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
Color Light tortoise striated barrel (with nice transparency) with black cap and blind cap and gold plated trim.
Nib MEDIUM 14k nib. The nib feels fairly soft, but gives no real line variation.
Condition Very nice condition with no cracks. This is a very pretty and rather dainty pen with an excellent color pattern, good shine, and barrel transparency. The barrel has light to moderate scratching with a few marks mid-barrel. The cap is a nice, shiny black with mainly microscratching but with a few longer, squiggly scratches here and there. The cap band has plating wear on the lower edge as well as a few small scratches. The clip has heavy brassing and plating wear as does the ridges of the clip band. The imprints are clear.