The photos above are of the actual pen we are offering for sale here
This is a German Pelikan 100N piston filler in black and green marble with gold trim. The 100N was introduced to replace the 100 model in world markets in 1937 and in Germany from 1938 and, as outlined below, we think this dates from late 1948 or 1949
However, dating this isn't straightforward. The first 100Ns had caps made from hard rubber whereas this pen's cap is plastic. and so it's not the earliest production. Production of pens with gold nibs was largely disrupted or halted from 1938 until late 1948 so this is 1948 or later. This pen has the small rim at the front of the grip section which, according to Dittmer & Lehmann (1998), was discontinued in 1949. So we think the 14k gold nib and the section rim dates this to late 1948 or 1949. The 100N series was finally discontinued at the start of 1954
This pen has a medium 14k gold nib which produces a writing line of around 0.6mm. The ring adjacent to the turning knob is imprinted with 'KM' (see photo) which stands for Kugelspitze Mittel or, roughly, rounded tip in medium width. A K nib has more of a ball tip to enable smooth writing at a variety of angles
In terms of physical sizes, the 100N is around 12.3cms capped
Condition wise, this is one of the best examples we have seen recently. It seems to have been very lightly used and is in excellent shape. All the imprints - the Pelikan nest on the cap top. the 'Gunther Wagner Pelikan' imprint around the cap crown and the 'KM' marking are very crisp
This comes with an original Pelikan card box as shown in the photos
This pen fills from an ink bottle and does not take cartridges. There is a transparent green ink view window at the base of the barrel. Like most Pelikan pens, this pen uses a piston mechanism to fill - turning the end of the barrel advances and retracts the piston
Condition B/1m - (Ref 13427)
See our Condition Grading Scale
Dittmer & Lehmann 1998 - Pelikan Schreibgeräte Writing Instruments 1929-1997, Jurgen Dittmer and Martin Lehmann, Baumhaus-Verlag 1998
We have fully serviced this pen which includes disassembling the pen, ultrasonically cleaning all the parts and checking the piston mechanism. We then reassemble the pen, check ink flow and the smoothness of the nib. We also check and adjust the tightness and positioning of the clip.
This has Pelikan's traditional piston filling mechanism. The pen fills from an ink bottle and does not take cartridges
This pen comes with our normal 12 month warranty. We keep a detailed record of each customer's purchases so if you need to call us, we will have all the information here to answer any query
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