The barrel & cap are in green precious resin inlaid with Montblanc emblem. The trim is gold-plated rings with Montblanc brand name The clip is gold-plated
Montblanc got its start when three German partners created the Simplizissiumus-Füllhalter pen company in 1906, which changed its name to Simplo Filler Pen Co. GMBH in 1907, at the same time it moved from Berlin to Hamburg. The company's first pen was the Rouge et Noir safety pen.