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Montblanc 34 1961-1970

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Montblanc 34 of the 1960s — third line, black, large size, 1961–19701

Piston filler in the Graf Goertz shape with one cap ring. The photos show the black pen; burgundy, dark green and grey were made for export only.

Key facts

Line
third line of the Graf Goertz shapes (a better school pen or entry model), one cap ring; 32 small size, 34 large size2
Production
1961–19701
Filling system
piston filler1
Nib
first a narrow intarsia nib, from the mid-1960s a butterfly nib; 14 ct gold or gold-plated steel; gold nibs 14 ct until at least 2006, 18 ct for France3
Dimensions
size x4: closed approx. 135 mm, barrel diameter approx. 12 mm4
Colours
black; burgundy, dark green and grey for export only — as also listed on this page5
Design
the shapes of the range from 1960 are attributed to Albrecht Graf Goertz
Versions
all colours
Sources and notes
  1. “Collectible Stars” volume II: 1961–1970. According to a forum post, the shapes attributed to Albrecht Graf Goertz went into production as early as 1959 rather than in 1960 (forum post of 3 May 2005). They were made as piston fillers until 1969 (forum post of 20 November 2005) and revised in 1969/70 (only from 1971 according to “Collectible Stars”) — with a flat cap top and new numbers such as 120, 220 and 320 (forum post of 2 March 2005). This website gives 1960–1970 on its pages.
  2. All fountain pens of the 1960s came in the same two sizes; the lines differed in their cap rings, the quality of the nib and gold applications. The Meisterstück 12 and 14 have the ring shaped like a “bishop’s mitre” (the stylised mountain), the second line 22 and 24 has two rings, and the third line 32 and 34 — a better school pen or entry model — has one ring (forum post of 2 March 2005, forum post of 20 November 2005, forum post of 13 February 2007). Only the 149 continued in its old form (forum post of 2 February 2005).
  3. The third line first had a narrow “intarsia” nib and only from the mid-1960s the butterfly nib of the second line and the Meisterstück pens (forum post of 8 August 2005). The nibs were either 14 ct gold or gold-plated steel; a hallmark is not visible on the fitted nib (forum post of 20 November 2005). Likewise in the forum in 2013: partly gold nibs, partly cheaper versions with gold-plated steel nibs, plus special nibs such as carbon-copy and shorthand nibs (forum post of 16 May 2013).
  4. 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.
  5. “Collectible Stars” volume II lists burgundy red, dark green and grey with the note “only export”. The forum says the same (forum post of 16 May 2013): the coloured pens were “intended for export only”, and the 12 and 14 also existed “in the colours described above”. A “Masterpiece” imprint on the cap ring, as on export pieces of the 1950s, is not known on the pens of the 1960s.
Montblanc 34 - 1961-1970 – closed view
Montblanc 34 - 1961-1970 – open view

Not to be confused with

  • Montblanc 32

    The same line in the small size (x2).

    See 32

  • Meisterstück 14

    Same size, but with the ring shaped like a “bishop’s mitre”.

    See Meisterstück 14

  • Montblanc 24

    Same size, but with two cap rings — the second line.

Photos: Sini

Montblanc 34 - 1961-1970
Montblanc 34 - 1961-1970 – nib
Montblanc 34 - 1961-1970

The following color variants are known:

  • - black (see photos)
  • - bordeaux
  • - grey
  • - green
Montblanc 34 - 1961-1970

Photos: Sini

All versions of the 34

According to “Collectible Stars” volume II, this website and forum posts.

Standard version1
NumberVersionPeriod
34black — piston filler — as in the photos on this page1961–1970
Export colours — for abroad only3
NumberVersionPeriod
34Burgundy red — export only1961–1970
34Dark green — export only1961–1970
34Grey — export only; photos of a pen at penboard1961–1970

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

  1. 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 ›
  2. bJens Rösler, Stefan Wallrafen: “Collectible Stars” — volume I “MONTBLANC 1908–1947” (2014) and volume II “Montblanc writing instruments from 1946 until 1979” (2001). more about the book ›