Product Description
Type Piston fill fountain pen
Product Name Pelikan Souveran M400 (The M400 has gold trim and M405 has palladium trim)
Manufacturer and Year Pelikan, Germany -- 1997-2003, the pen has the pre-2003 cap logo and the post-1997 trim.
Length 5"
Filling System Piston filling system
Color Black barrel, cap, section, and end pieces. Gold plated trim. The cap and barrel have double bands.
Nib FINE 14k nib. The nib is smooth and springy. The nib is two-tone and is era appropriate to the rest of the pen.
Condition Very nice condition. There is some brassing on the clip and larger cap band. The nib collar has brassing and corrosion. The nib collar corrosion is common from dipping the pen too deep into the ink when filling. The piston knob is a little loose and there is handwear throughout with one significant mark on the cap. The viewing window has great transparency. The filling system works very nicely. We fully guarantee this pen.
