more Pelikan nibs than Pelikan pens.

The Toledos, for instance, each have a steel nib (EF in the 700 and F in the 710). The original nibs are nice, too, but I really like these steel nibs.

[cedargirl]

I can now report a 100% increase in my Pelikans - from one to two!

M600 - green stripe M nib
120 - green & black F nib

[Bogon07]

M101N Lizard

Edelstein Adventurine
Edelstein Tanzanite
Edelstein Amber

[Raysclim]

I have :

Pelikan m800 F Nib
Pelikan m400 white tortoise EF nib

Looking to get a M800 Brown Tortoise SE in the near future .

Thanks
Raymond

[stevekolt]

I just ordered my first. An M400 in White Tortoise with an extra fine nib.

[fountainpenkid]

I just ordered my first. An M400 in White Tortoise with an extra fine nib.

Enjoy! I love mine!

[snedwos]

Just the one. An M215 which after waiting nearly 9 months for a nib swap, is a beautiful writer!

[MadAmos]

Five: M800 Tortoise, M805 Blue, M215 Othogon, M200, M205.

[dgator]

Just one. A M205 blue demonstrator with an EF nib.

[john]

I have 3 Pelikans.
50's 400NN tortoise
80's M400 green stripe
90's M400 blue stripe
Planning to buy the M800 tortoise

[velo]

Any opinions on the M215 Rings? I'm thinking of getting it with a medium stub from Richardspens.

It seems a little smaller than what I would like but I could always post it.

[Cake]

Any opinions on the M215 Rings? I'm thinking of getting it with a medium stub from Richardspens.

It seems a little smaller than what I would like but I could always post it.

I have the M215 Rings with a Fine nib. Took me some time (2 months with light use) to break it in, now I love it. I feel it's a solid pen, looks great, writes well, and posts easily for me.

For the record, I have 2 Pelikans. Just purchased a M400 White Tortoise with a fine nib. Can't wait to use it, but still contemplating which ink to use in it.

[Fawkes]

So far, 10.
3 Tortoise 450s
M415 Tortoise
M400 White Tortoise
400NN Tortoise
M605 Blue
140
Green 450
M101N Lizard

Looking to get a Tortoise M800

[AnthonyB]

I have the following Pelikans:

M200 Green (Ball Point Pen)

M600 Green (medium nib)

M800 Black (medium nib)
M800 Green (fine nib)
M800 Blue (medium nib)

[Moxoftritonytes]

I have:
100N
M150
Pelikano shorthand fountain pen
1989 Pelikano
Th.INK
Pelikano from 2013
Pelikano from 2010
Style
Gallery
Twist (2x)
and am waiting on a M200 demonstrator.

[Runnin_Ute]

My first two:

120 Type II (Merz & Krell) EF Green/Black
M205 M Red

[lisantica]

One and one in route:

M600 - Green stripes - Fine Nib
M400 - White Tortoise - Fine Nib (this one is in route)

[Paul-H]

Hi

I only have two, a M800 in Black with 2BB Nib and a P1 also with a 2BB Nib, That's my lot, no need for any more now, well unless that M1000 comes up at the right price, which they never do. That must be the only pen that virtually never comes up on eBay as an Auction and when they do, they go for more than a new one costs. :(

Paul

[Roefisher]

I have six Pelikan fountain pens and (*** :) :) ducks for cover from the FPG crew :) :) ***) a rather beautiful looking R800 Black & Red Rollerball.

I intend to get the M200 Demonstrator with a M400 Medium nib, for my next purchase from Pelikan.

My fountain pens are;

Pelikan M1000 Black & Green. Medium and Fine nibs
Pelikan M800 Clear Demonstrator. Fine nib
Pelikan M800 Tortoiseshell & Brown. Medium nib
Pelikan M600 Black & Blue. Fine nib
Pelikan M400 Tortoiseshell & White. Fine nib
Pelikan M300 Black & Green. Fine nib

Mark

[KrazyIvan]

I have six Pelikan fountain pens and (*** :) :) ducks for cover from the FPG crew :) :) ***) a rather beautiful looking R800 Black & Red Rollerball.

I intend to get the M200 Demonstrator with a M400 Medium nib, for my next purchase from Pelikan.

