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A review of the X44 family will follow once my 244 is back from Ron Zorn and the 344 arrives. I am looking forward to having them all in rotation together!
Posted 30 April 2013 - 12:17 AM
Posted 30 April 2013 - 12:27 AM
Excited! had to share, I'll expand this post when the pen arrives... But I started my Montblanc collection with a 1950s 244. Then a 50s (just post war, with a steel super flex nib) 144... They are the PEFECT pens for my hands. I have found not a single other pen as well sized and balanced for me. And so I got pretty dedicated to finishing out the X44 size collection with a 344... And I just won an eBay auction for a VERY nice condition 344 with an OB (I adore oblique nibs). So nice to be able to cap this little mini collection, sort of my first "finished" moment in pen collecting.
A review of the X44 family will follow once my 244 is back from Ron Zorn and the 344 arrives. I am looking forward to having them all in rotation together!
Posted 30 April 2013 - 02:11 AM
Yup, literally 10 seconds after I posted this the 744 and 644 were brought to my attention. Doh! So umm, does anyone have those laying round? I could probably be convinced to buy them. ������
Edited by AltecGreen, 30 April 2013 - 02:16 AM.
Posted 30 April 2013 - 07:55 AM
1367281043[/url]' post='24265']
Excited! had to share, I'll expand this post when the pen arrives... But I started my Montblanc collection with a 1950s 244. Then a 50s (just post war, with a steel super flex nib) 144... They are the PEFECT pens for my hands. I have found not a single other pen as well sized and balanced for me. And so I got pretty dedicated to finishing out the X44 size collection with a 344... And I just won an eBay auction for a VERY nice condition 344 with an OB (I adore oblique nibs). So nice to be able to cap this little mini collection, sort of my first "finished" moment in pen collecting.
A review of the X44 family will follow once my 244 is back from Ron Zorn and the 344 arrives. I am looking forward to having them all in rotation together!
Edited by Christof Z, 30 April 2013 - 11:42 AM.
Posted 30 April 2013 - 09:09 AM
Yeah, both too rich for my blood sadly!
The problem with the 744 is that it is solid gold. It is going to be expensive just based on the gold content alone.
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Link for Vintage Montblanc pens here
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Posted 02 May 2013 - 10:47 AM
Where does the 3-42 and 3-44 fit in? They don't seem like the 342 and 344.
Edited by piscov, 06 May 2013 - 08:42 AM.
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Link for Vintage Montblanc pens here
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Posted 06 May 2013 - 01:09 AM
Posted 06 May 2013 - 01:10 AM
Excited! had to share, I'll expand this post when the pen arrives... But I started my Montblanc collection with a 1950s 244. Then a 50s (just post war, with a steel super flex nib) 144... They are the PEFECT pens for my hands. I have found not a single other pen as well sized and balanced for me. And so I got pretty dedicated to finishing out the X44 size collection with a 344... And I just won an eBay auction for a VERY nice condition 344 with an OB (I adore oblique nibs). So nice to be able to cap this little mini collection, sort of my first "finished" moment in pen collecting.
A review of the X44 family will follow once my 244 is back from Ron Zorn and the 344 arrives. I am looking forward to having them all in rotation together!
Perhaps you and the most others here already now about this, but I thought it could be interesting for the ones wich don't to show a little illustration I did once, to explain MB's numbering system. I call it "the magic triangle" and it should be read in ccw direction.
First digit stands for quality/price range,
second digit stands for filling system and
third digit stands for size.
Here's an example, a 332 (budget line, piston filler and smallest size):
…in comparison to a 139 (Meisterstück, pistonfiller and biggest size)
So, your "x44-familiy" is just defined to criterias of size and filling system. The 344 and the 744 do not have that much in common except size and filling system, because the 744 is a "Meisterstück" and the 344 is a budget line pen. Most collectors wouldn't call this a familiy.
But hey, criterias for collecting are a personally thing, perhaps it's exactly this what makes your collection unique! Looking forward for an illustrating picture.
Edit: Forgot to mention, that my illustration doesn't include the Overlay pens. Have to complete this one day...
Posted 06 May 2013 - 03:34 AM
1367281043[/url]' post='24265']
Excited! had to share, I'll expand this post when the pen arrives... But I started my Montblanc collection with a 1950s 244. Then a 50s (just post war, with a steel super flex nib) 144... They are the PEFECT pens for my hands. I have found not a single other pen as well sized and balanced for me. And so I got pretty dedicated to finishing out the X44 size collection with a 344... And I just won an eBay auction for a VERY nice condition 344 with an OB (I adore oblique nibs). So nice to be able to cap this little mini collection, sort of my first "finished" moment in pen collecting.
A review of the X44 family will follow once my 244 is back from Ron Zorn and the 344 arrives. I am looking forward to having them all in rotation together!
Perhaps you and the most others here already now about this, but I thought it could be interesting for the ones wich don't to show a little illustration I did once, to explain MB's numbering system. I call it "the magic triangle" and it should be read in ccw direction.
First digit stands for quality/price range,
second digit stands for filling system and
third digit stands for size.
Here's an example, a 332 (budget line, piston filler and smallest size):
…in comparison to a 139 (Meisterstück, pistonfiller and biggest size)
So, your "x44-familiy" is just defined to criterias of size and filling system. The 344 and the 744 do not have that much in common except size and filling system, because the 744 is a "Meisterstück" and the 344 is a budget line pen. Most collectors wouldn't call this a familiy.
But hey, criterias for collecting are a personally thing, perhaps it's exactly this what makes your collection unique! Looking forward for an illustrating picture.
Edit: Forgot to mention, that my illustration doesn't include the Overlay pens. Have to complete this one day...
Posted 06 May 2013 - 08:46 AM
And despite knowing that they're the inexpensive "3", they're very nice pens.
Check out "Pena Lusa by Piscov". Pens added on a regular basis!
Link for Vintage Montblanc pens here
Link for Vintage Pelikan pens here
Posted 06 May 2013 - 08:47 AM
Yeah, there are MANY more options. But most are just way out of my price range. I adore the striped MBs but my MBs until now have all be under $200, and that's my budget for pens really. The striped version are... well a little more than that.
So I've done my best to ignore them!
The 344 should arrive tomorrow, eager to give it a try!
Check out "Pena Lusa by Piscov". Pens added on a regular basis!
Link for Vintage Montblanc pens here
Link for Vintage Pelikan pens here
Posted 09 May 2013 - 03:11 AM
Posted 09 May 2013 - 06:32 PM
Congrats on your new collection Josephine. I too am a newbie but have started to collect some vintage MBs. I have a 50's 142 and 144.
Thanks for the great information christof and Vasco. I learnt a lot today!!!
Vasco, your collection is impressive!!! Wow! I would really like to own one of those striated MBs. If you would like to part with one of yours, perhaps you can let me know.
There is one X44 you did not mention - the 444. I believe it is the steel cap version. I have one in OK condition. Where does this fit?
Vasco, my 254 seems to have a very nice wing nib - it is a nice juicy writer. I have it in OM.
Check out "Pena Lusa by Piscov". Pens added on a regular basis!
Link for Vintage Montblanc pens here
Link for Vintage Pelikan pens here
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