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cybaea
May 3rd, 2013, 10:08 AM
What does the Sle O D (S<sup>le</sup> O-with-dot-inside D) marking on the nib of my circa 1993 MB 149 mean? Curious. I couldn't find any information though it is clearly the marking mentioned in ITEM #3970 at http://pentooling.com/montblanc.html . Any ideas?

jar
May 3rd, 2013, 10:39 AM
It's Ste not "l" IIRC and no one seems to knows.

mmahany
May 6th, 2013, 04:35 PM
It should be "SToD" and be circled. It's a jewelers trademark used to identify someone's work (Montblanc in this case). Older pens won't have the trademarket, but newer ones will. Montblanc started putting it on their precious metals fairly recently. Of note, all my newer pens have the SToD trademark on the nib. Also, my sterling silver montblanc pens have the trademark on the exterior part of the cap near the rings.