The “Parker-style” or G2 refill is one of the the most common pen refills sold today. This long-standing design is not only an internationally accepted ISO standard, but is a size and shape that is conducive to making great pens.
So with thousands of different refills to choose from, which Parker-style G2 refills should you be buying?
The Schmidt EasyFlow 9000 (sometimes referred to as the EF9000 or the EF9K) is a top choice for people who want to upgrade the ink in their Parker-style G2 pen. While it’s not sold in many pens, the EasyFlow 9000 is considered by many to be an excellent refill thanks to its versatility, vibrant colors, smoothness, and distinctive feel.
Pen refills come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Some of these are standards, shared across pen brands and decades of pen designs, while other are propriety and limited to just a few brands or even a few models. This means that replacing the ink in a pen, especially an older one, may end up being a more difficult task than you’d expect.
The goal of this article is to make buying a new ink refill for your pen as easy as possible. A secondary goal to this guide will be maximizing the number of refill options available for each pen. This is only possible once you have a good understanding of refill shapes and which are interchangeable.
The Schmidt PRS is a rollerball tip that allows rollerball pens to use fountain pen ink. This part specifically refers to the rollerball writing tip. It will work in almost any fountain pen that uses a Schmidt fountain pen nib unit.
The Schmidt SKM 88 is a popular knock, or push button, for pens. It has a wide diameter and an all-metal design that makes it a popular choice for EDC, or everday carry, pens. These are rugged pens that are always with the owner.
The Schmidt DSM 2007 is a mechanical pencil converter For Parker-style G2 pens. It’s basically the full internals of a mechanical pencil made modular and fit into the space of a Parker-style G2 refill. This self-contained unit sells for under $5 and while it won’t fit every Parker-style pen, it will fit many of them.
The DSM 2007 is a mechanism for professional pen manufacturers, pen resellers, pen turns, and other pros, but it’s affordable enough and easy enough to find that it’s a fun pick-up for hobbyists as well.
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The Schmidt 888 Safety Ceramic Rollerball refill is a popular, very affordable rollerball refill that is often found in European rollerballs. It’s a very popular aftermarket refill as well.
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The Schmidt DSM 2006 is a mechanical pencil converter For Parker-style G2 pens. It’s basically the full internals of a mechanical pencil made modular and fit into the space of a Parker-style G2 refill. This self-contained unit sells for under $5 and while it won’t fit every Parker-style pen, it will fit many of them.
The DSM 2006 is a mechanism for professional pen manufacturers, pen resellers, pen turns, and other pros, but it’s affordable enough and easy enough to find that it’s a fun pick-up for hobbyists as well.
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Schmidt’s 6040 is a fiber-tipped fineliner that is shaped like a standard European rollerball refill. It will turn a rollerball into a broad writer that is much more akin to a marker than a ballpoint or standard rollerball. These are used when you want your rollerball body to write like a PaperMate Flair or Sharpie Fine Point Pen.
This is Schmidt’s short, capless rollerball refill in 1.0 mm. Schmidt’s rollerball refills are awesome, but they are quite wide (6.9 mm), which limits their application in pens not designed specifically for it, especially Japanese pens that use the thinner Pilot G2-style refill.
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This is Schmidt’s short, capless rollerball refill in 0.7 mm. Schmidt’s rollerball refills are fantastic, but they are quite wide (6.9 mm), which limits their application in pens not designed specifically for it, especially Japanese pens that use the thinner Pilot G2-style refill.
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The EasyFlow 6000 is the D1 standard equivalent of the popular EasyFlow 9000, a Parker style G2 style refill. The EasyFlow 6000 uses the same hybrid ink that has made the 9000 so popular, but it’s delivered in a smaller package. The refill follows the ISO 12757 standard for pen refill sizing.
This is Schmidt’s short, capless rollerball refill in 0.6 mm. Schmidt’s rollerball refills are excellent, but they are quite wide, which limits their application in pens not designed specifically for it, especially Japanese pens that use the thinner Pilot G2-style refill.
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If you are in the market for a new rollerball pen or refill, you are probably looking to highlight the single most desirable feature of rollerballs: their smoothness.
If you want smoothness approaching that of a fountain, with the practicality of a ballpoint, then a rollerball is for you. Might as well choose the right one!
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