A quick Montblanc story: the Meisterstuck line was born in 1924, but it wasn’t until 1952 that the 149 was introduced as the replacement of the 139. While the 149 kept the #9 two-tone nib, it rounded the flat ends of the 139, giving the pen its now iconic cigar shape. The clip was also redesigned and a gold ring was added between the piston filler and the barrel. Initially, 149s were made from celluloid, but as decades passed, Montblanc used their proprietary precious black resin. 

A 149 is always worth getting, and today, we have available a pre-owned unit with a bi-color, 14-karat gold nib in EF and a split-ebonite feed, which places its manufacture sometime in the mid-eighties to the start of the nineties. It is also marked with a serial number. We’re offering only the pen, no box or papers. 

Length capped: 14.7 cm. 
Length uncapped: 13.2 cm.