My fountain pens are;

Pelikan M1000 Black & Green. Medium and Fine nibs
Pelikan M800 Clear Demonstrator. Fine nib
Pelikan M800 Tortoiseshell & Brown. Medium nib
Pelikan M600 Black & Blue. Fine nib
Pelikan M400 Tortoiseshell & White. Fine nib
Pelikan M300 Black & Green. Fine nib

Mark

You Rebel Scum. :crazy_pilot:

[lisantica]

5 at this time:
M600, M400, M600, M800, M400
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn140/lisantica/Mobile%20Uploads/photo-4.jpg (http://s303.photobucket.com/user/lisantica/media/Mobile%20Uploads/photo-4.jpg.html)

[Roefisher]

That didn't take long, Lisa :)

A beautiful collection and your health to enjoy them all.

I've added the M200 Demonstrator to my wee group!

Mark

[lisantica]

That didn't take long, Lisa :)

Well...I had some catching up to do. :D

[sargetalon]

I'm up to 61 Pelikans...

100N, 120, 140, 140, 400, 400NN, M20
M100 x5
M150 x6
M200 x19
M205 x8
M215 x2
M250 x3
M400 x3
M405 x2
M425 x1
M600 x2
M800 x2

[kaisnowbird]

Only one so far - M320 Ruby. I've been pining a blue M600 for quite a while now.

Kai

[Baric]

I have two, soon to be three...

1. M600 Ruby Red with a custom Broad left oblique nib by John Mottishaw. I have the original Fine nib which "sings" when I use it, only nib I have that does this, very pleasant to use.
2. M800 Blue O' Blue with a custom Fine left oblique nib by John Mottishaw.
3. Arriving soon: M605 Marine Blue with an architect's point cut from a Broad nib, also by John Mottishaw.

The folks are nibs.com make buying new pens and nibs seem like eating candy, except for the groans of pain from my checking account.

[brewsky]

Two for now.

m215 Rings (EF)
m101n Lizard (EF)

[onepuff]

Three in total. A 2004 M200 in green marble, a 2011 M400 in black and an early 50s 400 in green stripe.

[fpquest]

Just added my 8th (the 101N), including 2 budget Pelikans.

Pelikan Future (Red) - F
Pelikano Junior
Pelikan M101N Lizard - EF
Pelikan M605 (Blue w/silver trim) - M
Pelikan Piazza Navone - Mike Masuyama stub
Pelikan Picadilly Circus - M
Pelikan Shanghai - B
Pelikan Souveran 200 (Green) - F

[welch]

- M100, the white pen with black trim, medkium nib
- 120, green with black cap, current M150 steel nib. (Disliked the worn nib it came with)
- 140, green striated, black cap, medium KM nib. I like this KM, a "ball" nib, meant to write from any angle
- 400NN, green striated, black cap. Currently has a Binder M400 nib
- M200, blue marble, black cap, Richard Binder medium steel nib
- M600, green striated, black cap, Binderized medium
- M605, all blue with steel trim; Binderized fine nib

Wow...more than I thought

[attika89]

M400, Tortoise Brown, 14c EF (from somewhere before '97)
M600, all black, "Old-style", super soft single tone 18c F (e|n) nib
M600, green striated, 14c M
M800, Tortoise Brown, 18c F

[85AKbN]

I'm working on my first. :jester:

[lisantica]

My flock:

[the_cutter]

Currently two:

1. M250 Demo with 14k F nib
2. M800 Black with 14k M nib (1987 version)

[85AKbN]

Two:

1. M800 green stripe, fine.
2. 400NN, green, fine.

[GHCToolman]

Have:
M200 - Black F Nib

Want:
Many more

[ilangai]

I guess I got 7.. and I'm sure it's not the end.

[tnfal]

Does M1000 come in red striped?

[Mags]

I have an Amber M200 from FPH in NY that was a gift from my goddaughter and a regular M200 without the gold nib from Richard Binder which was nib tuned.

I have a red M600 with a broad nib

I have a clear demonstrator M800 that has a medium but very juicy quite broad nib

[GuttSchrift]

Not enough!

So far...
m101n Lizard, fine
m101n Tortoise, broad
m600 Green o'Green, medium
m800 Tortoise S.E., double broad
m1000 Black, fine

[bluefeathers]

Ditto! Right now, I have three and one on the way soon:

M400 white tortoise (my first Pelikan)
400 black striped set with pencil
R405 blue
...and soon (if I can get the fine nib) the M101N brown tortoise

Hoping to add an M400 in green too for my birthday next month!

[BMG]

Thus far:

120 (M&K, '70s version, green)
130 / Ibis (early '50s version, black)
140 ('50s version, green striated)
400 ('50s version, black striated)
400NN ('50s version, tortoise striated)
Ductus (Platinum trim)

Am looking for a (gray) 400N, a black 120 ('50s version), and...

