PentelSharp Kerry Automatic Pencil, 0.7mm Lead Size, Blue Barrel, 1 Pen (P1037C)

If you are looking for a professional mechanical pencil that will last forever and provide consistent results, look no further than the Pentel Kerry 0.7. It is a classic!!!!PROS:- Solid construction - a mixture of metal and plastic, but all in the right places- Cap to cover the tip (for protection and to eliminate marking up your pockets)- Short metal tip to reduce lead breaks- Perfect weight for a balanced feel; helps reduce strain- Nice barrel shape - again to reduce hand fatigueCONS:- None!I had bought one of these WAYYYYYY BACK in 1980. It was my #1 mechanical pencil and it performed flawlessly throughout its lifetime... until it was stolen from me in 1990... sad days. Unfortunately, the local vendors no longer carried this model and I had to settle with another pencil (I chose a Rotring Series 600 0.5, which is another fantastic pencil!).Move forward to 2012... I was on Amazon looking for something and under the suggestions I saw the Pentel Kerry!!!! It's still alive!!!!!! I ordered one immediately!!!! Now, I have the greatest mechanical pencil once again!First thing: it hasn't changed one bit!!!! The design is still exactly how I remember it way back when! Beautiful finish, metal used where it's needed, and overall construction that easily matches the Rotrings.The Pentel Kerry has a very comfortable shape and weight to it. The body is plastic, but its shape is very nice and quite comfortable. I am an estimator in the construction industry and I perform take-offs constantly. It is very important that the lead does not break. The key is the tip: I find that shorter tips prevent the lead from breaking more frequently, rather than a long tip which can bend under pressure, thus allowing lead breaks more frequently (also, the lead diameter is important, thus I use 0.7 as my first choice).The protective cap design is also ingenious! It helps protect the tip when not in use and also protects your pockets from all the lead trails and rips that normal mechanical pencils pose from exposed tips. Fantastic design!Overall, I am very satisfied with the Pentel Kerry. It was a true performer back in the 80's and still is in today! You will not be disappointed!

This is a truly good mechanical pencil, well built, feels good in the hand, great writer. I like softer, darker lead than the HB grade that comes with most pencils so immediately changed out the lead with my preferred 2B lead. This was a very easy process and it worked flawlessly. For those of you, like me, who said - hey the eraser is missing! (most mechanical pencils have the eraser installed on the pencil barrel to cover the top of the lead fill/storage tube and there was no eraser to be found there on the Sharp Kerry) - after doing a Google search I found the answer about the eraser location - right here on Amazon from a review of the .5mm version of this pencil. David Brown is the reviewer and said it best so I will quote from his review: "To reveal the (very small) eraser, you must snap the cap onto the back end of the pencil, as when writing. This will make the silver button at the top of the cap extend. Pull this button out from the cap to reveal the eraser." The eraser is indeed tiny, so pretty much useless if you need to do a lot of erasing, though you can buy eraser refills. Like most of us who use mechanical pencils, I use a separate eraser anyway so the small size of the eraser is a non-issue for me.Designing a pencil with a cap is a great concept; you can carry the pencil in your pocket without fearing that you will get stabbed by the sharp point and without fearing that you will damage (bend) the lead guide and make the pencil unusable. I always cap it up after I have finished using it whether I plan to carry it with me or not, just for added protection for the pencil itself, in case it rolls off, or gets knocked off, of my desk.As others have stated, the cap snaps on solidly, both when you post the cap in order to write and when you are closing it up after your writing session. The finish is very nice, the whole pencil has a good solid feel to it and is, IMHO, a very nice looking pencil all around.I highly recommend the Pentel Sharp Kerry - I have the .5mm version as well. I am tempted to buy a couple more of these mechanical pencils, just in case something bad happens to one of mine and Pentel, for some unfathomable reason, stops making these wonderful pencils!