Fisher Bullet Space Pen - Matte Black

I bought this for my Dad over 10 years ago and he still loves it! Great value considering its longevity, you just need to replace the cartridge once in a while but the ink lasts a long time. Convenient size, fits in your pocket or handbag (I bought one for myself) easily and lightweight. Comfortable to write with, nothing too fancy on that front (but I have terrible handwriting anyway), main thing is that it’s always performed well.

While it may seem like a lot to pay for a pen used on a day to day basis it is worth every penny to be able to pick up a device that works every time. No more scribbling back and forth to start the ink flowing if it ever does.The pen, when closed, is very compact.It is in fact about half the size of a regular pen when closed. When open the pen cover goes on the back of the pen to form a full length pen of normal diameter. The pen is very pleasant to the touch, a bit like gun metal though it is in fact a matt finish. The ink is black and very smudge proof. When assembled for use it feels very comfortable in the hand and as if it is in one continuous piece. Closed in it's bullet form it seems fairly indestructible in normal use. Very safe even in trouser pocket or hand bag. The only danger is it is such an attractive writing instrument someone is liable to "accidentally" forget to return it. You just have to get them to buy their own instead, that is what I am doing with my wife though in a different colour just in case she loses hers.

I bought one of these when I was about 12, visiting the Space Science Museum. Inevitably I lost it, though I remember it was the subject of envy from my little group of geeky schoolmates.Anyway, a few years on and I was looking for a good pen that would cope with the abuse of being carted around the highlands and camping, hiking, cycling, accidentally being washed, accidentally falling in ponds, accidentally being hoovered up, etc.It is a great little pen, lasts ages, writes on anything, the cap makes a comfortable length.The ONLY bugbear is no clip which you can buy for a fiver. Shrewd business tactics. Normally I would complain but instead I just marvel at their ingenuity with both pens AND business.Am I a sucker? yes. but also I am a genuinely impressed customer.My dog chewed the latest one and it has little teeth mark scars in it. the cap still fits, the ink still flows... it adds character to it.Buy one and keep it in your pocket for those times when someone searches for a pen. just be sure to get it back.

The chrome version was previously purchased and another wanted but in a different colour.Impressions are strongly in line with the claims made for it and there are few surfaces on which it cannot write and in any position, wet or dry and even across grease stains that would defy anything else.The pen is very small and almost impossible to use unless the cap is posted. It is one of a large number of 'pocket pens', most of which are fountain pens, that are currently extremely popular. There is an O-ring on the body that help protect the tip from dust and water but also adds to its leakfast properties - the double-sealed design of the refills makes that a very unlikely prospect.Small and light enough for a trouser or shirt pocket, it can also be carried in a handbag or purse. With the accessory clip attached (an optional extra), further storage possibilites are then available.

I can't remember when I bought this pen, but it was years ago. It was more expensive back then, but with the benefit of hindsight now it was a bargain. It does all that is written on the tin - though there was no tin and i've no way of knowing if it writes in outer space. It being so small I just keep it in my wallet and am never without a pen. It's small but with the lid removed and then placed on the other end it's a proper grown up pen. It never smudges and I'm convinced it's going to outlast me and not need a refill. If you're thinking about buying one I would say do so. update: It was the perfect pen until I lost it out of my wallet. Somebody I hope had a terrific find and now loves it as much as I did. Further update: I couldn't resist I had to buy another and a plus was it was a couple of pound cheaper this time.

I've had several of these pens over the years and whilst small, and therefore sometimes easy to lose, they are comfortable to write with.I'm docking a point because the black pen was easy to scratch and the pen lid got stuck on the pen. I was fiddling with it a little too much and clearly applied too much pressure to make it stick. In the end I had to use a pair of pliers wrapped in a tea-towel to remove the lid. It's been scratched a few times since and I wish I'd gone for silver instead.

So I bought this pen on a whim as needed one for work. I've put it through the washing machine and dryer by accident atleast twice a week for a few months, I've dropped it outside, it's snowed, rained, been run over. Thought I lost it but miraculously found it while walking. It's still in pretty much perfect condition apart from a couple nicks from the road. Great pen, will last a lifetime. Would recommend buying a clip for it as it's quite small.