The gold plated trim at the cap and barrel ends widened to about 1/4 inch and the cap lip and the barrel top both were gold plated trim, creating a wide band in the middle of the pen when capped. MONTBLANC Rollerball LeGrand Refills (M) Mystery Black 105164 Pen Refills for Meisterstck LeGrand Rollerball Pens with a Medium Tip 2 x Black Pen Cartridges 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,620 17.99 17. These will fit recent pens by sliding them onto the piston shaft, although ultrasonic cleaning of the original parts and a little heat and patience are required to get things apart and intact. The 3rd Generation Noblesse, made from 1987 to tghe very early 2000s, is more elaborate than previous generations, having a more complex clip, made as two long bars with a tab on the end, more pronounced trim, and a more traditional shaped nib on the fountain pen. ITEM MBPISTON: REPLACEMENT PISTON SEALS FOR mb 149 and 146. The fountain pens are fitted with a distinctive square and plain stainless steel nib with only "MB" as an identifying mark.Ī 1st Generation Noblesse Fountain Pen in brushed stainless steel finish These first generation pens have a plain straight clip with a narrowing taper toward the tip that bends downward toward the cap. The cap and barrel ends are gold plated, as is a band at the base of the section where the cap meets the barrel. The pen cap top face is adorned with a flush inset plastic Montblanc logo and a cutout of the Montblanc "snowflake" mounted in a dish shaped indentation on the barrel end. All types are complemented with gold plated trim. Shipping to a german destination is 7 euros. The 1st Generation Noblesse line was offered in finishes of brushed stainless steel, silver plate, smooth gold plate, and engraved gold plate with longitudinal lines down the cap and barrel over brass base metal. Shipping: 10.Attention european and german buyers: we allow you to bid on, but you need to add the vat of 19. The Noblesse line offered a larger range of nobler finishes and solid gold nibs, and one can break down the range into 3 different generations. Market acceptance of these pens was a success and Montblanc introduced the Noblesse line in 1974, continuing its production through the early 2000s when all variations of the Noblesse pens were discontinued in favour of the new Boheme range. This line was only made available in a solid matte black finish. Shortly afterwards, Montblanc decided to manufacture themselves the VIP (through a partnership with the German pen manufacturer Mutschler). The first Montblanc VIP made by Aurora in a similar packaging as the Aurora Hastil Founded in 1908 in Hamburg as the Simplo Filler Pen Co., Montblanc (Mont Blanc is a common misspelling) began its history as a manufacturer of fountain pens with built-in ink wells. In 1973, Montblanc decided that a thin model pen similar to the Aurora Hastil would be a good addition to the line, and engaged Aurora to create a batch of pens to test the market - this is the VIP pen, made by Aurora and branded by Montblanc.