Mike
See if you like this knife better
Erik
In a custom leather sheath, weak side.
To find a reasonable alternative to the Mont Blancs right now I'd recommend the following. Now a lot of these will cost a lot less than a Mont Blanc, but the quality and performance will be much higher.
Vintage Pens (usually available for $25.00-$75.00)
Parker 51.
Parker 61
Sheaffer Balance
Sheaffer Targa
Parker 75
New Moderately Priced
Pilot (Namaki) retractable
Pelikan 400, 600
Sheaffer New Balance
New Premium Priced
Sheaffer Classic (the PFM in pc Talk)
Waterman LeMan (maybe the finest pen ever made)
Waterman Edson
Pelican 800, 1000
Of these, the vintage ones will actually write the best.