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Montblanc Meisterstück 122 with silver overlay (900) 1935-1938

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Meisterstück 122 with 8-sided silver overlay — push-knob filler, 1935–1938 according to “The Montblanc Diary & Collectors Guide”; the overlay is hallmarked “S 900”, i.e. 900 silver and not sterling silver (925)

Cap and barrel fully covered with silver, 8-sided, in panels with barleycorn chasing that end in points; flat silver cap top with star, the hallmark “S 900” beside it; clip with ball end and “MONT”, mountain symbol, “BLANC”; silver cone-shaped push knob. Black section; gold nib marked “4810” with the M in the star.

Key facts

Production
122 with silver overlay 1935–1938 (“The Montblanc Diary & Collectors Guide”: “sterling silver”); “Collectible Stars” I lists no 122 with silver overlay1
Overlay
900 silver; according to maxpens.de 900 silver was the usual standard in Germany at the time. According to a Fountain Pen Network post the overlay is by Sarastro; such specialist firms also worked for other brands2
Filling system
push-knob filler3
Nib
14 ct gold nib marked “4810” with the M in the star; 18 ct for France4
Dimensions
base pen 122 of the 1935 shape: 14.5 cm at 1.30 cm in diameter (“Collectible Stars” I; with the cap posted)5
Sources and notes
  1. “The Montblanc Diary & Collectors Guide” (plate “Meisterstück Push-knob Fillers”: “No. 122, sterling silver, 1935-1938”); “Collectible Stars” volume I.
  2. maxpens.de (122 with 8-sided silver overlay, “S 900”); Fountain Pen Network post of 20 September 2011 (referring to this page); “Collectible Stars” volume I (Sarastro, Fend); forum post of 2 June 2008.
  3. “Collectible Stars” volume I; maxpens.de.
  4. “Collectible Stars” volume I. 18 ct for France.
  5. “Collectible Stars” volume I; collectiblestars.com (“length with cap posted”).
  6. “Collectible Stars” volume I.
Montblanc Meisterstück 122 with silver overlay – open view
Montblanc Meisterstück 122 with silver overlay – nib
Montblanc Meisterstück 122 with silver overlay

Not to be confused with

  • 124 with gold overlay

    Also an overlay by a jeweller, with a matching pencil.

    See Meisterstück 124 with gold overlay

  • Silver versions in “Collectible Stars” I6

    The 25 with silver overlay, round or 8-sided (1930–1934), and the 8-sided 20 k in silver (1934–1935).

  • Meisterstück 122 malachite green

    The same number in celluloid, without an overlay.

    See Meisterstück 122 malachite green

Shown here is a Montblanc Meisterstück from the 1930s with a Sarastro overlay of 900 silver.

This is a push-knob filler.

Montblanc Meisterstück 122 with silver overlay – closed view
Montblanc Meisterstück 122 with silver overlay – closed view

Literature

  1. aJens Rösler: “The Montblanc Diary & Collector’s Guide”. Christians Verlag, Hamburg 1993. ISBN 3-7672-1174-2. On this website “Diary” for short. more about the book ›
  2. bJens Rösler, Stefan Wallrafen: “Collectible Stars I — MONTBLANC 1908–1947”. 2014. ISBN 978-3-00-044233-9. On this website “Collectible Stars” volume I. more about the book ›