Vtg Pelikan 100N Fountain Pen Flex Stub Ish Broad 14K Gold Nib Fluted Trim
Item History & Price
Please enlarge all 12 photos & read all the text for detail~ Quite Good vintage & functional condition, approx 70 years old, Some light honest wear, But an overall , very clean bright, well preserved and attractive Pen :-) The Pen came to me working perfectly, I tested it & the piston works very well , the filler mechanism wo...rks perfectly , VERY clear ink window - The cap threads on & posts perfectly, The gold tone trim has some patina but is very bright, No brassing that I see , Very sturdy pocket clip, tight band , No Cracks, perfect cap lip, No warp, no names, Very pretty green pearl, the pen is 4 & 13/16" capped & a full 6 & 5/16" posted.The pen cap is marked "PELIKAN Patent" (twice) with a nice "Pelikan" Bird logo on the top of the cap as shown.
Very nice original 14K Gold Nib with excellent iridium tipping, a very stub like broad point with flex , Nice Nib profile , Nice smooth point, with Excellent Iridium tipping , nice on cheep paper , Glides on Rhodia paper :-) - with nice line variation, The nib is expressive even with out flexing :-), it writes a thin line across & a broad line down, Flexing to 1.5mm possible with out over flexing, moderately easy flex ~ you will still have control for every day writing with more expression when desired.
the nib unit unscrews from the pen section and another nib unit can be installed, I have ultrasonically cleaned this nib unit for good ink flow
The pen was actually filled with ink to make this writing sample, The Paper is from a Rhodia Dotpad No. 16, the dots are 5mm apart to help you gauge the line variation. The inks are Diamine Monaco Red and Waterman South Sea Blue (Inspired Blue)YOU GET QUICK RELIABLE EBAY SERVICE WITH ME -