The Retro 51 (sometimes seen as Retro 1951) Tornado is a popular pen with the everyday carry (EDC) community. This is the case because it’s ruggedly built, good-looking, and uses Schmidt’s excellent P8127 0.7 mm rollerball refill. The pen is made entirely of metal, giving it a nice heft.
The Retro 51 Tornado is often seen in an all-black “Stealth” finish, but it’s sold sold in chrome, anodized neon colors, and dozens of printed finishes that vary from limited edition US states, to the military-inspired P-51 Mustang, to small collaborations done with popular pen blogs.
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The Baron Fig Rollerball pen is a simple, boutique pen that is gaining in popularity. It comes minimalist styling and some of the qualities of a machined metal pen.
The Squire is available in many different styles as well as limited editions. We’ll cover as many as possible here.
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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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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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