Mr Bud, are you sure the capped length is 164.5? My MB 149 is only 145 capped. Not that I'm insecure about length, just curious.

Despite the fact that you CAN post a Montblanc 146, I was recently in a Montblanc boutique and was told by one of their staff that the 146 is NOT meant to be posted. So I guess Majohn took that to heart and said “Well if you aren’t supposed to post the Montblanc, we will take ours one step further and actually make it unpostable.”

With the exception of not being able to post, it looks like Majohn is starting to go the Narwhal route of creating quality pens for a reasonable price. Good on them… though the lack of posting was a lost opportunity for people that like to post their pens.

I, too, like the posted pen. Here's my hack: An o-ring. I put it on the barrel, on the knob of the piston so that the cap can just go over it. I then post the pen. The o-ring slides or rolls deeper, just onto the barrel and off of the knob, as the cap snugs up, so it won't twist the knob and make an inky mess. The cap is then wedged onto the barrel enough so that it won't fly off or fall off. It takes a little finesse, but I've developed the knack. When I'm done writing and want to cap the pen, I stick the o-ring onto the clip. I pull it up to the top and pull it around the finial so that the o-ring is around the cap, waiting under the clip near its hinge. Try it and see if it works for you. It seems to work for me, so far. I'll tell Doug Rathbun about this, too, by email before his Saturday review of the P136 and see if he has a take on it.

Fantastic review. I appreciate your attention to detail. I have them on order as well - two grey, with some nibs, the tool and nib collars. Looking forward to trying them out.

My P136, also green, arrived two days ago - I agree with you, it's a lovely pen! I haven't yet ordered the (dis)assembly wrench, but am heading out of town soon anyway - so I might order one when I get back. Thanks for the review!

It's always enjoyable to watch and listen to your analysis of fountain pens. Your incisive descriptions throughout the video are both informative and unique in the fountain video sphere. 😁👍

Another excellent review. You Canadians are the best reviewers

Sorry about the edit error at the start of the video. The non-posting issue phased me so much I messed up my editing 😆

great video as always!

I think it's safe to say that the x159 initial "interest check" was a huge success. Doing my part by buying 2 (more) of the updated model. x159 v2 is a couple bucks more than the original (after prices settled), I wouldn't be surprised in Jinhao continues to premium-ize and increase the cost. Narwhal probably has an interesting relationship with their OEM to say the least, haha.

Excellent review. May buy one--but the microscope will come first. You are putting yours to good use for detailed inspections. I must follow suit. Cheers from the Great Southern Land.

Out of curiosity, I bought two of these pens: one in gray and the other in blue. I kind of wanted the black and/or the red but supplies were scarce. Oh well. Both look good and feel solid and they seem well made, although both had nibs that required considerable fussing to make them write properly. Tines out of alignment, scratchy...you know what I mean. Still, they are nice pens and I am reasonably satisfied with them. Thanks for the excellent video! Edit: Since I originally wrote this comment, I bought Majohn replacement nib units in Medium and 1.1mm Stub to replace the original nibs and they are excellent. I've purchased the red and black pens with Medium nibs and they write very well, too. Altogether, the P136 is an outstanding pen and I highly recommend it.

Since I do not have really large hands. I could barely palm a basketball, and I lost control anytime (at 5’11’’ tall) I tried to get up high enough to dunk a basketball. So, I always write with a fountain pen unposted. Of course, in the infancy days of fountain pens, the teaching materials (on how to write with a fountain pen) taught, if right-handed) to write with the pen correctly held and the cap held in the left hand. Simply by accident, that is what I usually do. Hence, even though I have a 1992 model of the Montblanc 149, I would prefer writing with this pen, because I worry a lot less about dropping it or (worse) leaving it on my desk for someone to “borrow.” :)

Hey Bud, you really know how to beat a dead horse!

I recently bought the Majohn T1- and it's better than my Vac 700r. It doesn't come with a wrench or silicone grease, but it turns out that surgical latex tubing works really excellently for taking the mechanism off. So you could try that.

Just received a Majohn/Moonman P136, which I ordered immediately after seeing your wonderful review. This one doesn't post either, but I like it anyway since I only post once in a while. Mostly not, but I forgot in the time it took to travel half-way across the planet. So what did I do? Immediately tried to post it. Ghaaa! Anyway, I think they designed it this way to protect it from drying out while capped. I'm not put off. It's still a great pen. Thanks for the analysis. We'll done. I have a number of fountain pens that you have given favorable responses, so I'll be watching further episodes. Can't have too many fountain pens after all! I'll try not to lose this one.

