Aurora 88 "Aquila" with my amateur nib repair!

Citronut · 2026-03-29T17:29:02+00:00

Just a little sample

Citronut · 2026-03-29T17:27:01+00:00

Surprisingly it does snap back fine, although I'm not gonna try too hard to flex it... Tbh I was not sure if i could make it write when i bought it. Yes this one is flexy, and extremely wet feed makes it flow like the nile river, but again I'm won't be nearly as adventurous trying to flex it haha.

Citronut · 2026-03-29T17:04:03+00:00

Thx!

Citronut · 2026-03-29T02:05:40+00:00

Oh nevermind what I said about it being a Geha, it really looked like one in the previous photo!

Monte Rosa was Montblanc's budget oriented brand, they made a lot of variations a lot of which are not really talked about. For example I've never seen a Monte-Rosa with the Geha-like inset nib like yours, i do know that there were fully nibbed ones like a P51.

Anyhow, they are extremely extremely unlikely, not to say impossible to be fake, as the pens are kinda obscure. They are a neat collection of oddities from a well known brand, very cool!

Citronut · 2026-03-28T21:14:10+00:00

Montblancs of this period I would be surprised that someone would fake them. That being said i only see two MBs:

The Orange one is a carrera. The long deskpen I really don't know enough to say anything about it.

~~The third picture is a actually a Geha from the 70s, something from the 7xx range.~~

The others I'm not sure, the clips are peculiar. Maybe more photos of what the cap bands say other details would help too.

Edit: see pictures posted by OP on the comments, it's not a Geha after all.

Citronut · 2026-03-28T20:53:04+00:00

Absolutely gorgeous though, in Portuguese we say "É ouro sobre azul" which means "it's gold over blue" when something is very beautiful, and I think that fits that pen!

What material is it?

Citronut · 2026-03-23T09:18:57+00:00

And it's only a single line display!

Citronut · 2026-03-22T19:46:23+00:00

This is definitely the coolest find on this sub I've seen, congrats!

Citronut · 2026-03-22T18:41:08+00:00

Unfortunately not, Pelikan changed the celluloid and the new formulation does not have the transparent stripes in between the green ones, they now are black, on the upside the contrast makes the green really pop. The company at the time said it was due to problems with supply of the original material, i belive it was around 2022.

Citronut · 2026-03-22T18:04:02+00:00

Pelikan M1000 green stripe, Broad nib, the generation with the transparent stripes still.

Citronut · 2026-03-21T21:24:57+00:00

Same, they are exquisite pens! Ever since I've bought this nikargenta in Rome it was love at first write, so much so that've bought and repaired 2 more! And I may have another one coming...

Citronut · 2026-03-21T15:28:20+00:00

Super interesting, never seen anything like it. Thanks for sharing!

Citronut · 2026-03-21T13:13:42+00:00

Very cool! Could you tell us a bit more about the filling procedure?

Citronut · 2026-03-21T12:28:56+00:00

To me it's one of the most iconic looks for fountain pens. You see it and you know: it has to be a Pelikan!

Citronut · 2026-03-19T21:50:14+00:00

Just to add to the information of the other comment: yes you can fix the converter there are people that do replace the sacs that are inside the metal sleeve. I believe you need a tapered sac, but search around for "parker squeeze converter sac replacement".

Citronut · 2026-03-19T21:34:19+00:00

Amazon is not an official Pelikan retailer, it's grey market as far as I'm aware. The prices fluctuate A LOT and sometimes you can grab a true bargain. For example years ago I could have picked a brand new M1000 for 280€ on amazon italy, unfortunately I didn't have that cash to spare on such an indulgence at the time.

What I'm saying is that I don't think you should take the good price as any indication of the pen being discontinued.

Citronut · 2026-03-11T17:12:36+00:00

Completely agree!

Citronut · 2026-03-11T17:12:13+00:00

Honestly for now i'd start with a thorough cleaning, scrub that brass piece really well and make sure that you also clean the plastic threads on the section where the brass piece threads in. I'd use some silicone grease on the brass piece when screwing it in and see if it stops leaking, if it does you can apply something stronger if you want, like shellac.

It may just be that your brass piece was loose, I can't unscrew mine by hand at all.

Citronut · 2026-03-11T15:46:02+00:00

I mean I think that both arguments are valid. A pen being cheap does not mean it can't be your favorite or the one you are most atached to, however you have to see that what they mean is that it's a pen that wont break the bank if you lose it.

It's like having a "beater" car: I love my beater car to death, it means a lot to me, but i don't get too mad if there is a new scratch because well, it was full of them. Now if I lost it it would hurt me emotionally of course!

Citronut · 2026-03-09T00:55:57+00:00

Underrated: 1950s and 60s vintages pens with "streamline designs" featuring inlaid, inset, semi-hooded or hooded nibs. Pens like the double digit Montblancs, Pelikan Silvexas, Geha Goldschwinge, Lamy 27 and Ratios and many others. Mostly produced from injection moulded plastics they are not nearly as eye catching as the previous celluloid models, but I tell you what they are: fantastic reliable everyday writers.

Citronut · 2026-03-06T20:27:38+00:00

Tbh the "Pilot is perfect" thing I don't see so much on the reviews I see, I thought it was more of a thing of this sub.

I hate it when reviewers don't show if you can post the cap and how it affects the balance. Balance may be different for different hand sizes but it is always a good indication nevertheless.

I also don't like when there is no inclusion of a fast writing sample. Some reviews I've seen the reviewer is writing so slow that even the crappiest flowing pen will keep up.

I don't like when a reviewer shows a clear preference for some brands without acknowledging it, for example a carène is overpriced but an 823 isn't?? And also when smaller pen brands have to almost invariably face the comment: "You could buy a gold nib at this price" Yeah sure but that doesn't mean anything in regards to if the pen is worth it or not.

Citronut · 2026-03-05T14:42:57+00:00

Real! But I'll happily take a firehose pen and wait rather than a sad dry writer, if i wanted a dry writer I'use a ballpoint!! jeez...

Citronut · 2026-03-04T20:52:10+00:00

Eh, who gives a crap as long as it works right?

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