Product Description
Type fountain pen
Product Name 400NN
Manufacturer and Year Pelikan, Germany. Between 1957 and 1965.
Length 5-1/4"
Filling System Piston filling system. Tested and working well.
Color Black striped barrel, very subtly striped with translucent green to see the ink level. Black cap and blind cap and gold plated trim.
Nib MEDIUM 14k nib. The nib feels fairly soft, and offers a bit of line variation. See our writing sample in the photos.
Condition Very nice condition. This is a very pretty and rather dainty pen in a classic color scheme with good shine and barrel transparency. The barrel has light to moderate scratching with a few marks mid-barrel. The piston knob has a crack in it, and we've included a closeup of this area in the photos. With normal usage and care, it should remain stable and not affect the pen's function. The cap is a nice, shiny black with mainly microscratching and one horizontal scratch about 1/4" long, about 1/4" up from the cap band, 90 degrees to the right of the clip. The clip has some brassing on the top face. The cap band has plating wear on the lower edge as well as a few small scratches. The bird on the cap derby looks great, with just some paint missing. The imprints are clear.
The barrel is personalized with the name "Klaus Dygula".