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Recognising copies of the Meisterstück Rollerball
In the overall view a copied Meisterstück Rollerball is difficult to distinguish from the original; the features lie in the details of the cap band and the clip.
The cap band of the copy has a different shade of gold. Above all, however, the black rings are not flush with the surface of the cap band: on the copy they are grooves, that is, notches, that have been filled in black. On the original, by contrast, the black rings are made of precious resin and form a continuous surface with the metal. With both cap bands enlarged side by side, this difference stands out clearly.
The shape of the clip also gives the copy away: its lower end tapers off in an angular rather than a rounded form. The clip shape of the original has remained unchanged since the 1940s, that is, for around six decades. Viewed close up, the clip of the copy also proves to be a bent sheet metal clip of the kind found on many counterfeits.
If one of these features applies to a supposed Meisterstück, the instrument is a copy. Its value corresponds at most to that of a single Montblanc refill, which cost about four euros in the mid-2000s.
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