r/PelikanNest

This is a very rare nib in my region.
m200 I nib. It’s super juicy and super thick. Enjoy writing with it… but it used up so much ink and paper

Sono in procinto di acquistare questa stupenda stilografica. Ma non avendo esperienza con Pelikan, chiedo aiuto. Avrei necessità di un pennino morbido. Possibilmente dal tratto largo. E’ la scelta giusta?

I’m trying to understand Pelikan’s lineup from a real manufacturing perspective

As far as I know, the M200 / M400 / M600 / M800 / M1000 are fully in-house Pelikan, meaning both design and manufacturing of the piston system and nib units are done internally, with their own long-standing nib geometry and production.

Where things get unclear for me is everything outside the M-series.

Specifically, I’m trying to understand two things:

First, the Pelikan Pura. Is it actually in-house both in nib design and manufacturing, or is the nib (and possibly other components) outsourced and simply specified/assembled by Pelikan? In other words, is it closer to true in-house production, a hybrid (Pelikan-designed but externally manufactured nib), or essentially OEM with Pelikan branding and industrial design input?

Second, the entry lines like Pelikano, Twist, Jazz and Neo. How should these actually be classified in terms of OEM level? Are we talking ,fully OEM nibs (standard industrial nibs with minimal changes, semi-OEM (customized nib geometry or tuning under Pelikan specification or Pelikan-designed but externally manufactured systems?

The Pura in particular seems to be in a gray area between categories, as it is on the Pelikan Passion Fine Writing website.