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Pelikan 400NN 1958-1965, Green Striped, #5 14C OBB Nib
Pelikan 400NN 1958-1965, Green Striped, #5 14C OBB Nib
📒 History/Provenance
While the pointed dome 400NN (double chicks) was produced from 1956 to 1965, this particular 400NN was produced after 1958 as it deploys a safety mechanism in the cap where there is a skip in the cap threading that allows the cap to stay on even when not fully turned taught. These torpedo shaped Pelikans were the longest of the 400 series and of the last vintage production pens with the classic green celluloid nitrate binde (thin celluloid nitrate sheet wrapped around a transparent barrel).
🧪 QA & Recommendation
Amazingly responsive snappy OBB nib that glides across the page with substantial line variation that changes in magnitude with how you angle the nib. For incredible hairlines I would suggest slanting the nib almost 90 degrees so you're writing with just the horizontal axis of the nib, as you flourish, turning the nib back to horizontal will swell the line immensely. This nib is one of the more flexible I've come across and amazing to show off ink characteristics like sheen and shading of inks.
Tested on Rhodia 80gsm A5 pad and Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue.
🔧 Ebonite Restoration Commentary
Some brassing on top of clip.
Fresh piston seals.
Incredibly clear celluloid barrel and green striped binde.
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
Brand: Pelikan
Model: 400NN
Production Year: 1958
Material: Green Celluloid Nitrate
Trim Color: Gold
Nib Size: 5
Nib Material: 14k gold
Nib Grind: F
Nib Flexibility: g
Line Variation: - (6.25x)
Pen Length: 130.61
Pen Grip Section:
Restorer: Heron's Mooncake
Restoration Grade: B+
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Pelikan 400NN 1958-1965, Green Striped, #5 14C OBB Nib
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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.
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.
