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Can an old Montblanc lever filler with heart-hole nib, star marking 6 and Simplo imprint be more precisely dated and identified based on the description?

Montblanc Vintage pens / oldies FAQ entry

The fountain pen is most likely genuine; heart-hole nib, feed and barrel imprint speak for a manufacture towards the end of the 1920s. The cap seems somewhat shortened, and also the lever appears not to be original, since the correct lever had the Montblanc star engraved on the round lever end. Regarding the stated size 6, it is a comparatively rare model. A definitive determination requires further detail photos, especially of the barrel end and any further engravings.

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