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Montblanc 144G, Black Celluloid GPT, #4 14c Flex OB

Montblanc 144G, Black Celluloid GPT, #4 14c Flex OB

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📒 History/Provenance

  • 1940's to 1950's production Montblanc 144G in black celluloid with a matching OB nib with piston knob imprint. Featuring the grailed ski-slope feed, 14c flexible nib, and telescopic piston.

🧪 QA & Recommendation

  • Fantastic oblique broad nib that lays down an extremely expressive line from wispy upstrokes to bold downstrokes. 
  • Tested on Rhodia 80gsm A5 pad and Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue ink.

🔧 Restoration Commentary

  • Crisp model number and nib imprints on piston knob and minor wear on gold plated trim. Ink window moderately transparent.
  • Celluloid Nitrate has been lightly hand-polished to get rid of microscratches but deeper scratches are not polished down to preserve as much of the material as possible.
  • Ebonite grip section rejuvenated and lightly hand polished, "softness" of ebonite restored.
  • Nib heat set and tuned for smoothness

Technical Specifications

Brand: Montblanc

Model: 144G

Production Year: 1940

Material: Black Celluloid Nitrate

Trim Color: Gold

Nib Size: 4

Nib Material: 14k gold

Nib Grind: OB

Nib Flexibility: 330g

Line Variation: 0.30 - 1.86 (6.2x)

Pen Length: 130.76

Pen Grip Section: 9.68

Restorer: Heron's Mooncake

Restoration Grade: B

Montblanc 144G, Black Celluloid GPT, #4 14c Flex OB

$895.00
$895.00
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Appendix for Listing Details

Sweating the details is fundamental to understanding, appreciating, and knowing the peice of history you have in your hands.

All pens are filled and tested, not just dipped in ink, which does not reflect writing characteristics whatsoever.

My Full Guide

Line Variation Standard

Different restorers have different standards for line sizing and especially for vintage pens, the printed tipping size will not always be accurate due to repairs/grinds/etc. Please use this as a frame of reference for consistency.

Flexibility Standard

Nib flexibility is such a controversial topic, but there needs to be some level of consistency so please take this table as a frame of reference for my restorations and as someone who is writing in a calligraphic/spencerian style of cursive script. Without objective measurements, flexibility terms such as wet noodle are useless as someone with stronger forearms and grip strength will make even manifold nibs into a wet noodle.

Restoration Ratings

These are guidelines incorporated from various online sources not limited to Reddit, David Nishimura, etc.