No, often these are original models of the Slimline series from the 1980s, made of stainless steel — not of silver. At that time, Slimline was Montblanc's cheap mass series; the retail price in 1981 was 14.50 DM (around 7.50 EUR), the matching fountain pen cost 24.50 DM. Slimline pieces are not comparable to Meisterstücks but are authentic Montblanc writing instruments with their own history. A blanket conversion of historical DM prices to today's euro collector prices is, however, not sensible.