The writing instrument found is a Montblanc Quickpen, an independent, inexpensive model without reference to Noblesse or Slim Line. The original retail price was DM 19.50 including a felt-tip and a roller refill. High-priced auction offers for comparable pens are completely excessive; such "moon prices" appear frequently but are rarely achieved. The Quickpen is thus no valuable collector's piece but a usable original Montblanc.