This looks super interesting!

Your review has inspired me. I love that you love this pen. I ordered one about 2 weeks ago from a Chinese Seller on eBay when the price was about 20% better. A couple of days ago I got message from the seller that the pen had been lost in the shipping warehouse and that they were sorry. Weirdly, they seem to have them listed on eBay at a much higher price now, hmmmmmm, but I digress. I was actually kind of relieved when the order was cancelled because I couldn't shake the feeling that the #6 nib may look a little puny on such a big pen. That has been my gripe with the JinHao 159 and it's what I though the x159 really did right. The #8 nib looks so good on that big pen. I would have loved to have seen an uncapped side by side with the P136 and the x159. Regardless, based on this review I have reordered the P136 and I look forward to seeing how it holds up. Thanks again for such a great, in depth review.

That’s a beauty! :) 😮

I got my with a 1.1 mm Stub and i'm quite surprised . 55$ pen that write wonderfully , you said it BIG TIME WIN !

dang. the posting issue is a deal-breaker for me but it looks super nice!

Just love Diamine Sherwood Green!!! Would like a medium nib in the P136. As a matter of course, when you pay more you get more. Yet, those of us who do not have deep pockets for every pen we purchase, need to have pens in keeping with our budgets! I hope Majohn hears your comment about posting. Even with a smaller hand, I would like for it to post deeply.

Hi Doodle Bud great video as always. Went into the Mont Blanc store in London’s New Bond Street to test the 149 Calligraphy nib during a COVID respite early on in the pandemic. And the shop assistant wouldn’t let me post the cap as she feared that it would damage the pen. After speaking to an expert nibmeister who advised that I shouldn’t post the cap on the back of the pen particularly a piston filler as this places strain on the piston. I’ve weaned myself off doing it. I prefer a posted pen but won’t do it anymore. At one time I’d have been pretty tee’d off with a cap that didn’t post. The pen looks good and unlike the Mahjohn I very briefly had, the nib is smooth. Thanks again for a great video D

thanks for the video. I was thinking about buying one, but when you showed it wouldn't post....that's a deal breaker for me. Thanks for saving me some money!

I don't like piston fillers and I like posting so the X159 ticks the boxes for me. I have a black and a blue one. And the price of £7 is unbeatable.

I have a few Moonman/Majohn pens and they’ve all been good writers, even maybe a little too smooth.

Great review. I've also found that Majohn quality is up there. For a lower price pen it is great. I have a couple of the Vanishing point ones and the quality is also there. I guess this will be my next pen. BTW what ink do you use in your introduction.

Thanks for the review DB. What is unposted length ( without the nib ). Section + Barrel length

I don't post my pens, so it would have no effect on me - yet I still find it disturbing. Nice to see a good writing experience straight out of the box - my Hongdian N7 required several days of intense tinkering (& more than a touch of violence) to get it working nicely. Some interesting replacement nibs for the P136 available too - including a 1.1mm stub.

I like that it’s a piston filler, I don’t like extra for a piston wrench( have so many from TWSBI and Jinhao) and doesn’t POST. That for me is a dealbreaker.

one of the things to look for in the case of secure posting, especially in injection molded plastic pen caps, is that they have highly polished teeth/raised surfaces inside that helps secure it precisely on center, but those teeth are also a puzzle to do injection mold of, so unless you have excellent material and techniques that won't churn out fragile plastic fresh from factory, those teeth are going to create stress/unintended deformities as its pushed/pulled out of the metal mold/die since it is an interlocking shape, can't be either too hot or too cold. I've yet to see the posting teeth duplicated on cheap chinese pens, if even a platinum preppy can have it, is it that difficult? yes you can design postable pen without those teeth, still, there is no way to easily put in posting feature, even copy of, without having several iterations in production, so posting feature is likely considerable $$$ to save

Lovely pen. Not least the very nice green color. And a piston-filler, to boot. The fit and finish and the material as you describe it all look and sound great to me. The nib and trims look very nice. On first sight, the pen looks so much like a Sailor 1911S. I just can’t stand posting pens at all. So, not being post-able is always quite irrelevant to me anyway. And, best of all, it seems to write quite wonderfully. The price is very fair. I’d buy it right now if I hadn’t resolved to stop buying new pens for at least the rest of this year. I think I like this pen better than the Jinhao X159. I reckon I should have bought this pen instead.

