Everyman’s flagship model is the Grafton Pen. It’s an anodized, 6061 aluminum pen with a deep grooved grip, machine screw attached clip, and an anodized aluminum knock.
Everyman Grafton
Schmidt EasyFlow 9000 Hybrid Refill
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.
Inventery No. 2 Mechanical Pen
Inventery, a boutique maker of pens and pencils, seems to have a definite hit with its Mechanical Pen. Despite the odd name — a misspelling and the use of “mechanical” with a pen instead of a pencil — this pen seems to have earned a number of fans since its release.
Schmidt DSM 2007 Mechanical Pencil Converter
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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Rotring 900 Ballpoint
The Rotring 900 is family of pens and pencils that was sold in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was one of Rotring’s flagship pens at the time but it has not received the level of attention or the beloved status of the Rotring 600. The Rotring Altro was a cheaper, plastic version of the 900 but it wasn’t sold in all the same models.
Now, almost 30 years later, this is a cult pen with a small but dedicated following and relatively high prices on the used market.
Rotring Rapid Pro Ballpoint Pen
The Rotring Rapid Pro ballpoint pen is essentially a modern version of the Rotring 600 that combines some of the better qualities of the Rotring Tikky with the iconic 600 ballpoint.
Pentel EnerGel Infree LRN5TL Liquid Gel Pen Refill
The Pentel LRN5TL is the 0.5 mm version of the Energel Infree refill. This is the same refill as the Pentel LRN5 needle-tip gel refill, but it comes in a limited edition set of special colors.
The 0.7 mm version of this refill the if LRN7TL.
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Pentel EnerGel LR7 Liquid Gel Pen Refill
The LR10 is the Pentel Energel gel refill (known as the LR refill) in a 0.7 mm size. This is a bold, wet gel ink refill that will fit G2 rollerball pens, including any Pentel Energel. This refill is on the wide side so it will typically fit Japanese gel and rollerball pen bodies but not European ones. It is similar in size to a Pilot G2 refill.
Parker Golden Touch Ballpoint Refill
The Parker Golden Touch is a discontinued ballpoint refill. It’s a predecessor to the QuinkFlow ballpoint refill.
Uni SXR-600 Jetstream Ballpoint Pen Refill
The SXR-600 is a very special refill: it was the first Jetstream refill in a Parker-style G2 refill body. The refill is sold in two forms: the SXR-600-05 and the SXR-600-07, the 0.5 mm and 0.7 mm sizes.
Prior to this refill being available the SXR refills were rollerball-style refills with a proprietary shape. The SXR-600 not only adheres to the G2 standard but it moved the Jetstream refills to a shorter, twist-compatible version with a metal body.
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Schneider Slider Rave
The Schneider Slider Rave — often seen in the Extra Broad version, the Slider Rave XB — is a retractable ballpoint pen. It has a contoured, grippy body that is very comfortable and excellent ballpoint ink. The Rave is one of the smoothest ballpoint pens sold and it has the added perk of using a Parker-style G2 refill, which gives the pen body many options for other refills.
Pelikan Classic K200 Ballpoint Pen
The Classic K200 is one of Pelikan’s entry level ballpoint pens. This is, of course, a luxury pen so the retail price of this pen will still be well north of $120, but this is on the low side for Pelikan’s ballpoints — which are generally more affordable than the company’s fountain pens.
The K200 is the companion ballpoint to the M200 fountain pen. (Learn more about Pelikan’s naming conventions.)
Schmidt DSM 2006 Mechanical Pencil Converter
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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Maxmadco Bolt Action Retractable Pen
Maxmadco Bolt Action retractable pen is a legend in the machined pen world. It was made by Maxmadco, a US-based machine shop, and sold in a number of materials, including stainless steel, titanium, brass, aluminum, and bronze.
The Maxmadco pens are no longer made.
Premec Jumbo Ballpoint
The Premec Jumbo Ballpoint is a refill made in Switzerland. It uses an oil-based ballpoint ink and is sold in two main body varieties: polypropylene and nickel-plated brass. These don’t only affect the looks of the refill, but also the capacity: the plastic version can hold up to 3500 meters of ink where the metal version can hold 5000 meters (in 0.7 mm, but 2000 m in 1.0 mm).
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