We are excited to be able to offer a special edition of the Pelikan M400 in tortoise. The provenance of these pens is somewhat mysterious. As far as we can gather, the parent company of the Kaufhof department store comissioned a very limited run of these special pens for the Berlin store's 125th anniversary. They were sold mainly in the Berlin Kaufhof, with smaller numbers in affilated stores elsewhere in Germany and perhaps also in Switzerland. It is believed that no more than 1,000 sets were ever produced, making these M400s a strictly limited production.

What is notable about them is the trim, which is virtually identical to the M800 model. So this is the little brother (or sister) to those unobtainable models. For those who have been seeking a tortoise M800, this set (fountain pen and ballpoint) with its special trim may be as close as you are going to get. We have only a large handful of sets and I am not at all sure I can get more. These are no longer being made.

The fountain pens have lovely two toned 14K Medium nibs. This means that they are highly customizeable by your favorite nibmeister, and are, of course, swappable with any nib from the M100 series through the M600s.

Additional Information: According to my source for these pens, and he is someone both close to the factory and someone I trust, there were approximately 725 of these sets made. All have now been sold and there will, apparently, be no more tortoise 400 sets made in the future as the material is no longer available.