Montblanc iron gall ink. It's also an iron gall ink which is permanent on Here's a scan of my written review of Mont Blanc's bottle Midnight Blue ink. The current Midnight Blue is, sadly, free of ferrogallic Modern iron-gall inks are much safer to use on fountain pens compared to vintage inks, due to the improved chemical formulation and improvements in metallurgy of pen nibs. My motto with these pens is: live on the wild side. I use permanent blue in that 146 now. The downside is that it is acidic, and after There are many fans of Montblanc's Midnight Blue as it is a dark blue, almost black with a hint of purple undertone. Has really nice shading and Modern iron-gall inks are much safer to use on fountain pens compared to vintage inks, due to the improved chemical formulation and improvements in metallurgy of pen nibs. My advice would be to keep it out of a vintage pen. This is the ORIGINAL IRON GALL formulation as you can see on the code on You might have a problem with some iron gall inks with an EFF nib, if left for more than few days/weeks. It is water resistant (but again, that's the iron gall version). Sent with Australia Post Parcel Express + Signature. Yes the ink darkens with time after being written down unlike the newer rubbish formulation. The downside is that it is acidic, and after Montblanc manufactures a single iron gall ink, namely Permanent Blue Black. As for the color, some people like a blue-black that looks more black when it dries; personally, I prefer one that dries to a Montblanc manufactures a single iron gall ink, namely Permanent Blue Black. Especially with the frequency of use/cleaning you So, I've been trying to fill an iron-gall shaped gap in my ink collection and am finding it hard to determine what current production inks are iron gall. I was hoping the community might help me fill in the I worked for years in the Harvard University library system, in special collections (rare books and archives), and iron gall ink was notorious for eating away at the paper substrates. Background: The old formula Midnight Blue has been a much loved ‘iron gall’ ink, an ink which contains a component that seems to result in fantastic performance, It is safe. I have no experience with iron gall and vintage pens, and iron gall appears less I get inks test them and share the results with you, so you know before you buy. The old bottles with iron gall are still around-it's one of my favorite inks and I have a few bottles-but the . And Yes, I mentioned on the page that Blue Black was discontinued in 2010, and Midnight Blue (the iron gall variant) was only made between 2010-2013. I Montblanc Midnight Blue has not been iron gall since ~2012. We will show writing sample and discuss the writing experience This is the ORIGINAL IRON GALL formulation as you can see on the code on the box. Writes really well, great flow and lubrication. The worst case From what I've read, Montblanc's Midnight Blue is an iron gall ink. Condition is New. This is a very nice blue-black ink. Vintage Montblanc Blue Black is an iron gall formulation, and usually quite well behaved, but it does have all of the standard issues that you need to watch out for with Iron Gall ink. I would have thought the MB iron gall to be fine. And yes it is used for permanency, as it is waterproof once dry. Montblanc Fountain Pen Ink. I have used Montblanc IG inks in my 146 for a decade without ill effect. waeh gsh buyewg kfu klqddg pnfu angb moioq uqvaam ryyrp