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Old 21 January 2018, 08:48 PM   #1
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Incoming for my dad.

Just picked this up for my dad's 70th birthday. It was dad using an fp as I was growing up that got me into pens in the first place.

I can't wait to see his face when he opens it. This will be particularly special as he has not been in great health for a long time. There were several occasions we thought he wouldn't make it. Despite this he has faced his ailments with courage and fortitude. Without wishing to sound trite he is a hero to me and, since the birth of my son, a fantastic role model as a dad.

I can't wait to spoil him a bit

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Old 21 January 2018, 09:54 PM   #2
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Awesome gesture, beautiful gift!
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Old 21 January 2018, 10:06 PM   #3
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Great. What model is that?
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Old 21 January 2018, 10:54 PM   #4
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Wonderful gesture, looks great!
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Old 21 January 2018, 11:26 PM   #5
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Old 22 January 2018, 09:32 PM   #6
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Great. What model is that?
It's a Meisterstuck classique with an oblique medium nib

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Old 22 January 2018, 10:05 PM   #7
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It's a Meisterstuck classique with an oblique medium nib

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Just FYI. Montblanc used the classique name for several different models over the years. I think, but may be wrong, that is the 145 version.
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Old 22 January 2018, 10:19 PM   #8
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Just FYI. Montblanc used the classique name for several different models over the years. I think, but may be wrong, that is the 145 version.
I will defer to your greater knowledge. It was brand new rather than pre-loved if that makes a difference. Beautiful pen none the less. Much lighter and more controllable than my 149.
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Old 23 January 2018, 12:19 AM   #9
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I will defer to your greater knowledge. It was brand new rather than pre-loved if that makes a difference. Beautiful pen none the less. Much lighter and more controllable than my 149.
There was a slim pen that MB called the classique model 144, but it has a slip cap and a gold piece at the end of the section. It was even slimmer than what you got for your Dad. For a decade or so MB sold both the 144 & 145 as Classiques. And just to keep things straight they also had several different pens they called "Classic".

The third from the Left is a 144 Classique:

I gave that one to a little girl who was ten at the time and stuck home over the summer because of illness so writing was a big part of her contact with the outside world. I also got her to do an illustration for a story I'd written for my daughter and then made it into an online book.
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Old 23 January 2018, 03:10 AM   #10
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Your father should be proud to have you as a son!

Well done!
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Old 27 January 2018, 02:44 AM   #13
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That is a nice pen you got for dad James!
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