Pelikan M150 Black & Green M Medium Nib Piston Fountain Pen Made in Germany Item ID: PEL-147

Pelikan M150

Manufacturer/Model: Pelikan Germany / M150
Year of production: 1997-03
Filling system: Piston filling
Nib: Gold Plated Steel, Size M Medium
Material: Black & Green Plastic Resin - high shine, Gold plated Metal
Parts (Clip & Cap ring) Length (pen closed): 121mm; Posted 143mm
Condition and information:

Offered here is the second edition of the M150, redesigned in 1997. This particular pen was made in 2003-2004. The M100-200 series was first introduced in early 1980, ushering Pelikan in a new era after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Much of the pen design had changed, and much of the conventional wisdom in engineering would change as well but always based on the best know-how and quality as only Pelikan can make. The M series pens were the replacement pen of the Pelikan 120/140/400 models, having their DNA. Pelikan decided that the true low-cost fountain pen DNA such as the 120 model is the way to go, even in the 80s and ever since, proven by the launch of the new Pelikan 120 model. This M line with a black ring crown is basically a combination of vintage 400 and 120 pens. The cap's crown, the clip, and the entire pen form factor are very similar to the 400 series, while the colors and materials are the ones from the vintage 120 pen. The pen is crafted in highly processed plastic resin material which gives it a perfect shine and gloss.
The cap ring features nice crisp engravings that read “ Pelikan” and “Germany”. The cap is personalized with a discrete engraving. The pen is superb in any way, perfect writer, perfect feel in the hand, grip, and extremely well balanced, with a beautiful grey ink window. It features a smooth piston taking the design from the earlier Pelikan pens.

Even though it is a compact pen at ~121mm, it does not feel as such, it feels nice in the hand. Its compact physique makes it a great pen for traveling and you can use it every day everywhere you are fitting in any pocket of a jacket. This is a great feature because you get to have a pen that is suitable to be carried around and can fit almost anywhere, but at the same time when the cap is posted, it gives the pen a full length of 143mm.
The nib is steel with gold plate, M Medium but it does not feel stiff, producing wonderful writing, great for long and demanding work on any paper. The nib features nice crisp engravings with the company’s branding name, logo, and nib size.
The pen will provide you with the perfect writing experience, suitable for all your daily writing sessions. All in all a great vintage fountain pen with the best know-how and quality as only Pelikan can make.

The pen is in mint condition with minimal to no signs of use.