Quick Look: Pelikan M101N Grey-Blue Fountain Pen

Fountain pens are not, as most of you would know, all about function. It is a lot to do with the style and design of the pen and how it makes you feel.
And what of a pen like the M101N? It takes you back, for sure, to the days when pens were not huge. Perhaps to be pulled out of a waist pocket? I'm not exactly sure but what I do know is that I like it. I liked it a lot more than the previous more desirable versions (which are unobtainable price-wise anyway) of the M101N as it is in an understated muted blue. I also know that I like it more than the M200, but that's not exactly fair as the M101N is more than 3-4 times the price and it is marketed as a "special edition" by Pelikan.
The dimensions of the pen when uncapped is 11.6 cm.

[@kevinu.k.7042]

Thanks for showing this pen. Great video.

[@dashsunil]

Iconic! A great addition to your collection. 😊

[@Roberto__Skar]

You might also like to look the Filcao Silvia, which draws its inspiration from the Pelikan. It's hand made from acrylic rod, and has a button filling mechanism. Unfortunately the company folded a few years back, but you can still find new old stock pens - they are beautifully made and a fraction of the price of the Pelikan.

[@goodwert]

It is a 90%+ copy of the original 100N which is 2nd ever model of differiental piston filler made....The orginal 100N (1937-50s) is a far more collectable due to its large number of variations than the orginal Pelikan 100. Thus, the demand for a modern version. The M200 is the same as the M400 which is the based on the next model of Pelikan started in the 1950s.....called Pelikan 400.

[@irvintepper5]

The M200 nibs do not fit the 120. Thank you for this review I have always liked the look of this pen.

[@paulherman5822]

Looks remarkably like the 100N, the preferred pen of Albert Einstein. N originally stood for a new version of the model.
Pretty revival of an early Gunther Wagner design!