So, if you were to choose, judging from the pleasure of writing and the ink feed, which one of the two would you choose: the Jinhao x159 or Mahjon P136?

I've always dreamed of a MB146 in British Racing Green and now I can have one, at a tenth of the price, albeit minus the gold nib and the snowflake.

Non-posting 😔 What I've done with those kind of pens is to put a bit of Scotch tape on the inside of the cap to give the barrel something to grip onto. Sometimes it works. Thanks for another great video! Oh and re: determining the amount of ink in the pen--did you assume that the specific gravity of the ink was the same as water's? 😉

I feel like both the montblanc homages (p136 and x159) have been so close to being great pens, but fall short at the last moment. Hopefully these small issues will get resolved in time.

This review saved me…I was gonna buy one of these, but I have gigantic meat mittens, so I would need this pen to post! Thanks for the review DB. Keep fiddling with your pen is…all I can say!😂

But is it equal (or nearly enough) to the MB 146? Very nice review, as always! I’ve ordered one of these, with the wrench ($11 US now). I want to see first hand how it compares to my 146 LeGrand and will be devastated/elated if it’s close. Also want to see if the wrench will work on my 146. Thank you DB for all the cool things you do!

Let me add my harp to the chorus that this pen should post. Majohn, I know you can do it. I love seeing increasing quality by some Chinese manufacturers.

Can you do a segment on lever fillers?

That’s a seriously nice looking pen, but utterly distracted by that stunning Pilot vanishing point!:)

What is different in the cap that causes the non post situation I can’t figure it out I have one of each color and 2 more on way! Have you had any luck figuring the difference between the 146 and this I need a pinpoint led light for observing the difference in cap interiors By the way thanks for your videos!!

I was very excited to get this pen and got mine today too! Was sad to see it couldn't post. I was confused and checked mine as well (thought for a second maybe I got a defect or something). It is nice so far, other than that it cannot post, haha. Perhaps they can make some changes and and allow it to be able to post. My husband was excited to order this pen, until he saw the issue with the posting, haha.

What a fun review -- 19 minutes of amusement. Thanks! Still, I think that pen would be a decent purchase at @US$25 and including a wrench. On the other hand, I think a Pelikan M800/805 (I dearly would like one) is worth paying maybe as much as @US$250 rather than +US$500 if purchased from a retailer in the United States.

Actually my 146 seems to be not so much better in terms of posting. I have to put a lot of force to get the cap more like "stuck" on the body......

I got a gray one in today's mail. Unlike yours it DOES post ok although a little bit particular about having to line the clip up with the nib first.

I bought a fake MB 146 on AliExpress to compare it with my real one, and exactly like the Moonman, it doesn't post. The fake pen is also a piston-filler, has a similar feed, the same ink window... so I'm just wondering if the manufacturers shared some parts or outsourced the production to the same factory. Maybe the P136 is just a "non-counterfeit" version of the fake MB 146? :D

Hi, does the p136 come in medium and broad nibs and are spare medium or broad nibs for p136 available.

Greetings from Australia. Good video which reinforced that I will not buy this pen. Too short and it doesn't post. I can buy 4 new X159s in the new colours with gold fittings for that price. BTW I too never flush out new pens. I don't have the patience. Thanks for the video.

How has the piston filler being doing? I have my doubts about the quality of the components of this replica.

You got a Pilot Vanishing Point, nice! What nib size did you get and how do you like it? I have one in Matte Black with a fine nib and I almost exclusively use Platinum Carbon Black in it. It’s one of my favs. As for that Majohn, I’m gonna pass on that one, thank you for your review!

Hello! Can you tell the p136 pen cap closed, how long time it can be keep in wet for nib ?

Please review the Majohn P139!

Posting doesn't bother me, even for my Kaweco Sport, but it's pretty much redundant for a pen this size.

Cheers Doodle Bud! Really expensive for a Chinese pen. they are beginning to take the piss😊

Excellent review. I ordered my P136 a couple of weeks ago and included the wrench for $4, not $20. I thought it was going to compare to the 149. The pictures were somewhat misleading. In any case I want to do my own comparison with the X159. I do wish it had a #8 nib but if the nib writes well like yours, I will be happy with the pen. I think I asked this before, but do you have the Wing Sung 629? I think the quality of the pen is so good that one may not want to buy the 146. It would be great to compare the two.

The cross Bailey doesn’t post either, drives me crazy!

Its just me or the density of the ink shuldnt be the same as the density of the water,so diferent from 1 , so measuring the weight should not be th same as measuring the volume of ink inside , but maybe because the fountain pen inks are based on water the density is really close to 1 one , i dont know can someone clear me on that???

