{"product_id":"pelikan-souveran-m805-fountain-pen-stresemann","title":"Pelikan Souverän M805 Fountain Pen — Stresemann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pelikan Souverän M805 Stresemann\u003c\/strong\u003e is the M800 for the lawyer who wears a steel watch: the same \"L\" body, the same piston and the same 1.35 ml reservoir, finished in anthracite-striped, diamond-cut cellulose acetate with palladium-plated trim and an 18-karat\/750 gold nib plated entirely in rhodium. The name is Gustav Stresemann's, the German Foreign Minister of the 1920s, whose pinstriped suits the finish is named for. It is a finish decision, not a step up or down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything that makes the M800 a working pen is here unchanged — 14.2 cm capped, 28.2 grams, a piston that draws enough from the bottle for a long day of notes — and the acetate is cut and polished to a final luster by hand, as it is on the M800; the gold nib is polished and tested by hand as well. What changes is the metal. Rhodium over the gold of the nib, palladium on the clip and the rings, and not a warm tone anywhere on the pen; across a closing table it reads as grey and silver, and it goes with the watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pelikan, Hannover, Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Souverän M805 Stresemann fountain pen, \"L\" size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.2 cm capped; 13.1 mm diameter; 28.2 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFilling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Piston, ≈ 1.35 ml capacity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNib:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18K\/750 gold, fully rhodium-plated; Fine or Medium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBody:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anthracite-striped, diamond-cut cellulose acetate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrim:\u003c\/strong\u003e Palladium-plated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Made in Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three years from Pelikan, plus our Thirty-Day Assurance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe stock the M805 in both nib widths, as we do the M800 in Black: it is bought as the daily pen, and the width is the decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we are asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM805 or M800?\u003c\/strong\u003e Metal. Body, piston, reservoir and nib alloy are the same. The M805's nib is rhodium-plated all over and its trim is palladium over anthracite stripes; the M800's nib is two-tone gold and its trim is gold. Choose by what you already wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine or Medium?\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine for the redline and the margin; Medium for the signature and the letter. Both are stocked, and the Field Guide below is the five-minute answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich ink, and how is it cleaned?\u003c\/strong\u003e Bottled ink, any maker's; there is no cartridge in a piston filler. To clean it, work water through the piston at a sink until it runs clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs there a ballpoint to match?\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pelikan-souveran-k805-ballpoint-stresemann\"\u003eSouverän K805 Stresemann\u003c\/a\u003e, in the same stripes and the same palladium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the Pelikan warranty valid in the United States?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Pelikan's three-year warranty against material and manufacturing defects has no geographical restrictions, and it covers the Souverän and Classic series. A defect is repaired, or the pen replaced, at Pelikan's choice. Claims go through us as the retailer, or to Pelikan directly with proof of purchase, and the details are in our Warranty Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeciding on nib width? Read \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/field-guide\/fine-nib-or-medium\"\u003eFine Nib, or Medium?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt for the lawyer who wears a steel watch. If your trim is gold, the same pen is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pelikan-souveran-m800-fountain-pen\"\u003eSouverän M800\u003c\/a\u003e; for the \"XL\" desk pen, see the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pelikan-souveran-m1000-fountain-pen\"\u003eSouverän M1000\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fountain-pens\"\u003efountain pens for lawyers\u003c\/a\u003e, or the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/writing-instruments\"\u003eWriting Instruments collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarrister \u0026amp; Bespoke Curated Collection — hand-selected from Pelikan, the Hannover house that has built piston-fill fountain pens since 1929, for its craftsmanship and fit within our world. Curated pieces carry their maker's own identity rather than ours; our house collection, designed and branded exclusively for Barrister \u0026amp; Bespoke, is marked separately throughout the shop.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty.\u003c\/strong\u003e This Product carries Pelikan's three-year warranty against manufacturing defects, and Barrister \u0026amp; Bespoke's own Thirty-Day Assurance for the first thirty days after delivery. Full terms, including how to make a claim, are stated in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/warranty-policy\"\u003eWarranty Policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReturns.\u003c\/strong\u003e A fountain pen may be returned within thirty days if it is unused and in its original packaging. Once a pen has been inked it is Final Sale and cannot be returned or exchanged, except where it arrives damaged, defective, or materially different from its description. Fill it after you have decided to keep it. Full terms are in our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003eReturns \u0026amp; Exchanges Policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pelikan","offers":[{"title":"Fine","offer_id":51679304909115,"sku":"957621","price":740.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":51679304941883,"sku":"957639","price":740.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/8153\/4523\/files\/Pelikan_M805_Stresemann_FP_upright.png?v=1789236437","url":"https:\/\/www.barristerandbespoke.com\/products\/pelikan-souveran-m805-fountain-pen-stresemann","provider":"Barrister \u0026 Bespoke","version":"1.0","type":"link"}