M400 with friction fit nib unit
Posted: August 16th, 2011, 8:49 pm
Friends,
Yesterday I received a M400 that I have ordered from a well known seller of quality pens. It was a green striped M400 with fine nib.
The pen is gorgeous but I soon noticed that the nib unit was loose and that it lacked threads and I could not make it stay in place. I solved the problem with a tiny strip of thin teflone tape and the nib unit now stays in place.
However, a non threaded M400 was a total surprise for me. At last I found a couple of references on Fountain Pen Network. It seems to have been made 1982.
Now to the questions:
How many were made?
What is the value of the pen in relation to the regular M400?
Are there specialised collectors focusing on this pen?`
Sincerely:
Lennart in Sweden
Yesterday I received a M400 that I have ordered from a well known seller of quality pens. It was a green striped M400 with fine nib.
The pen is gorgeous but I soon noticed that the nib unit was loose and that it lacked threads and I could not make it stay in place. I solved the problem with a tiny strip of thin teflone tape and the nib unit now stays in place.
However, a non threaded M400 was a total surprise for me. At last I found a couple of references on Fountain Pen Network. It seems to have been made 1982.
Now to the questions:
How many were made?
What is the value of the pen in relation to the regular M400?
Are there specialised collectors focusing on this pen?`
Sincerely:
Lennart in Sweden