| Mont Blanc produces several special edition and limited | | | | pen a ball point pen and it's also available as a three |
| edition writing instruments. They're available in any | | | | piece set as well. Each annual release is devoted to |
| number of variations in style and design and also | | | | and carries the name and engraved signature of a |
| come as sets or singles. Some of these limited and | | | | popular writer. Some names of the past that have |
| special editions feature fountain pens, mechanical | | | | been included in this very popular annual limited edition |
| pencils, as well as ballpoint pens, while some are | | | | release include Ernest Hemingway, Marcel Proust, |
| limited to only fountain pens. Even so you can have | | | | Agatha Christie and Jules Verne. |
| any Mont Blanc writing instrument converted. | | | | Do be aware that the ballpoint pens in those set as |
| For some reason Mont Blanc makes it somewhat | | | | well as other limited edition and special release sets |
| difficult to obtain Ballpoint Pens from their limited | | | | that do include them can sell out early. This means |
| edition sets. They simply don't produce that many | | | | that if you intend on purchasing a Mont Blanc limited |
| limited editions that include ballpoint pens. As an | | | | edition ball point pen you would be well advised to |
| example, much of the informational material on the | | | | plan ahead of time and be prepared to place your |
| Patron of the Arts Series which only is available as a | | | | order on the day or as close to the day that it is |
| fountain pen states that the reason for this is that it | | | | released. Look to spend in the area of $700 US, (plus |
| is only for "serious writers". Go figure! Myself, I like to | | | | or minus) for one of these pens, although releases of |
| think that the reasons can be traced to image and | | | | the past have sold for as much as $1500 US. |
| promotions. | | | | Other than that, locating information on Limited |
| As an example, the Mahatma Gandhi Limited edition is | | | | Edition Mont Blanc Ball Point Pens online appears to be |
| confined only to rollerball and piston fountain pens. | | | | rather difficult, which leads me to believe that there |
| Even so, if you have yet to consider a rollerball pen | | | | really just aren't that many limited editions that |
| you may want to look at one and try it out. It | | | | include them. One thing that you do want to be |
| functions very similar to a ball point pen but it | | | | aware of though when shopping around for ballpoint |
| requires a lighter touch and it also produces script | | | | pens of this type, is that there are some out there |
| that's very similar to that of a fountain pen. This | | | | that have been converted from fountain pens. This |
| edition was launched in October of 2009 and is | | | | isn't a problem just as long as the workmanship is |
| comprised of 3000 fountain pens and 3000 rollerballs. | | | | good. However; if this is done with a pen from a set, |
| The Mont Blanc Writers Series, released every fall | | | | it means that there can be two Mont Blanc Ballpoint |
| had its first issue in 1992. It will consist of a fountain | | | | pens in existence with the same serial numbers. |