Wrenches for Montblanc Nib & Piston Removal

Tools for Montblancs. Wrenches of high quality, made in Germany:

MB-1: MONTBLANC RESIN MASTERPIECE 146 and 149 PISTON REMOVAL (ALSO FITS HEMINGWAY). (If your pen does not have two blind holes exposed on the pen barrel side when you unscrew the bland cap, this tool will NOT work. This later style of pen does not need a tool, just heat and your fingers).

MB-2: 1950-2014 MONTBLANC MASTERPIECE 149 NIB REMOVAL. On these older 149s the slots are at 12:00 and 6:00 (180° apart).

MB-3: 2014-NOW MONTBLANC MASTERPIECE 149 NIB REMOVAL. On these newer 149s the slots are closer to 4:00 and 8:00. in 2013 both above styles of 149 were sold.

MB-4: 1950-1995 MONTBLANC MASTERPIECE 146 NIB REMOVAL. 2 Unit barrels, slots @ 180 degrees.

MB-5: 1995-NOW MONTBLANC MASTERPIECE 146 NIB REMOVAL. Notches are at 4:00 & 8:00.

MB-6:1950-1965 MONTBLANC MASTERPIECE 142, 252, 262, 342 NIB REMOVAL.

MB-7: 1950-1960 MONTBLANC MASTERPIECE 144, 254, 344 NIB REMOVAL. And this tool works well on the 256 also.

MB-8: VISCONTI OVERSIZE HOMO SAPIENS (INCLUDING THE BRONZE AGE), DIVINA, AND OMAS MOMA NIB REMOVAL.

MB-9: AURORA TOOL FOR OPENING THE PISTON END OF AURORA OPTIMA + AURORA 88

MB-10: OMAS 360 "mezzo ACS" NIB REMOVAL

MB-11: LEONARDO OFFICINA PISTON REMOVAL TOOL

Piston removal from a 146 or 149 Montblanc:
Only one tool is required to remove a piston filling unit; two are shown for clarity. Both the 149 and the 146 use this same tool (MB-1). To use, unscrew the blind cap enough to fit the tool's prongs on top of the slots in the filling unit. Keep pressure on the tool after gently fitting the prongs into the slots to keep the prongs engaged in the slots while turning the piston filling unit out in a counter clockwise direction.

NOTE: It is highly advisable, before disassembling almost any pen, to:
1) Use an ultrasonic cleaner to loosen up and lubricate the screwed together parts.
2) Use mild heat on the parts being disassembled.
3) BE PATIENT, AS OSMAN SAYS.

The difference between the 149 slot configuration is: On the older pens (1950 to 2013), the slots are at 12:00 and 6:00. On the newer ones (2013 to now), the slots are closer to 4:00 & and 8:00. In 2013 they produced both slot configurations on the 149s.
**keep in mind that the Writer's Series, except for the Hemingway and the Dumas, are based on the 146, front and back of the pen; they will use the same tools. The Hemingway and Dumas are similarly based on the149.

Photo 1-2: Use of the MB-1 to remove a piston filling unit from a 149 or a 146.
Photo 3-4: Use of an MB-2 through MB-7 to remove a nib. Note that there is a bit of red lacquer on the business end of the nib tools for padding to avoid scratching the gold. 
Photo 5-6: There are 2 different types of nib removal jobs for the MB 146; one (using MB-4) is for removing nibs from 2 unit barrels where the section comes off the barrel and the other (MB-5) is for barrels and sections that are one piece. The photos below show the 2 unit barrel