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Montblanc Carrera Metal 1970s Fountain pen 5225, article number M 14125 — 1971–1982/1984

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Carrera fountain pen 5225 with metal barrel — model catalogue: 1971–1982/1984

Barrel of matte stainless steel, black cap with chrome-plated “rally clip” and the inscription “Carrera Germany”, steel nib.

Key facts

Production
“Collectible Stars”: 1971–1979; model catalogue: 1971–1982/19841
Filling system
cartridge filler, converter possible1
Nib
steel nib (EF, F, M, B, OM, OB, shorthand)1
Companions
ballpoint 592 and four-colour pen 572 in the same version1
All versions
Carrera
Sources and notes
  1. “Collectible Stars” volume II; model catalogue.

Photos: Sini

Montblanc Carrera Metal – open view
Montblanc Carrera Metal
Montblanc Carrera Metal – closed view
Montblanc Carrera Metal – nib

Carrera 5225 — the Carrera with a metal barrel

The 5225 was the version of the Carrera range with a stainless steel barrel. The model catalogue lists it as stainless steel / black from 1971 to 1982/1984; “Collectible Stars” volume II also gives 1971 as the start and stops at its own time limit of 1979, which is not the end of production.

Construction

The body combines a black grip section of precious resin with a barrel of matt stainless steel. The cap is black precious resin with the white star inlaid in the cap top, and it carries “Carrera” in script with “GERMANY” below. The chrome-plated “rally clip” is pierced with a row of round holes. The steel nib is partly enclosed by the grip section. On the yellow and black 522 it is the other way round: there the barrel is precious resin and the cap blackened stainless steel (model catalogue).

Filling and nibs

The 5225 is a cartridge pen that also takes a converter. Ordinary Pelikan cartridges are fine for Carrera fountain pens (forum post of 25 August 2011).

The model catalogue lists the nib widths EF, F, M, B, OM, OB and shorthand for the 5225. According to a forum post the shorthand nib (stamped “ST”) was rare in the Carrera; it is more flexible than an F nib, so that the fine details of shorthand can be written (forum post of 14 August 2010). “Collectible Stars” volume II lists a piston-filler version only for the yellow 522 (export only, 1973–1975), not for the 5225.

Within the range

The same finish was used for the ballpoint pen 592 with push mechanism and the four-colour ballpoint 572. The Carrera range was meant as a school writing instrument (forum post of 23 April 2014). All pens of the range are listed on the page Carrera.

Not to be confused with

  • Carrera in yellow and black

    Fountain pen 522 with yellow barrel.

    See Carrera set

  • Turbo

    The school pen of 1983 to 1988, stainless steel with a knurled plastic section.

    See Turbo

Literature

  1. aAchim Sievers: “Montblanc Schreibgeräte 1980 – 2015”. Self-published 2015. ISBN 978-3-00-045816-3. On this website the “model catalogue”; 2015 in the title is the editorial cut-off, not the end of production. 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 ›
  3. cJens Rösler, Stefan Wallrafen: “Collectible Stars — Montblanc writing instruments from 1946 until 1979”. 2001. On this website “Collectible Stars” volume II. more about the book ›