[Lady Onogaro]

I only have the Pelikano in Turquoise. I can't afford the others.

Updated: I now have a Pelikan M200 Demonstrator. I could not resist it at Dromgoole's, and the husband encouraged me. So what could I do?

[Fawkes]

I am at twelve now since I just added an M800 Tortoise. I'll take a group pic soon.

[D.C. Wright]

Be careful about the white cap. If the early run, it has a tendancy to crack. It would look like black fine pencil marks.

Just one--but it's the M400 white/tortoise. :) Right now it's inked with Visconti blue, but I'm not carrying it (it's a bit too much bling for high school). It's a joy to write with...though, yes, I could probably do with an M600 size instead. My hands aren't very big, but I do sometimes wish it were just the slightest bit bigger.

ETA: I also find myself hankering after a completely clear demo to show off some great inks (like the Yama Budo). :P~~ I do NOT, however, need another pen (I'm awaiting the arrival of an Esterbrook deep, dark copper J).

[D.C. Wright]

My husband says, 127. That includes many from Dr. Propas...

Those interested in expanding their flock should check his wesite, The PenGuin.

Full disclosure - we have helped Rick out with his East Coast tables. Easily the best expert this side of the Atlantic if not the other side...

[Lady Onogaro]

I got my first Pelikan last month (the M200 Demonstrator), and I love it. So far, I have found an excuse to write with it every day.

[Bogon07]

Sadly my only one is not even a pen ...... Pelikan Edelstein Aventurine ink.

Wow, JustDaveyB that is an impressive expanding collection of Pelikan M620s.

An alarming expansion to add a bottle of Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite and a M101n Lizard.
But not anything like JDB's.

Pelikan Edelstein Amber & a Pelikan M620 Place de la Concorde.

[amk]

Just one, a Pel 100 I picked up for almost nothing, and which has just got a new CN nib to replace its broken one.

I don't like modern Pelikans all that much. But the vintage one has got me hooked. Now I want more...


EDIT - Oh, I fibbed. I have two lovely little pelikanos. One bird, then, and two little chicks ... that reminds me of something I saw somewhere... wonder where? :)

[Fawkes]

Just one, a Pel 100 I picked up for almost nothing, and which has just got a new CN nib to replace its broken one.

I don't like modern Pelikans all that much. But the vintage one has got me hooked. Now I want more...

Aside from the M800, most of the modern pens don't interest me much, but the old 100s and 400s are some of my favorite pens ever.

[eqlzr]

I have 4 Pelikan FPs now: the first nice FP I got was a Pelikan M215 F with the blue barrel, then a chance find (antique shop) terrific M & K Pelikan 120 with EF nib, then recently a Pelikan M600 F Ruby Red Limited Edition, then a couple days ago another M215 Rings F. Those M215s are just about the perfect pen for me. I love the little bit of extra heft they have over the non-metal Pelikans.

[Hawk]

I have a black M1000 and my wife has one also.

[amk]

Just added two Pelikans to my collection - both Pelikan Graphos, the earlier ones, both with a quite large selection of different nibs. I wonder what the odds are against finding two in a single weekend of car boot sales? :-)

[Ernst Bitterman]

The current flock, in rough order of production:
140
P1
MK10
M20
M30
P15
P488
120 (M&K)
Signum P530
New Classic P381
Future P55
Souverän M600

...plus diverse Pelikanos (Junior or not) and my son's Griffix ensemble. A Level 5 should be appearing sometime soon, if the Italian postal system hasn't devoured it (the tracking shows it was mailed... rather a long time ago).

[Runnin_Ute]

Am up to four now. In order of acquisition:

120 Merz & Krell with EF
M205 in Toledo Red with M
M150 in Black with M
M205 in Black with F

[welch]

More than I need:

- 120 steel nib
- 140 gold ball nib
- M100 (the all white with black-painted steel nib)
- 400NN (currently using a Binderized M600 medium nib. I know...Rick Propas would object, but it had a scratchy semi-flex nib)
- M200 steel medium nib
- M600 striated green Binderized medium nib
- M605 all blue Binderized M400 medium nib (the 400 nib feels handier in the 600 body)

[shellseeker]

I really love my Pelikans, and I have-

m205 White medium nib
m205 Black medium nib
m400 White Tortoise medium nib
400 SE Brown Tortoise fine nib
-and I have a special one that I have put away, only to open when I have achieved a fitness goal :). So I will name it someday, when I have reached that goal. I know everyone will be on pins and needles!

