The Montblanc 32 is a piston filler that was produced approximately from 1959 to into the 1960s. For filling, the piston is unscrewed at the knob, the nib up to the grip section dipped in the ink and the piston subsequently screwed in again. The gold-coloured components consist according to current knowledge of gilded brass, that is, not of real gold. If the fountain pen draws no ink and the piston can be completely unscrewed, this indicates a defect of the piston mechanism, which generally should be professionally repaired.