The Lamy Safari family has a fantastic fountain pen, a very good rollerball, and a middling ballpoint. This pen has withstood the test of time, but it’s a disappointing part of an otherwise excellent line of pens.
Lamy Safari Ballpoint Pen
Uni Limex Natural 70
The Uni Limex is a Japanese market pen that was released on September 27, 2019. It’s basically a Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd. Boxy design that’s made out of Limex, an innovative material designed by Tokyo-based TBM Co., Ltd. The material is a plastic alternative that is made out of 80% limestone.
This pen is said to be the first practical application of Limex, which is designed limit the use of not only plastic but paper in the future.
Uni S-7S Ballpoint Multi-pen Refill
This refill is a popular 0.7 mm ballpoint-style pen refill. It’s a modern ballpoint refill that writes smoothly, but it’s still considered a ballpoint.
Zebra NC-0.5
The Zebra NC-0.5 is an emulsion ink refill. It’s the stock ink cartridge in the Zebra Blen. It is sometimes called the RNC5 refill, more specifically as the RNC5-BK for black, RNC5-BL for blue, and the RNC5-R for red.
Zebra NC-0.7
The Zebra NC-0.7 is an emulsion ink refill. It’s the stock ink cartridge in the Zebra Blen. It is sometimes called the RNC7 refill, more specifically as the RNC7-BK for black, RNC7-BL for blue, and the RNC7-R for red.
Fisher Space Pen CH4 Shuttle Space Pen
The Fisher CH4 is a astronaut pen, like the iconic Fisher AG7, with some slight changes. The AG7 remains the original, bu the CH4 is very much an authentic space pen that has been (and continues to be) used on manned space flights.
Fisher Space Pen AG7 Original Astronaut Space Pen
The Fisher AG7 is the Original Astronaut Space Pen. It’s the quintessential, iconic space pen that people think about when they recall the pen that supposedly cost millions of dollars to produce and sold for hundreds of dollars apiece (when the Russian cosmonauts were outfitted with pencils).
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Sailor 1911 Profit Professor Fountain Pen
The Sailor 1911 Profit Professor is an affordable version of the Sailor 1911 series. Selling for just about $30 but still managing to feature the iconic styling of the 1911 series, the Profit Professor is a very interesting offering.
The Professor is a has a screw-on cap and is a cartridge-converter fountain pen.
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Pilot BLGS Rollerball Refill
The Pilot BLGS is a family of rollerball refills that are most commonly seen in the Pilot Timeline pens. These looks like short Pilot G2-style refills and are sold in 0.5 mm — the BLGS-5 — and 0.7 mm — the BLGS-7 — sizes. There is no 1.0 mm size available.
Lamy T11 Rollerball Refill
Lamy’s T11 is a tiny rollerball refill designed for us in the Lamy Balloon, a rollerball pen for students. The T11 is like a small Lamy M63, but with a smaller, entirely plastic body. Like the M63, the T11 is designed for use with capped rollerball pens.
Lamy Balloon Rollerball
The Lamy Balloon is an affordable, smaller rollerball pen designed for students. It’s very similar to the Safari and Vista pens, but it’s smaller and more affordable.
Pilot BRF-25B-B Ballpoint Pen Refill
The Pilot BRF-25-B-B is a 1.2 mm super thick ballpoint refill. This refill is generally not available in the US but can be ordered from Japan using Ebay, or similar service.
Pilot BRF-25BB-B Ballpoint Pen Refill
The Pilot BRF-25-BB-B is a ballpoint refill. This refill is generally not available in the US but can be ordered from Japan using Ebay, or similar service.
Pilot BRFN-30EF Ballpoint Pen Refill
This refill is the metal version of the Pilot BRFN-30 series of ink. It uses Pilot Acro ink (an oil-based hybrid). The BRFN-10 is not sold in an extra fine model.
Pilot BRFN-10M Ballpoint Pen Refill
The Pilot BRFN-10M is a plastic refill that is commonly found in the Dr. Grip pens as well as the S20 executive pen.