[gclyn]

I have two M800s one blue and one tortoise shell...would like to add the green M1000 in the near future and a white tortoise shell M400

[Polyhistor]

I have no more than two M200s, but I've been lusting after a white/tortoise M400 for a looong time. There's something about this particular combination of colors/materials ...

[FayeV]

I have 5 so far:

M205 red EF
M205 taupe EF
M205 white F
M200 black I
M205 white I

... and am l̶u̶s̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶f̶t̶e̶r̶ contemplating the M400 white tortoise in EF.

[whych]

I have 4 Pelikans....

-M205 White w/ EF nib
-M600 Pre-'97 w/ F nib
-M600 Post-'97 w/ EF nib
-M20 Silvexa w/ EF nib
Amazing how they multiplied in 2 years to take in all the M2XX and M1XX variations! :)

[sargetalon]

[QUOTE=sargetalon;22629]I have 4 Pelikans....

Amazing how they multiplied in 2 years to take in all the M2XX and M1XX variations! :)

Wow! That was April 28th, 2013 that I posted that. A little over two years later and I'm up to 105 birds.

[VertOlive]

I'm now the proud owner of my first (and only) vintage 1950's M400. Tortoise with broad 14kt nib; I wish I had more info about it--the feed is vertical instead of horizontal. Never dreamed a pen could write like this!

[fqgouvea]

Three Pelicans. So far. I need to stay away from piscov's site, or I'll end up with more!


Fernando Gouvêa -- fqgouvea@roadrunner.com

[Dronak]

Right now, I have two Pelikan fountain pens: a P200 and a Pharo. The Pharo doesn't seem to write as well as I remember (I got it a long time ago), but I like the P200. I might consider getting other Pelikans in the future, especially since the P200 is a little small for me. I don't have a big problem with it, but I think I prefer pens that are a bit longer.

[whych]

Right now, I have two Pelikan fountain pens: a P200 and a Pharo. The Pharo doesn't seem to write as well as I remember (I got it a long time ago), but I like the P200. I might consider getting other Pelikans in the future, especially since the P200 is a little small for me. I don't have a big problem with it, but I think I prefer pens that are a bit longer.
Pelikans are designed to be used with the cap posted. If you post the cap on the P200, you will have a full length pen.

[Dronak]

Pelikans are designed to be used with the cap posted. If you post the cap on the P200, you will have a full length pen.

Yes, posting the cap improves the length of the pen for my hand. I have a Pilot Prera that's even smaller than the P200, and I have to post the cap on it. If I don't, the end of the pen doesn't clear my hand, making it definitely too short for me.

I damaged the barrel of my most expensive pen (a Cartier) from posting the cap over many years. Luckily it wasn't expensive to replace (other problems were), but I've been trying to get out of the posting habit to avoid damaging any other pens. However, if Pelikans are designed to be posted, maybe I should post them after all. Thanks for the info.

[bluesea]

Just ordered a Marine Blue M605 and am really looking forward to it.

Made the *big* mistake of looking at and handling an M800 at the brick and mortar today, because it felt really really good! Don't know if its going to be an M805 Stresemann or a black-silver, but I'll hold off on that till the holidays. Should have just picked up my ink bottle and booked. :)

[RuiFromUK]

Not sure.

[earthdawn]

Well I never posted it here.. But I am at 1 Pelikan once again. Last November while in Houston I went into Dromgoole's ... mmmmmm

and walked out with an M101n Red Tortoise broad nib :)

[Pommel]

The number fluctuated a bit over time, but currently I'm down to three:

- Pelikan 400 (1950s) with OB nib
- Pelikan M400 (pre-1990) with F nib
- Pelikan M400 (modern) with OM nib

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[Laura N]

I'm still under 20. Clinging to that.

[ChrisRap]

I have about 10. Some vintage, 3 - M800's, none are currently in my daily carry. I seem to gravitate to Italians recently.

[Sevenof9]

oh the birds are in the majority in my house....I do not dare to count......the big birds are currently at four and I am trying to stop the automatic breeding, but the burnt orange is on order.....sigh....7

[bluesea]

Well I never posted it here.. But I am at 1 Pelikan once again. Last November while in Houston I went into Dromgoole's ... mmmmmm

and walked out with an M101n Red Tortoise broad nib :)


I came so-o-o close to one of those instead of the Marine Blue that's coming in. If only it was 1cm longer...or maybe that's a good thing, lol.

