Fisher Space Pen Bullet Pen, Blue Moon, Ballpoint, Brass, Black Ink, Pocket Clip, Gift Box

I have had one of these for over 5 years. I get out a lot and it has never failed me, so i bought a new one for my newest kit. Working great

Love this pen, I use it everyday for quick notes and general writing. The size is perfect for a pocket or small notebook and since it is refillable you can experiment with a different variety of colors and thicknesses. The pen life has been super long so far but I would look into different refills because the writing quality is kinda blotchy (not a fountain pen).

Excellent product! Good price. Fast delivery. --Fred

Very well made and I love it!

I really like this pen. When in use, the cap fits onto the back of the pen, making for a full size pen. When shut, the body of the pen (the part with the ink) collapses into the cap, almost cutting the size in half. When collapsed, I'd say the size is about the same length as a woman's lipstick, and just a little larger than half that diameter. The pen writes pretty smoothly, but more impressive, always seems to write. It will write in any position without skipping, as well as on things a ball point pen normally wouldn't write on, like dirty or greasy paper, cardboard, packing tape, etc. Never had I had to scribble on a 'clean' spot on the paper, to re-establish ink flow. The cap seals the ink from the elements with an O-ring, which also is what keeps the cap in place. The friction between the O-ring and the metal body is all that is holding the cap on. It is enough to keep the cap from falling off the pen when in your pocket or purse, but not much more. I believe this is by design, as there is no pocket clip or projection of any kind on the pen, closed or open. When closed, there is a barely detectable ridge, where the cap meets the body of the pen. To use, just pull both ends apart, and put the cap on the backside of the body. This is the most compact pen, when closed, I have ever had, that is truly comfortable to use. If you want the smallest pen you can get, that is comfortable to use and 100% reliable, this is the one for you. Not only that, but it is strongly built of metal, with the only non-metal part you can see would be the O-ring that keeps the lid on and that is only visible when open.My only complaint is that being round (well, bullet-shaped) with no projections is that it will roll away when placed on a flat object, whether open or closed. I believe Fisher makes pens with a clip that would solve this problem, but by design I don't believe that those would be as compact. I do believe they use the same pressurized ink cartridge as this one.The ink itself writes smoothly, makes a nice, dark, easy to read line, and seems quite smudge resistant.I also have a Nite-Ize Inka pen, which uses a similar pressurized cartridge, has a screw-on cap, and a pocket clip. I like the clip because it keeps the pen from rolling around (when in use, you remove the cap, and attach it to the back of the pen body, much like this one) and gives you a way to keep it at the top of your pocket or purse. I think that having the cap be screw-on is a good idea for a pen designed with a clip. However, it does not collapse as small as the Fisher, and it is primarily made of plastic. It seems plenty sturdy, but does not quite have the 'forever' feel of the metal Fisher. On the other hand, it costs 1/3 less, and also has a tablet stylus built into the back end.Owning both, I can say the Fisher has a more 'executive' look, and is smaller to pack around (both shorter, and smaller in diameter).The Inka pen has a more 'utility' look, and has a clip to hold it to your pocket or purse, and a stylus on the back side. Also, some of the Inkas come with a little clip that attatches to a little loop at the top of the pocket clip, to attach to a zipper pull, backpack, or whatever.Lastly, the Fisher has written on everything I have ever tried it on, but the Inka has skipped just a little on some of the really tough stuff. Also, the Fisher seems to make a slightly bolder line, easier to read, but the Inka's finer line may be more precise.I hope this review was helpful.

Let me preface this by saying it's with a heavy heart my pen just came apart :/ I wonder if they can offer a replacement or if I can use some type of glue/bonding agent.. & this is in part as for why I'm writing this review..I left my room to grab something in the kitchen and was confused because I had just taken the pen from a counter and put in on my desk, then came back to something similar to picture #1 (I had to obviously put the tip-end back in frame as it rolled off? I don't know what would've cause this since I've only ever dropped it once -literally- maybe it's because of the heat and twisting motion over time to 'open/unsheathe' the pen to the full length? I don't know.That said, The feel has ALWAYS been superb- the textured rings near the grip for your thumb/fingers is un-parralled to many pens I've used. It's like when you feel the surface of a smooth object versus a knurled textured one; sure subjectively there are preferences - I suppose for my purposes the grip feels useful as I've had moments writing whilst in the cold, or having somewhat sweaty or even dirty hands (using oils, DIY projects, dirt, etc.) and it certainly helps. It maintains your consistency as you don't have to compensate for any slippage or loss of control say by sweaty fingers lol.I have had a broad use-case experience with it for the past few years. This includes writing poetry, compiling/jotting down measurements, and on different writing materials like scratch pads (as seen in the photos), among small journal books, Moleskin Journals, yellow AMPads (they glide nicely on all but particularly on AMP writing paper).I've had success with the medium point but have sometimes swapped it to Zebra-gel catridges (only takes some sand paper and you can literally use whatever preferred point size, ballpoint, gels, etc. It's a mix of the best worlds. Your favorite pen & favorite smoothness/fineness). The idea is simply to get it to the right width to emulate that of the original ink cartridge & length so as to not apply pressure as it's loaded naturally and interacts with the spring. For the original ink cartridge I've had some wiggle but remedied this with a SMALL strip of painters tape. It eliminates wobble and you're good to go! You can do the same with other pens as well, but unironically with these pens the idea is to keep them & dispose the ink cartridge, not the pen itself (at least not intentionally), so 1 fix & you can keep on rocking & writing, is my point ;)I have a rubber band around the top of the pen so as to keep it from rolling right out of my pockets or rolling off any desk. It's a small hack, for those interested :)

i can write upside down! the pen writes upside down as well!

I have been carrying these for years. It's good to see they are still well made and sold at a reasonable price.