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MontBlanc pens at an antiques store..

post #1 of 4
3/17/08 at 1:59am
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There were two beautiful montblanc fountain pens at an antiques store nearby and im curious,

1. How could i possible determine if the pens are authentic?
2. If they are genuine, is 150 each outrageous?

they were similar in design but one was entirely metal, while the other was black enamel. They were quite handsome
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post #2 of 4
3/17/08 at 2:22am
Black enamel or "precious resin," in other words, high-impact plastic?

What metal was the metal one made from?

The information you give is not enough to determine what pens they are and whether they are worth the price. In any case, only fountain pens would be able to command such prices, and then only if their filling systems are working.

To determine if they're authentic, just check the pens at any local retailer of Montblanc and check out the pens. All the fakes I've ever seen were very obvious fakes.
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post #3 of 4
3/17/08 at 8:09pm
If they are genuine then 150 is a good price, though it depends on how large the pens are - the 149s command the highest price, though the metal ones are more likely to be 146s. Oh and the enamel is 'precious resin' which is plastic basically. Montblancs are fairly easy to service.

There are some pretty good fakes around, but most fakes are convertors and not piston fillers. If it has a proper filling system it's less likely to be a fake.
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post #4 of 4
3/18/08 at 2:17am
you can only enamel on a pure metal. so its usually silver or copper. unless youre in the really high end with pure gold.
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