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Could a Montblanc 244 G have been built as early as 1948 or 1949, or do these pens date only from the 1950s?

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The 244 was already in production in the late 1940s; it did not appear only in the 1950s. The standard reference on post-war production, “Collectible Stars” by Jens Rösler and Stefan Wallrafen, lists two variants of the model: an early one dated to 1948/49, and a second whose manufacture ran until 1954. A seller's statement that a 244 G was made in Hamburg between 1948 and 1949 is therefore perfectly plausible in principle.

The exact years are not given consistently across the literature, though, and since the pens carry no date themselves, dating an individual example comes down to placing it by its shape and fittings. Anyone who wants certainty will have to compare the pen with the illustrations and descriptions in the relevant collectors' literature. The suffix G denotes the trim variant, not the year of manufacture, and on its own says nothing about when the pen was made.

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Original discussion in the forum 2 posts · 2 participants · August 2009 – September 2009

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  1. NEULING83

    Hallo!

    Ich habe über eBay einen MB 244G gekauft, der angeblich zwischen 1948 und 1949 in HH hergestellt worden sein soll. Kann dies sein, ich dachte dieser MB wurde erst in den 50ern produziert.

    Anbei der Link zum Artikel: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320411284165&…

    Danke für Eure Hinweise.

    Viele Grüße

    Chris

  2. steiner

    Hallo Chris,

    vom er gibt es zwei Varianten:

    die eine stammt aus dem Zeitraum von 1848-1949 und de andere von 1941 bis 1954 ... so zumindest laut Rösler/Wallrafen Buch ("Collectible Stars").

    Viele Grüße
    Michael

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