When it comes to Pelikan 400/M400, people do often ask about the differences between the original from 1950's and the original "replica" from 1980's.
Actually, there are several differences but hard to explain/to see without having both pens side by side. The following pictures show the main differences without any claim for completeness.
![11584176956_c9b94e3983_o.png](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5496/11584176956_c9b94e3983_o.png)
![11583721454_12da4a9712_b.jpg](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/11583721454_12da4a9712_b.jpg)
![11583598113_e89c38a303_o.png](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3714/11583598113_e89c38a303_o.png)
![11583410205_be10da04a5_b.jpg](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2881/11583410205_be10da04a5_b.jpg)
![11583618453_b9facda976_b.jpg](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3739/11583618453_b9facda976_b.jpg)
![11583733574_48fbfa631c_b.jpg](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2888/11583733574_48fbfa631c_b.jpg)
![11583745044_4b2bccbc42_b.jpg](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7454/11583745044_4b2bccbc42_b.jpg)
Hopefully, this may help some people to get certainty about when their pens have been made.
Christof
Edited by Christof Z, 27 December 2013 - 01:45 PM.