without break the pen or take it apart, they CAN NOT tell the difference between them. (BTW,they are only $100 less than the real thing, ain't cheap) He had many those expert workers to exam them, the result. One of my German friend who has a friend is one of the engineer for MB, he bought some "A" class grade counterfeits MB pen back to the factory to exam them. they are weight the same, looks the same, and feel the same. I can promise you if you ever find one of those in the market you won't be able to tell the different by just look at them. Now the "A" class grade counterfeits, those are extramly tough to spot by just look at them. so look close into the detail work in those grade of conterfeits. cost little bit more than the lowest grade, so the overall quality is better or say close the real thing, but not as detail as the real one. Now gets little tough, the middle grade counterfeits. the material and the overall quality is really bad compare to the real one, any one with some experience can spot those. first the lowest grade, which will cost the least for them to counterfeit it is very easy to spot them. Ok, I have seen different grade of fake MB. To spot a fake, hold the potential fake beside a known authentic pen.
The original nib is beautifully crafted and a faker will not spend more money on trying to recreate this. Genuine Mont Blancs are expensive, and if a seller has more than four - it's likely that he has bought in bulk.ĥ) A sure thing about a fake Meisterstuck legrande 146 is the nib section - it always has a nib similiar to the cheap german fountain pens with the words 'iridium tipped' made in germany - it is definitely a fake. A faker always buys in bulk and then sells them individually. If you get a vague response to your question - don't bid.Ĥ) Another dead give away, ask the seller if he has more than one item and if you can purchase more than four. If the black section is not aligned and is either side of the aperture, then it is likely to be a fake.ģ) Before you bid, get an emailed assurance from the seller that it is a genuine Mont Blanc - because if turns out that it isn't, you can ask for your money back or get ebay involved. A genuine Mont Blanc's black section will be aligned perfectly with the ink aperture between the tines ( a genuine article is accurately produced down to the smallest detail ). That way you know what to look for.Ģ) Ask for a picture of the underside of the nib section. The best tip I can give is go to a genuine dealer and actually take a picture of a starwalker ( barrel and cap ). Always ask for a pic of the floating star on the cap, if it appears to be irregular or not dead centre, it is likely to be fake. The exception to this is the Genuine Mont Blanc Starwalker pen - it does have the words 'iridium' stamped on the nib section, is nearly always silver ( hence, this pen is faked more than any other ). To my knowledge, Mont Blanc do not stamp 'iridium tip' on their nibs. Always ask for a close up picture of the nib section - iridium tip and 'made in germany' stamped on the nib is a dead give away. So I am offering the following tips ( which I hope are useful ) and would welcome any additions ( I have also attached pics of some fake mont blancs bought in New York on my trip from the UK so that you can get a feel for a fake ):ġ) The nib is the most difficult aspect to fake. I have just perused ebay in the UK and I am surprised at the amount of fakes being brought over from Dubai and the Far East and then sold without 'box and papers'.