Okay so the squeaking seems to be normal for this pen, assuming a stock nib. Odd, but I can live with it.
Okay so the squeaking seems to be normal for this pen, assuming a stock nib. Odd, but I can live with it.
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I put together my three Pelikans for a photo (M100, M215 and 140). Then I noticed that the black nib from my m100 might look good on the 140. Yup. It does.
Pelikan Stealth 140 by IvanRomero, on Flickr
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heeeeeeeey. that's all right!
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I would not have thought you could find a gold nib in a 140. Do you think someone put a M400 nib unit in there? They do fit for all I know.
In any case, this is a bargain. A bit of smoothing a la Stephen Brown should get rid of the singing.
Also, older Pelikan gold nibs with that kind of flex require a very light hand. I have one from the 1960s, an M400 in turtle shell. It writes like a dream but wants a feather-light touch on paper.
Very nice find Ivan.
It will take more than smoothing to get it right. I think someone ground it to an oblique. The black nib looks good in it. I think I will leave the gold nib as is.
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Yeah definitely frankenpen territory. I really like the look and was considering selling it but not anymore.
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