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    Default Montblanc Frankenpen and I´m very hapy with it. Guess why?


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    Default Re: Montblanc Frankenpen and I´m very hapy with it. Guess why?

    1) You FINALLY got a black pen.
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    2) You are really happy with the very early heart breather nib

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    Default Re: Montblanc Frankenpen and I´m very hapy with it. Guess why?

    it dates back to a time when they were still made in Germany?

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    Default Re: Montblanc Frankenpen and I´m very hapy with it. Guess why?

    Let me guess...
    This is a wartime Montblanc 333 1/2 that had a really cool steel nib.
    But then you found out the nib was corroded.
    Since these nibs don't grow on trees you had to wait until you found a compatible nib.
    You finally found one that fits (but I can't identify)
    How did I do?

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    Default Re: Montblanc Frankenpen and I´m very hapy with it. Guess why?

    HI Jeph and Carlos,

    Jeph is almost correct about what makes me happy, and Carlos is almost correct about the pen Model.

    The pen is a 334 1/2 WWII period and has a wrong nib for the pen and it is a huge heart hole 35 nib. I am happy not just because the heart hole but because it is a huge 35 heart hole safety nib!!

    This heart hole nib is used in Montblanc 35 Safeties and lever fillers and is truly rare. It´s just a pity I don't have the pen to go with it!

    Carlos: 3 1/2 non corroded nibs are hard to find but this one is much harder. By the way, I´m still looking to find one

    Some Frankenpens are really nice to find!

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    Default Re: Montblanc Frankenpen and I´m very hapy with it. Guess why?

    Quote Originally Posted by piscov View Post
    HI Jeph and Carlos,

    Jeph is almost correct about what makes me happy, and Carlos is almost correct about the pen Model.

    The pen is a 334 1/2 WWII period and has a wrong nib for the pen and it is a huge heart hole 35 nib. I am happy not just because the heart hole but because it is a huge 35 heart hole safety nib!!

    This heart hole nib is used in Montblanc 35 Safeties and lever fillers and is truly rare. It´s just a pity I don't have the pen to go with it!

    Carlos: 3 1/2 non corroded nibs are hard to find but this one is much harder. By the way, I´m still looking to find one

    Some Frankenpens are really nice to find!
    That is a very cool pen! I also have a wartime 334 1/2 though it has the usual 4 1/2 steel nib. It is a great writer as I am sure yours will be with that special nib. Congrats!

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    Default Re: Montblanc Frankenpen and I´m very hapy with it. Guess why?

    I believe the nib is not original to the pen. It is much larger than the 4 1/2. Also, the pen is dated from the WWII period and the nib is probably 20 years "younger". Tthe section and feed from the 334 1/2 would not be able to fit this 35 nib and so, someone very skilled ( most probably in a aftermarket repair), most probably machined the section to enlarge it and used a 136 feed and adapted the nib to the 334 1/2 WWII pen because the owner wanted a gold nib. I ended up being lucky and thankful for the good taste the original owner of the pen has had back in the days.

    Here are some pictures that shows the differences between nib, feed and section diameter.




    1) MB 146 circa 1951 2) #35 nib 3) 234 1/2 nib - this is the exact nib size this pen should use 4 ) #4 size nib

    By the way, last year I also bought a Danish made Montblanc 206 that come with a 235 nib. This 235 is the nib used in the later push button MB fillers.


    Now I need to find the MB 35 pen itself!!
    Last edited by piscov; August 30th, 2014 at 02:42 AM.

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    Default Re: Montblanc Frankenpen and I´m very hapy with it. Guess why?

    That nib is incredible! Congrats on such a nice Frankenpen. I especially love the wartime MBs.
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