tandaina
October 11th, 2014, 07:15 PM
The time has come to start selling the pens that just haven't made it into my rotation. I've realized I'm a pen user, not a collector, so those pens bought to "fill holes in my collection" are looking for new homes.
Here we've got a Montblanc 334 1/2 that came to me all the way from Australia. It is a lovely pen, solid, everything working well. But I've got a whole handful of very, very similar pens and I just don't need this one, I've only used it once in the last year.
http://tandaina.smugmug.com/Other/Pens/i-bJ4tMmX/0/L/DSC08443-L.jpg
The Montblanc impression on the cap is still crisp and clear. The inscribed cap bands (in place of metal) puts this pen wartime era or just after. Look closely and you can see that the paint on the inside of the barrel is crazed, the barrel itself is solid, the piston filling system works well and is smooth.
http://tandaina.smugmug.com/Other/Pens/i-VBqxd7k/0/L/DSC08446-L.jpg
The nib is wartime steel, but very smooth and comfortable to use. I honestly think the line is closer to OBB, but the pen is marked OB.
http://tandaina.smugmug.com/Other/Pens/i-tJdp72w/0/L/DSC08447-L.jpg
And a writing sample:
http://tandaina.smugmug.com/Other/Pens/i-jnzvPKP/0/L/DSC08448-L.jpg
This is a sweet little Montblanc. A nice entry level pen for anyone looking for this size, or wartime era. Very useable despite its age. I paid $240 for it, I'm looking for $180 plus postage. Shipped within the US only to your Paypal address.
Here we've got a Montblanc 334 1/2 that came to me all the way from Australia. It is a lovely pen, solid, everything working well. But I've got a whole handful of very, very similar pens and I just don't need this one, I've only used it once in the last year.
http://tandaina.smugmug.com/Other/Pens/i-bJ4tMmX/0/L/DSC08443-L.jpg
The Montblanc impression on the cap is still crisp and clear. The inscribed cap bands (in place of metal) puts this pen wartime era or just after. Look closely and you can see that the paint on the inside of the barrel is crazed, the barrel itself is solid, the piston filling system works well and is smooth.
http://tandaina.smugmug.com/Other/Pens/i-VBqxd7k/0/L/DSC08446-L.jpg
The nib is wartime steel, but very smooth and comfortable to use. I honestly think the line is closer to OBB, but the pen is marked OB.
http://tandaina.smugmug.com/Other/Pens/i-tJdp72w/0/L/DSC08447-L.jpg
And a writing sample:
http://tandaina.smugmug.com/Other/Pens/i-jnzvPKP/0/L/DSC08448-L.jpg
This is a sweet little Montblanc. A nice entry level pen for anyone looking for this size, or wartime era. Very useable despite its age. I paid $240 for it, I'm looking for $180 plus postage. Shipped within the US only to your Paypal address.