Any ideas if I can fit the majhon x159 nob on this p136?

“No post rage” 🤣🤣🤣

So disappointed that this doesn't post. It's probably the deal breaker for me on buying this in gray. Other than that it looks to be an amazing buy.

2:15 - gigidy... jam it harder maybe!? :D. Damn, that thing looks smaller than what is pictured... so glad I hold off on buying it. I would have been annoyed lol.

When they make this pen postable, I will buy one immediately. Until then, no deal. This was a great review as always! Cheers

As they say; "a dollar short and a -day- week late" . I just ordered this pen along with the wrench on the 24th and if I had seen this first, I would not have! No posting ... ugh! Most of my pens are "oversize" and don't need to be posted. But, pens this size, I typically post!

6:40 well my Sailor 1911 is a step up on all sides... So... not too bad...

How does it compare to a gravitas entry ?

Won't post...? No...! I've been wanting to buy a P136, but since it won't post, I'll have to pass. Excellent review, as always!

¿What nib size is that Majohn P-136?.

The feed reminds me of the PenBBS feed. I don't like that feed: they're fragile and end up bent if I remove the nib and feed.

Not being able to post is a big negative for me I’ll wait for version 2 / and or the 149 clone!

On taobao, it’s more like $35 cad, just saying. And the rumours on Chinese internet sites say that this pen has been in development for more than a year. It really shows.

Wonder if the wrench can work on the og 146

The expensive wrench thing is really annoying. Been trying to find some kind of adjustable generic "toothy wrench" alternative, but so far not sure what the right search term for that would be....

Can you exchange the nib for a gold nib?

I also like a pen that posts. Other than that looks very nice.

A green pen surelly need a green ink. Women do not understand so simple concept cause they has a so complex mind. Real fine review.

is the nib a #6 or #8?

Goodness! You do write fast! 😂

I have two of these now - one of them posts, one does not. :/

They should send you their initial iteration of a new pen to get critiqued before they release it. All of these things would have been caught before its public

Perhaps it cannot be posted because it would be too close to a Montblanc 146. This could be purely intentional. One never knows.

How many turns to remove the cap? I don’t think I heard you mention it.

It's too bad that it doesn't post! It would greatly bother me, especially with how it looks like it SHOULD be able to. Otherwise, it looks like a nice pen.

I think that is ridiculous that they ask more than 10 bucks for that pen

Did you mis-speak yourself about the length of the pen capped? You said 164.5 mm capped, and 161 mm "posted." My Montblanc 146 is about 142 mm capped. Anyway, I couldn't see from the look inside the cap why it doesn't post, maybe the trim ring being off-center had something to do with it? Or the inner cap? That's an area of pen design (one of many) about which I am ignorant, but I think you must be right that they chose to make it that way, and could have done it differently. It's enough to turn me off of it.

That would be annoying to have a pen that has can obviously can post but just doesn’t have the fitting to do stay. There must be a hack to make it post

Mine posts.

I should have waited to see your review of the pen. I am very disapointed that it doesn't post. :(

I don't understand pen manufacturers making any pen unpostable. It seems lazy, like the R&D team said "Oh just let the cap roll around on the table and get in the way of writing." 🙁

^^ omg no posting

Looks like they've used the tooling for the knock offs, changed the cap band and removed the star & nib.....IMO too close to a 146 and screams IP theft.

Might as well get a TWSBI. Better quality in that price point.

Thanks for the mini review. Now I'm decided I won't get one.

Ugh! Man, I SO hate CHN fountain pens that are +- impossible to post on And there are MANY of them Why......WHYYYYYY...

No post is a no go. Too bad.

In USA on Etsy, eBay, or Ali, about $10, some come with tool. My MB 149 also posts for shyte. This pen ain't worth $40 IMHO. Chinese metals and plastics aren't very good.

Ugh! Okay this is getting disgusting. They can obviously make a decent pen. Change the design. CHANGE THE DESIGN. C'mon Doodlebud, they listen you. Say something, and they might just do it. I mean really, even the Sailor 1911 has distinguishable traits. Did they put a serial number on the clip band lol? Maybe the non-posting is their defense of a distinguishable trait. I guess they could argue that since the 146 posts, and this doesn't, they are not the same pen. :/

no post is a non starter for me,, especially for a pen with high aspirations to be a psuedo Mont Blanc.

no post, no want-especially for this price!