Montblanc 32 D rare manifold nib
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Montblanc 32 D — with carbon-copy nib, black, 1962–19731
Piston filler of the third line with a rare, exposed carbon-copy nib (“D”). The photos show the black pen.
Key facts
- Instrument
- fountain pen 32 of the third line with an exposed carbon-copy nib — marked with a “D” — for writing with carbon paper1
- Production
- 1962–1973 — longer than the normal 32 (1961–1966)1
- Filling system
- piston filler1
- Versions of the 32
- 32 with a normal nib; O32 with wing nib and section as on the 22; 32 St with a steno nib and a section similar to that of the 420; 32 D with an exposed carbon-copy nib; with a steel nib the pen was called 313
- Size
- x2 like the 32: closed approx. 128 mm, barrel diameter approx. 11.5 mm2
- Design
- the shapes of the range from 1960 are attributed to Albrecht Graf Goertz
- Versions
- all versions of the number 32
Sources and notes
- “Collectible Stars” volume II: “32D … carbon copy nib with ‘D’-imprint”, black, 1962–1973. A separate front section with the number 32D/1355 is mentioned in a forum post (forum post of 8 August 2005); the 3x models had special nibs such as carbon-copy and shorthand nibs (forum post of 16 May 2013).
- According to an overview in the forum (forum post of 20 November 2005): size x2 (12, 22, 32) barrel diameter 11.5 mm, closed 128 mm; size x4 (14, 24, 34) 12 mm and 135 mm.
- Adding that the versions with a steel nib were called 31 — the “St” of the 32 St stands for the steno nib. Differing, “Collectible Stars” volume II gives “steel nib possible” for the 32 St; for the O32 it gives the wing nib as here. For the 420 see third line of the 1970s.
All versions of the number 32
According to “Collectible Stars” volume II; the nibs of the versions.
Version1
| Number | Version | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 32D | 32D, black, exposed carbon-copy nib with “D” imprint — piston filler — as in the photos on this page | 1962–1973 |
Further versions of the number 323
| Number | Version | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 32 — with a normal nib (intarsia nib at first, butterfly nib later) — black; export colours burgundy, dark green, grey — own page | 1961–1966 |
| 32 St | 32 St — with steno nib — section similar to that of the 420 | 1962–1966 |
| O32 | O32 — with wing nib and section as on the 22 | 1967–1970 |
Sources: “Collectible Stars” volume II; forum posts in the archive of this website; measured and described individual pens at penboard; the pages of this website.
Literature
- aJens Rösler, Stefan Wallrafen: “Collectible Stars — Montblanc writing instruments from 1946 until 1979”. 2001. On this website “Collectible Stars” volume II. more about the book ›