Pen with integrated clip in body
July 24, 2021 6:29 PM Subscribe
I have this pen I love this pen and have managed to keep one pen for almost 10 years because It is a pen I like and value, I carry it every day. The part I love is the integrated clip as part of the body. I do like the bolt action a lot as well but would leave it if I had to. While I like the pens integrated clip and action I really don't like the lines and the "tacti cool" look it has. I know the bolt action is a part of that but the lines and knurling at the top are what I want to get away from. To my question, what other pens have that style integrated clip?
It does make the pen wider but I have large hands so it actually is more comfortable. I have searched for integrated clip pens etc, but results are falling short. I do really need the bulky clip as i keep my pen in my pocket using the actual pocket entrance as my clip location. I have weakened and snapped pen clips doing this before I found my current one. Any help would be appreciated
It does make the pen wider but I have large hands so it actually is more comfortable. I have searched for integrated clip pens etc, but results are falling short. I do really need the bulky clip as i keep my pen in my pocket using the actual pocket entrance as my clip location. I have weakened and snapped pen clips doing this before I found my current one. Any help would be appreciated
And your Boker pen was offered in a 'flame' design that distracts from the tacti-cool effect: example on eBay, Boker CID Clip Integrated Design cal .45 Titanium Flame Tactical Pen; this listing too, though the clip side isn't shown.
posted by Iris Gambol at 7:07 PM on July 24, 2021
posted by Iris Gambol at 7:07 PM on July 24, 2021
Response by poster: Iris Gambol is closer with that oak pattern. Seeing the two piece design though I realize how much I like pulling it out of my pocket and not having a separate lid piece. So I guess a one piece design is also a requirement.
posted by dstopps at 9:02 PM on July 24, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by dstopps at 9:02 PM on July 24, 2021 [1 favorite]
Idea for one-piece pens with sturdy standard clips, if you haven't tried these already: Fisher's autoclavable all-metal pens, the AG7 or thinner/lighter CH4.
The AG7 is made from solid brass with an extremely hard chrome plating; it is a heavy pen, with the weight resting reassuringly in your hand as you write. It has a very positive and substantial feeling click mechanism, with a plunger on the top for extending the refill, as well as a unique side release button to retract it. Its special design helps to ensure that you will always remember to retract the point before you slide it back into your pocket.
[AG7 is the original "anti-gravity" Astronaut Space Pen, while CH4 is the Shuttle Space Pen, stocked on the ISS.]
posted by Iris Gambol at 11:38 PM on July 24, 2021
The AG7 is made from solid brass with an extremely hard chrome plating; it is a heavy pen, with the weight resting reassuringly in your hand as you write. It has a very positive and substantial feeling click mechanism, with a plunger on the top for extending the refill, as well as a unique side release button to retract it. Its special design helps to ensure that you will always remember to retract the point before you slide it back into your pocket.
[AG7 is the original "anti-gravity" Astronaut Space Pen, while CH4 is the Shuttle Space Pen, stocked on the ISS.]
posted by Iris Gambol at 11:38 PM on July 24, 2021
Bolt-action pens are totally A Thing, and a lot of them are tacticool (a lot of everyday-carry types seem to favor that aesthetic).
I think Tactile Turn is by far the best of the lot, and I own several of them.
posted by box at 5:09 AM on July 25, 2021
I think Tactile Turn is by far the best of the lot, and I own several of them.
posted by box at 5:09 AM on July 25, 2021
If you are interested in a similar form factor to the CH4 or AG7 but without the high cost, then the all metal Parker Jotter has been a classic since 1954, and even today can be bought for between eight and twelve dollars.
It's my everyday carry for more than a decade, modded with a Fisher Space Pen pressurized insert, in their lovely dark burgundy ink. No one ever has a question about whether it was me or not who wrote something.
posted by seasparrow at 9:12 AM on July 29, 2021
It's my everyday carry for more than a decade, modded with a Fisher Space Pen pressurized insert, in their lovely dark burgundy ink. No one ever has a question about whether it was me or not who wrote something.
posted by seasparrow at 9:12 AM on July 29, 2021
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posted by Iris Gambol at 7:00 PM on July 24, 2021