[inklord]

1) M400 tortoise/brown, ca. 1985, one of my all-time favorites (can't stand those gold rings :bad: )
2) 140 green/black, ca. 1960 (?)
3) M600 black, ca. 1990 - 2014 RIP (Barrel cracked, all by itself, sitting in my pen drawer... shame. Still got the piston mechanism, cap and nib...)
4) P200 black, ca. 2015 - terrific eyedropper pen

[Sevenof9]

Okay let's have some pictures of my big birds ready for feeding....21519 :) 7

[bluesea]

Okay let's have some pictures of my big birds ready for feeding....21519 :) 7

Is that the blue on the right, with the greens and purples showing?

[Sevenof9]

the one on the right is my absolute favourite....a Raden M1000. Unfortunately I do not have a good camera to capture its beauty. :) 7

[bluesea]

the one on the right is my absolute favourite....a Raden M1000. Unfortunately I do not have a good camera to capture its beauty. :) 7

Oh! For myself the Raden is aesthetically the nicest Pelikan.

[Sevenof9]

yes I would rate it just below a maki-e which I do not have due to their extreme rarity and price tag. please share your pictures. I like the pictures of the M101 red too. Very nice shot of the nib. :) 7

[bluesea]

M605 Marine Blue. Aesthetically my expectations were exceeded.


clicky
http://i.imgur.com/YScDVxGm.jpg (http://imgur.com/YScDVxG)

[Sevenof9]

Nice bluesea this one fits your username ...:) 7.

[Nom de plume]

Two Pelikans and a bunch of nibs.

http://a64.tinypic.com/b8pnd2.jpg (89 KB)

[pajaro]

M250 black,
M250 black,
400 green stripe,
M400 white tortoise,
K200 blue,
K215 rings,
K400 green stripe
K400 green stripe
This stuff all works perfectly, don't need any more.

[carlos.q]

M250 black,
M250 black,
400 green stripe,
M400 white tortoise,
K200 blue,
K215 rings,
K400 green stripe
K400 green stripe
This stuff all works perfectly, don't need any more.

:pound:
(Wish you luck!)

[Nom de plume]

Just two Pelikan fountain pens for now and a bunch of nibs. The P200 has been serving as my daily writer recently.

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[fqgouvea]

I have two, an older 400 with a stenographic nib and a newer M200 in black. My wife has two as well, an M200 and an M400 with an OB nib. We want more...


Fernando Gouvêa -- fqgouvea@roadrunner.com

[pajaro]

I have two, an older 400 with a stenographic nib and a newer M200 in black. My wife has two as well, an M200 and an M400 with an OB nib. We want more...


Fernando Gouvêa -- fqgouvea@roadrunner.com

Do the pens you have not work?

[fqgouvea]

I have two, an older 400 with a stenographic nib and a newer M200 in black. My wife has two as well, an M200 and an M400 with an OB nib. We want more...


Fernando Gouvêa -- fqgouvea@roadrunner.com

Do the pens you have not work?

Of course they work! But two pens aren't enough to cover all the ink choices and nib choices and the "hey, that looks nice" choices!



Fernando Gouvêa -- fqgouvea@roadrunner.com

[DASEFnib]

M200 Cafe Creme EF.....it's lonely, so......
An M101N Red Tortoise EF, M800 Burnt Orange EF and M200 Green Marbled are on their way as I write this! The GM should arrive either today or Monday (11/16)!!
Seems these "birds" like to multiply at an astounding rate!!
Guess they won't become EXTINCT anytime soon!!:)
EDIT: Green marbled has arrived! The M800 is now placed on back order until the next production run -- April 2016!!!:(
Recent arrivals: M200 Cognac F, M205 Amethyst F and M400 Souveran Black/Green EF.....
Always try to get the dibs.....on fountain pens with EF nibs!!

[VertOlive]

One. M400 in tortoise circa 1950's with a very flexy gold nib. Still trying to get the hang of using it since all my other pens are modern.

[gbryal]

I have one. A 400nn. One reason I have just one is it's perfect.

[pajaro]

I have one. A 400nn. One reason I have just one is it's perfect.

That is a very good reason. The few that I have are each good enough to be anyone's only pen. Perfect.

[fountainpenkid]

All the Pelikans I've had I would have kept were I not a student and unable to afford to 'build' a collection.
So far I've had:
M400 Blue striated
M400 White Tortoise
400 green striated
400 black stripe
P1 in grey silvexa
400 brown tortoise
400 green striated
P1 black silvexa
Pelikan Pelikano (c. 1975)

[Empty_of_Clouds]

Haven't got one, haven't even ever seen one. Probably never will.

