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In April 1945, the Allied ground advance into Germany reached Hanover. On April 10, 1945, the US 84th infantry division captured the city.
After WWII, Hanover was in the British zone of occupation of Germany. The delivery of finished pens was limited by the military government's headquarters, and exporting finished pens and spare parts were frozen.
In February, 1946, the machinery had not yet been fully repaired. On the contrary, the company planed to relocate the injection molding machinery to another division (packaging division). Mr. Kovàcs fought against the plan as delay in resumption of production would lead to delay in his income from his royalties. The company shelved the plan fearing that he would offer his patens to foreign manufacturers, and put more energy into getting production started up again.
Finally, in 1947, the supply of model 100N with CN nib was resumed for the domestic market but in limited quantity (Pelikan Schreibgeräte).
As from October, 1948, 1ooN with gold nib were allowed to be produced for the export market⁽¹⁾.
In 1949, the stepped grip section was replaced by a smooth grip section. It seems that Günter Wagner concluded that the step was unnecessary in terms of ergonomics or visual sense. With this modification, model 100N moved to the 4th generation.
As from July 4, 1949, pens with gold nib were allowed to be produced for the domestic market. But, the purchaser had to supply used nibs in exchange.
At the end of 1949, gold nibs became available without exchanging used nibs. CN nibs were still available.
Pelikan 101N⁽²⁾ (ca.1949)
From before World War II, Günter Wagner was producing the model 101N with several colored caps and sleeves, but after the war, it appears that only the 101N with a tortoiseshell / sleeve and red-brown cap top was revived (@stoen)⁽²⁾
Cap top; material: cellulose acetate, shape: conical, flat cap top edge, logo: new two chicks logo on the top and “GÜNTER WAGER Pelikan” on the lateral side.
Cap tube; material: cellulose acetate, shape: no vent holes, two narrow bands, grooved around the inner wall.
Clip; shape: gold plated drop clip.
Nib; material: 14 ct gold, shape: round vent hole, logo:
Pelikan
585
14 KARAT
S⁽³⁾
Feed; material: ebonite, shape: flat tail, three lamellae without the recess.
Nib socket; material: ebonite, shape: 13.5 mm.
Grip section and barrel; material: one piece injection molded transparent acrylic resin, shape; flat top edge, slightly tapered, no brass ring, no step near the thread.
Sleeve; material: cellulose acetate.
Filling system; material: injection molded cellulose acetate with black elastomer seal (modified type), shape: conical, smooth turning knob.
Dimensions;
Judging from the nib unit and section, this pen can be attributed to the fourth generation. It is not in a good condition, but tells me how the body was build up. As stated before, the barrel was coated with white paint in some model 101Ns, so that the barrel color would not show through. As a result, the sleeve looked brighter and something like "mother of pearl" in some pens. As seen in Fig.4, white paint has come off or degraded at the portion near the grip-side portion, where it looks darker.
Note;⁽¹⁾It is likely that production of the model 101N resumed around this time.
⁽²⁾According to @stoen, the naming was inconsistent between the pre- and post-war periods, and after the World War II, all the 101N-like pens with red/brown caps seem to have been sold under the name of "100N", not "101N" (Fig.5).
⁽³⁾"S" stands for "Scheiben-spitze" (Pelikan-collectibles).
My collection except for Fig.5.
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