The above are a few examples of differences I have discovered in my research do far. The numeral ‘1’ on the fake pen has the normal small cross stroke and single downstroke as in ‘1’ whereas in the authentic pen there is an extra small upstroke to the right of the downstroke. The numeral ‘0’ is rounded on the fake pen whereas on the authentic pen it is square shaped.
There are other noticeable difference in the letter character engraving if you compare.Īgain, with the serial numbers there are obvious differences in the engravings e.g. The letter ‘A’ is engraved as a sharp pointed top character ‘A’ whereas it has the appearance of a rounded inverted thimble like character in the original. All 3 horizontal strokes of the letter ‘E’ are all the same length in the fake pen, whereas the middle stroke of the letter ‘E’ of the authentic pen is shorter than the top and bottom strokes. The centre ‘v’ middle downstrokes of the letter ‘M’ touch the bottom as in ‘M’ in the fake engraving, whereas in my authentic pen it is engraved with the middle downstrokes only part way down. The script used in both serial number and GERMANY is totally different from that of authentic pen which I own e.g. There is no spacing in the engraving of either the serial number or the word GERMANY.Ģ. Some Other things I have discovered since researching fake Mont Blancs which might help in detecting them are:ġ. I purchased what I know is a fake Classique Ballpoint pen which I hope you can further confirm by the serial number XY2006108. Post navigation ← Decameron 2020: Invasion Pelikan Edelstein Inks Go Under the Sun → This entry was posted in How Do I Start Collecting Pens? and tagged #collectingmontblanc, #fakemontblanc, #fakemontblancs, #fakemontblancserialnumbers, #fakepens, #montblancknockoff, #preownedpens, fake Mont Blanc, fake montblanc, fake pens, Mont Blanc, Montblanc, preowned pens on by Nathaniel Cerf. In an effort to help separate the real pens from the fakes, please write in the comments section any other serial numbers you know to be fake. Montblanc has even acknowledged that sometimes it reuses serial numbers! Ironically, this makes the very security measures the company uses to authenticate its pens that much less secure. As such, many, if not most, MB serial numbers are not assigned to a pen owner or provenance of any kind. In a security fail for the actual Montblanc company, they don’t track their serial numbers. Research quickly showed it on fountain pens, rollerballs and ballpoints. Lo and behold, this pen turned out to have one of the most faked numbers for faux Montblanc pens: EN1340798. That’s when my brilliant fiancée recommended searching the number on the clip band.ĮN1340798 is one of the most frequently used serial numbers on fake Mont Blanc pens. There was so much right and wrong with the pen. But, inside the barrel was a metal threaded space when there are no metal threads in an authentic MB Classique.
Open the pen, and it took an authentic Montblanc rollerball refill.
This cap was threaded…and LeGrands are supposed to be threaded…though this pen was too skinny to be a LeGrand. My first clue something was wrong came when I tried taking off the cap. It came with a convincing box and set of papers! The appraisal customer told me it was a LeGrand.Ī quick inspection showed it had a serial number in the clip band, Pix written under the clip, perfect cap band nomenclature.
I had been told it was a Montblanc rollerball, and it looks very much like a Montblanc Classique. It came with a collection of vintage pens for appraisal. This is one of the most convincing fake Montblanc fountain pens we have ever seen.Īfter 14 years in the pen business, I have just encountered one the very best fake Montblanc pens I’ve ever seen.