Pelikan 400NN Fountain Pen - 3rd Party (non-factory) Modified OB "Curved" Nib

Description: Pelikan 400NN Fountain Pen - Beautiful Green Striped Color - 14K 585 Oblique Broad with 3rd Party (non-factory) Downward "Curved" Nib Pelikan made the 400NN in Green Stripe from 1956 to 1965 which makes this pen some 65 to 70 years old. About the same age as me! The color of this pen is a transparent light green resin with nice solid green stripes. Between the solid green stripes, the transparent light green tinted body allows viewing of the ink level and piston mechanism. This fountain pen is in near perfect condition. No flaws, blemishes or age marks. An unusual feature of this pen is that the nib is curved in a downward arc. All Pelikan Nibs are straight and this one is curved. When I first started studying this one, I thought the nib was just bent, but I don't believe that is the case. The 3rd party nib master who performed the oblique grind on the nib appears to have also curved the nib downwards. This seems to make this oblique broad nib write more like an oblique medium. To illustrate this I made several photos of the nib at different angles. Please study these nib photos so that you will understand. The nib is engraved with the words "Pelikan" and "14C 585" as well as the "Pelikan Logo". There are gold bands at the top of bottom of the cap piece and the lower gold band is engraved with the words "Pelikan 400". The pen writes very well and a few samples of this pen's writing is shown in the photos. The ink flow from this nib is smooth with moderate wetness. I did not notice any hard starts, skipping or other issues. For the writing samples, Pelikan Edelstein "Aquamarine" Ink was used and the pen was allowed to remain inked for a few days. I did not notice any leaks or ink creep. Finally, the pen was cleaned using Goulet Pen Flush. When filling and cleaning the pen, I noticed that the piston fill mechanism works well. In my opinion, this vintage pen writes better than many modern pens. Some people feel that the 400NN is one of the better writing fountain pens available at any age or cost! The pen measures some 5.14" in length when closed and 5.78" when posted. Its diameter is 0.46" and the ink capacity is 1.97ml. Please study the photos for best description of the fountain pen and condition. The ceramic Pelikan Logo pen stand and the other acrylic/wood pen stands are not included. As a long time collector of vintage fountain pens, I take great care with the shipping using new boxes, internal secondary boxes and carefully placed quality packing material. The fountain pen will be placed in the black velvet pen sleeve and then into the pen case before packing with bubble wrap in the shipping box. This Vintage Pelikan 400NN would be a great addition to any vintage fountain pen collection as well as be useful as a good writing instrument. The near perfect condition and excellent writing really makes this a spacial fountain pen and the pricing reflects this. Go ahead and try yourself to something unique and special ...

Price: 345 USD

Location: Canton, Georgia

End Time: 2024-09-30T21:35:12.000Z

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