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Montblanc Carrera (Rollerball)

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Carrera rollerball, all black (“530 ms”) — 1977–1980

Matte black barrel and black cap, chrome-plated “rally clip” with a row of holes, rollerball tip.

Key facts

Production
“Collectible Stars”: 1977–1980; model catalogue: 1977–1982/19851
Range
Carrera, the school pens of the 1970s2
Refills
today’s Montblanc rollerball refills fit; only the thread has changed3
All versions
Carrera
Sources and notes
  1. “Collectible Stars” volume II; model catalogue.
  2. forum post of 11 February 2015; forum post of 23 April 2014.
  3. forum post of 16 May 2007 (question about refills for SlimLine and Carrera rollerballs).
Montblanc Carrera Rollerball
Montblanc Carrera Rollerball
Montblanc Carrera Rollerball
Montblanc Carrera Rollerball

Photos: Sini

Not to be confused with

  • Carrera in yellow and black

    Fountain pen 522 and ballpoint 590.

    See Carrera set

  • Carrera Metal

    Fountain pen 5225 with metal barrel.

    See Carrera Metal

  • SlimLine rollerball

    Slim, with a star at the clip end.

    See SlimLine

Literature

  1. aJens 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 ›
  2. bAchim 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 ›
  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 ›