[Leland]

I have 5 pelikans
K200 Black
M200 Black, Fine (from the mid to late 90's I think)
M605 Blue, Fine (also from late 90's I think)
M805 Blue , medium
M1000 Green, Fine, tuned by Mike Masuyama.

Next will probably me an M805 demonstrator or some older pelikans.

[Runnin_Ute]

Am up to four now. In order of acquisition:

120 Merz & Krell with EF
M205 in Toledo Red with M
M150 in Black with M
M205 in Black with F

In June of 2015 the above four were lost. :(

I have since acquired a M200 Blue Marbled derby style cap OB nib and a M200 Cognac F nib

[carlos.q]

Lost? That's awful!!! :cry:

[carlos.q]

Haven't got one, haven't even ever seen one. Probably never will.

Never say never...

[Empty_of_Clouds]

What do you think the chances are of me ever even seeing one here?

[carlos.q]

What do you think the chances are of me ever even seeing one here?
I really wouldn't know as everyone's path is different. Just don't close your mind to the possibility. :thumb:

[bluesea]

140 ef green striated
400NN om green striated
400NN ef green striated
M605 Marine Blue demonstrator (listed in classified)

Tried to move the 400NN om but now its going to nibsmith, as I think I'm finally able to make use of a thicker line.

Seriously lacking in tortoise, here :O)

[SeminarianMike]

0 as of now... I do hope to have some someday I need to be patient! I do love the green barrels of those pens tho [emoji846]

[Inxoy]

1 - M400 F Blue striated

I use it to sign all important life documents: wife's engagement ring check, first home, baby documents at hospital, etc, with the hopes of passing it down to my kids for their important life signatures

[Savager]

Being a newbie, I have zero. But my dream pen is the Pelikan M200 Cafe Creme. Maybe some day...[emoji4]

[DASEFnib]

Being a newbie, I have zero. But my dream pen is the Pelikan M200 Cafe Creme. Maybe some day...[emoji4]
The Cafe creme was my FIRST Pelikan.....it WASN'T my LAST......!!:)
After the Holidays (and my credit card is "breathing" again.....!!:facepalm:) I've got an M800 Burnt Orange "flying in"!!
Don't know how scarce the Cafe Creme will become....IIRC, it was a Limited Edition" (??) I could be wrong.....but check around -- you may be pleasantly surprised!;)

Always try to get the dibs....on fountain pens with EF nibs!!

[bluefeathers]

Up to...11. Selling two rollerballs currently, which would bring me down to 9.

[bluesea]

Haven't got one, haven't even ever seen one. Probably never will.


Is that because you're only interested in calligraphy, or you're already settled on preferences for a good working pen?

The Pelikan 400 is for my hand not the best ergonomically, but its still the best daily writer I have.

[nusiax]

I have a M1000 Medium 24 carat gold nib green stripe. Great pen.

[dixiehellcat]

Got my first Pelikan today! it's an Epoch, cream and silver. Very pretty and writes very well. Knitting a cozy for it now so I can carry it in my purse without it getting scrapes. :)

[Runnin_Ute]

Am up to four now. In order of acquisition:

120 Merz & Krell with EF
M205 in Toledo Red with M
M150 in Black with M
M205 in Black with F

No longer have any of these four. They were in a pen roll, and fell out somewhere. Lost. That was in June 2015. Along with a Parker 51 Special set and a two Parker 45's. (one a 14k nibbed Flighter)

At present, I have three. They are:

M200 old style blue marbled with OB nib
M200 Cognac fine nib
120 Type II/Merz & Krell (black) medium - even though some of the gold plating on the cap band is worn off, it is in really good shape and I got it for a sumgai price.

[TAYLORPUPPY]

Just one.

[nusiax]

I have just one. A daily driver. M1000 green striped with 24 ct medium nib.

Use it daily.

[amk]

I'm rather lucky. My mother has been introduced to The Writing Desk and Pelikan Pens UK and now knows that pelikans are really acceptable for birthdays and christmas. And I've also managed to buy a few vintage 400s for very cheap prices given their small restoration needs (a bit of piston work and a little nib straightening).

So now I'm up to fifteen, I think, including my Pelikanos - still much loved even though I have their big brothers.

