Montblanc Vintage 1960–1989 Ballpoint pens of the 1960s

The ballpoints of the 1960s follow the three lines of the fountain pens, and the line is contained in the number. All have the clip-lever mechanism that Montblanc built itself.

The numbers

• the 18 belongs to the Meisterstück
• the 28 to the second line with two gold rings (forum post of 29 August 2006)
• the 38 to the third line (forum post of 23 March 2005)
• the 78, 88 and 98 have a rolled-gold cap, are entirely rolled gold or solid gold

According to a forum post of 16 September 2005, however, the numbering follows no consistent system. The predecessors 17, 27, 37, 77, 87 and 97 existed only in 1960–1961, the series ending in 9 from 1966.

Mechanism and refills

Pressing the clip retracts the refill; ballpoints with a push button only came at the end of the 1960s (forum post of 11 January 2008). The refill of the period was the new large-capacity refill with a slimmer tip than today. After the change in the 1970s Montblanc offered a free replacement front section for about ten years (forum post of 4 August 2005, forum post of 8 September 2010). Today’s refills therefore do not simply fit (forum post of 18 July 2005).

Colours

According to a forum post the 28 came in black, burgundy, green and light grey (forum post of 29 August 2006). Unlike the fountain pens, the coloured ballpoints were also sold in Germany and not only for export.