M2xx v. M4xx

[FredRydr]

Is there a difference in quality between the M2xx and M4xx, other than appearance and the nib?

[Stickler]

Quality? No.. It is mostly looks... the 400 is part of the Sovereign design. There are M200 series pens with gold nibs and steel nibs. I believe ALL M400 are gold nibs.

[dfo]

No difference in my book—just material (celluloid acetate) and added metal rings. Oooooooooo.....ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.



On another note, I don't get pen-makers' obsession with adding more and more metal rings to pens. It seems with each new generation of the Pelikan M400, it gets another ring.

[jar]

There is also the early M600 that was the same size as the M200/400 but had more furniture and an 18K nib.

On right side the last three are a M600, M400 and M200:

and compared to MB for size two 234½s and a vintage 144 next to a M200:

[FredRydr]

Thank you. I suspected as much. As of today, I own nine old and new Pelikans (all with the same size nibs) which include three M200s and four M400s, and I never noticed a quality difference in construction or materials when I've had them apart.

[grainweevil]

The finishing on the section isn't quite as good on the M2xxs - on the M4xx the seam is polished out. Bothers some people, I believe.

[GTG]

No the m200 is excellent quality. It is not an inferior product to a m400. I prefer my m200 demonstrator to most other fountain pens i ever owned in fact

[Bungle]

I <3 my M200s too!

[FredRydr]

The finishing on the section isn't quite as good on the M2xxs - on the M4xx the seam is polished out. Bothers some people, I believe.

I never noticed...until now.

[grainweevil]

The finishing on the section isn't quite as good on the M2xxs - on the M4xx the seam is polished out. Bothers some people, I believe.

I never noticed...until now.

Ooops. Sorry, Fred!

[jodylud]

I own nine M200 and M400s and my most favorite of the lot is my M200 Cafe Creme

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[Runnin_Ute]

Love my M200's. Have three. Old style blue marble, Brown marble and Cognac. Used to have both black and red M205's.

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[GTG]

I own nine M200 and M400s and my most favorite of the lot is my M200 Cafe Creme

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I love that, never seen that model before.

[pajaro]

I have older M400, newer M400 and M200 pens. They are all good.

[Runnin_Ute]

I own nine M200 and M400s and my most favorite of the lot is my M200 Cafe Creme

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I love that, never seen that model before.

It was an SE a couple of years ago. 2014 or 2015 if I recall correctly. I think Cognac was 2014 (I got mine in 2015) . Looking on the Pelikan's perch it was an early 2015 release.

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