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Pelikan 100N (ca.1942) - the third generation
As from mid-1942, the only fountain pens that were allowed to be produced for the domestic market were standard (black/black, black/green) 100 (Pelikan Schreibgeräte). Presumably, the standard (black/black, black/green) model 100N as well was allowed to be produced for the domestic market⁽¹⁾.
On August 13, 1942, Günter Wagner announced that only 100 without metal cap rings⁽²⁾ were to be produced for the domestic market (Pelikan Schreibgeräte)⁽¹⁾. Likewise, the model 100N without metal cap rings was also manufactured for the domestic market (FountainPen.it), but the number produced was far fewer than that of the model 100 (Pelikan Schreibgeräte). These pens are often called Pelikan 100N "wartime model". Like the model 100 "wartime model", it is characterized by two incised rings (roulette) on the cap tube (and nickel-plated clip).
On March 19, 1943, Deutscher Reichsanzeiger announced that all production of fountain pens and their spare parts would be illegal as of May 1, 1943. However, exceptionally, Günter Wagner received the instruction that the company was allowed to produce their pens shifting their quota from domestic to foreign destinations. In response, in 1943, the company stopped the production of the model 100N "wartime model" for the domestic market (FountainPen.it)⁽³⁾.
In 1944, the company completely ceased the production of the model 100N (for the export market) in Germany (FountainPen.it).
Note;⁽¹⁾Presumably, the standard model 100, the standard model 100N, and the economy model Rappen were allowed to produce for the export market.
⁽²⁾At that time, brass used for cap tube rings was a strategic material.
⁽³⁾At that time, it is possible that the model 100N manufactured in factories located in the Allied countries or in German-occupied territories was available for the domestic market (Pelikan 100 N (Gdańsk model)).
Pelikan 100 N (Gdańsk model) (ca.1944?)
The "wartime" model 100N that was produced for the domestic market in German-occupied Gdańsk factory.
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