[GuttSchrift]

6 -- now that I've counted. Though I'm going to add another very soon as a gift to myself for a recent promotion at work (m101 Red Tortoise to complete the trio I have.)

m1000 black, F
m800 SE Tortoise, BB
m600 Green o'Green SE, M
m101n Brown Tortoise, B
m101n Lizard, F
m250 Burgundy/Red, M

Love every single one and would have to be really pressed to give any of them up.

[blueboy]

This thread has just reminded me how insane pen collecting can be.

In December 2014 I didn't own a single Pelikan, I was a committed Sheaffer person. As of today I have the following birds:

M1000 - Green Striated
M800 - Green Striated
M800 - Grand Place
M600 - Green Striated
M600 - Vibrant Green
M600 - Pink Striated
M400 - Green Striated
M400 - White Tortoise
M300 - Green Striated
M200 - Green Marbled x 3
M200 - Black
M200 - Dark Blue Transparent
M200 - Clear Demonstrator
M200 - Cafe Creme
M200 - Burgundy/Black
M200 - Burgundy
M200 - Citroenpers
M200 - Cremegelb
M200 - Cognac
M201 - Mars Red
M201 - Neptune Blue
M205 - Duo Green
M205 - Duo Yellow
M205 - White
M205 - Black
M205 - Red
M205 - Light Blue Transparent
M205 - Amethyst
M205 - Taupe
M215 - Rings
M215 - Orthogon
M215 - Lozenge
M101n - Lizard
M101n - Red Tortoise
M101n - Brown Tortoise

I make that a total of 37 !

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I know I haven't finished. I need Help !!!

[christof]

Lots of....

Pelikan 100:

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5452/17788534196_c50e3c3358_o.jpg

Pelikan 100N:

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5523/11818208326_68f934f88b_o.jpg

Pelikan 400:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7624/16631962723_f001c1444a_o.jpg

Pelikan 400NN:

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3392/5803769007_06ab17e2d0_o.jpg

Pelikan 140:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6874403169_85a31cdd19_o.jpg

Pelikan IBIS:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7192/6789293224_ab5c3787e6_o.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2938/13979951742_d74fc3a782_o.jpg

special colors:

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8352/8260675827_d77db64549_o.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8511/8548410701_4bc6a1ec3d_o.jpg

nice boxes:

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5342/17834473056_95a43f9772_o.png

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7251/7873126778_95303e4706_o.jpg

some rather uncommon:



https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8062/8252115802_4fc5cbc447_o.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8597/16622028005_87d90e4584_o.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7722/17216469816_bc8f7c6205_o.jpg



I like all Pelikan stuff...

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/277/18168277289_477b5b6754_o.jpg

C.

[catbert]

Just one - a 400NN.

[SeminarianMike]

I have 3 but i desperately want more lol! I have my favorite pen, a Green striped M800 with an EF nib, a M805 with a Fine nib, and a M200 with an EF Nib :D I want to save up for a M1000 EF Next!

[nusiax]

Only 1. M1000 Green Striped Medium 24ct nib.

[Pentode]

Three now:
An early '90s M600 in green stripe
Two early '90s Pelikanos - one red and one blue.

Would love a brown 400 at some point.

[bluesea]

Both 50's Pelikan and neither babied, a 400nn ef and a brassy 140 ef. Not flex pens obviously but both with a nice bit of give, the 400 more than the 140.

Recently sold a 400nn om, a favorite, and am looking for a 400 Tortoise om to replace it.


http://i.imgur.com/NdKFvrJ.jpg (http://imgur.com/NdKFvrJ)

[Blastmaster1972]

I got 2 so far... M600 and M800 "Grand Place". I definitely need more. At least another M800, and that new retro M120 looks very tempting too... ;)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb269/Blastmaster1972/IMG_1135-ed-DWM_zpsj5b1skvj.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/user/Blastmaster1972/media/IMG_1135-ed-DWM_zpsj5b1skvj.jpg.html)

(The doodles will probably only make sense to Discworld fans... ;) )

Kind regards,

Jos

[katherine]

Two! A black striated 400NN and a green 140. I keep being tempted by Pelikans... Both new and old, I'm very proud that I've managed to keep my flock to two.

[fountainpagan]

Two.
My first fountain pen, received when I was 5, a basic Pelikan 120, gold coated nib, and an M150.

[ian1964]

I have 6 in total:

M405 Black
M405 Blue Striped
M400 Red Striped
M205 Solid Red
M200 Black
M200 Clear Demo

They have a variety of Nibs from Extra Fine through to Broad.

