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lukitas said:
The ultimate in design. beautiful. I'm jealous.
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It's still my favorite pen of the bunch I own.

lukitas, that nib is absolutely gorgeous!!

A new acquisition: Montblanc Heritage Rouge et Noir.

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(pardon the cheesy insta photo and messy handwriting)
 
A nice find...

A nice find...

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Found in a charity shop and cost three coins...

It had some blue ink cartridges with it and I thought I'd have to buy a proper filler kit as I was going to use it for red ink. To my surprise the filler was fitted and I guess they couldn't work out how to remove it and fit the cartridges and gave up. That happens a lot with cameras too; the moral is RTFM. Anyway, I went to clean it with water and found it had never been used.

I guess it's an "Imperial" but just which one and what age escapes me.

Regards, David
 
David,
That's an Imperial II with stainless steel fittings and steel nib. I have the identical pen - same burgundy colour and steel cap + nib. The era is late 1960s, early 1970s (Leica M4 era). The pen has a touchdown filler. Unscrew the back part of the pen (square cross section cap), and pull the plunger all the way back. Dip the pen into the bottle of ink, and push the plunger all the way back. Wait for about 10 seconds to allow the sac to fill. Then screw the cap back on and wipe off the nib.

Mine is and extra fine nib, and a wonderful writer. It is not scratchy at all - very smooth nib. For extra fine, the feed puts out a generous amount of ink, so there is no skipping or dry starting. Really a nice pen to use everyday.

I got mine from Peytonstreetpens.com, where they sell new old stock pens. Mine was $40 + $8 shipping.
 
Many thanks, especially for the date.

Strangely enough it had the "squash-it" type of filler but I would have expected the one you described. Also odd, the guarantee with it gives an Iowa address but was printed over here.

Thanks again, David
 
David,
If you unscrew the body from the section with the nib, is there a metal converter with a flat spring that you push down compress the sac in order to fill? This is the squeeze converter.

The touchdown mechanism uses a sac encased in a metal sheath with 3 vent holes - two near the section, and one at the apex of the sheath.

If you unscrew the back of your pen and see a long metal cylinder pull out, then you still have the touchdown mechanism. When you pull it fully out and then drive it in, you should hear a little "whish" as the pen breathes in at the end of the touchdown's run. It's during this "whish" that the ink normally gets sucked into the sac.

If your touchdown has somehow been removed, and you have the squeeze converter, don't despair. They work well, and are in demand. You can get a new Shaeffer piston converter for about $8 on Amazon. I tried one, and it leaked as the gasket seal was poor. Now I understand why people pay over $30 for the old squeeze converter alone.
 
Robert Lai said:
David,
If you unscrew the body from the section with the nib, is there a metal converter with a flat spring that you push down compress the sac in order to fill? This is the squeeze converter.

The touchdown mechanism uses a sac encased in a metal sheath with 3 vent holes - two near the section, and one at the apex of the sheath.

If you unscrew the back of your pen and see a long metal cylinder pull out, then you still have the touchdown mechanism. When you pull it fully out and then drive it in, you should hear a little "whish" as the pen breathes in at the end of the touchdown's run. It's during this "whish" that the ink normally gets sucked into the sac.

If your touchdown has somehow been removed, and you have the squeeze converter, don't despair. They work well, and are in demand. You can get a new Shaeffer piston converter for about $8 on Amazon. I tried one, and it leaked as the gasket seal was poor. Now I understand why people pay over $30 for the old squeeze converter alone.
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Thanks, I've now filled it and started to scribble with it. As the age you gave for it amazed me I've put together the pieces of the paper envelope with the cartridges in.

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I'm just amazed all that has sat in a drawer unused somewhere. BTW, one cartridge is still full and the other is still sealed but empty with a line of sediment along one side.

Regards, David
 
I have a Waterman Gentleman from the late 1990s, early 2000 era. I find their pens of this era very heavy, as it is lacquer over a brass shell. Too heavy to write with the cap posted.

I wonder if they could make a "M6" version with a zinc shell instead:D
 
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