[LilDivette]

I also have 2 but I want more!

- M150 Red/Black F (extra M nib)
- M200 Cafe Creme F

I'm still kicking myself for missing out on getting the M400 (and M600) Souveran white/tortoise. :(

[kaushla]

Pelikan 100N green marble binde; hard rubber piston knob; black celluloid cap with two chicks; found in a bazaar in Romania fitted with a L&C Hardtmuth nib; currently fitted with Pelikan 140 F nib;
Pelikan 120 green black; came fitted with a Pelikan M400 M nib ground to a stub with barely any iridium in the point.
Pelikan 400NN green striped; found in a Romanian bazaar; the F nib has chevrons which stop short of the ink channel; i.e. the type fitted on the later models of 400NN.
Pelikan M400 green striped M nib.
Pelikan P50 Script calligraphy pen; 1.5mm italic nib.

[Empty_of_Clouds]

None. Never seen a Pelikan, unlikely to ever see one either.

[ilangai]

Figured out my preferred size for a daily writer is the M600.

Sold all my Pelikans, and left only these two:
- M600 Black-Green, F nib
- M600 Black, M nib

Now, trying to choose which M620 City Collection i'll add to the family..

Update:
2 pens didn't sold (M200 Cognac w/ 14k BB nib, and M400 Black-Green w/ 14k M nib), so i will keep them for now..

[mana]

Hmmm... if I count just the fountain pen then six. Looking to growing my flock of 100/101Ns... ;)

Keepers:
- Later gen 100N Black EF Export with a flexible F nib. My EDC pen, needs a polish though although it is otherwise in great shape, plating on the clip and trim rings is around 98% intact.
- Later gen 100N Green with a flexible EF nib. In great shape, might need a polish though. Plating on the trim rings is around 99% intact, clip renewed.
- Later gen 101N Tortoise with a flexible N nib (left foot oblique EF). My Baby <3 Needs a gentle polish though. Plating on the trims is around 96% intact, clip 100%.

Up for grabs:
- 400NN with an OF nib + a matching(?) pencil. Some pitting and plating loss on the clips etc. Otherwise in very nice shape.
- Black 500 Double L with an M nib. In need of polishing, the doublee cap is covered with microscratches as is the pen body too. Few minor dings.
- Burgundy 140 with a nice M nib. This one has serious plating loss but otherwise in ok shape. Also, the feed needs work. As in, the pen runs for a bit and then just stops.

My trio of 100/101N > https://www.instagram.com/p/BCOKupjyzTd/

[schweitzerp]

Now, when you say "Up for grabs"... ;)

Also, how would you compare the flex on the 400nn to the 100n?

[mana]

Now, when you say "Up for grabs"... ;)
Up for grabs > will end up for sale, that is once I get off my 'hind to get some pictures of the pens, writing samples and whatnot... ;)


Also, how would you compare the flex on the 400nn to the 100n?
Difference between nibs > Depends entirely on the nib but for the most part you are more likely to find vintage 100N nibs that are semi to full flex. There are of course the D (manifold) nibs which were meant to be used with carbon copy paper but yeah... Finding full flex 400NN nibs seems to be way more difficult, especially in EF or EEF widths.

The one in that particular 400NN is a soft one, more akin to modern nibs. Not at all a nail but for me entirely not flexy enough (With this chap here liking variation in his line width and then some. A lot). Also, the OF nib, despite it's suggested line width, leaves a line far too wide (more like an M). I mean, I do like the occasional pen with a juicy B/BB/BBB nib (like the first gen rOtring 600 series pens which I have in sets of EF & B steel nibs, complete nails but so soft...). Anyway, that one just doesn't strike a chord with me even though it was at one point the supposed grail pen for me (with the Art Nouveau'ish aesthetics and whatnot).

I have found that I do seriously love the 100/101N series pens (with flexy nibs) more then pretty much anything else in the pendom. It has the perfect look, size, weight, balance and feel for me, writing with it... is just effortless. There are of course other pens that I do love like the black Vacumatic Parker 51 (brushed SS cap), it has a very wonderful and responsive stubbish M nib... very nice line width variation and flow. And it just works. Without a fail.

But enough of my babbling, I do hope this answered your questions. :)

[schweitzerp]

Very much! Thanks!

[BayesianPrior]

Five in my flock:

M215 Rings
M800 Green Striated
M800 Grand Place
M805 Blue Striated
M805 Solid Black

All F or EF nibs and all solid workhorses.