**** Knurl GT II Ball Point Pen ****
**** RAW SOLID BRASS PEN BODY ****
This is a handmade twist action ballpoint pen made by Placid Crafts. Yes, this pen is made from a Solid Brass Rod. The Hardware on these pens is Gun Metal. The rod is cut to length, drilled out and a brass tube glued in. From there it is turned in a metal lathe to shape and fit and sanded and polished. The pen is 5-1/2" long. I would consider this a standard diameter pen because the pen body is .480 and the knurled grip is .393. and with the brass pen body this pen weighs 2.1 oz. The raw brass pen body is very unique and not like the standard pen blanks that you buy. This pen body is RAW BRASS, It has no lacquer, sealer, or acrylic covering. This pen will Patina as raw brass will. New as it is, it is shiny. Brass is a soft metal and will scuff up, scratch, and age as raw brass. It will take on an antique look as it ages. / Pen #37
RAW BRASS / NOT POLISHED / NO FINISH / NO LACQUER
NO PROTECTION / PATINA WILL PROGRESS
THE UNPROTECTED FINISH PATINAS AS IT AGES.
Patina is a Progressive Process, Not a Finish... THE FINISH IS RAW BRASS........it will not stay shiny as it comes unless you clean it from time to time. if you get more patina than you like simply clean the pen with some Never Dull and start over. This is not sold as a patina pen. The finish is raw brass, and Patina is a process that WILL happen to this pen. We have buyers that are disappointed if the pen comes like new (less patina) because they like the patina, other buyers are disappointed if the pen comes with more patina than pictured. Yet others say they like the way it came but just keeps getting darker..... Yes, it is a process. Personally I love the patina.
The standard Fisher “SPR Series” Refills were developed for NASA and have been used on EVERY Space Shuttle mission both American and Russian. They are hermetically sealed with a specially formulated thixotropic ink and pressurized to about 35 PSI. They are the only refills that will write at any angle because they do not rely on gravity.
TO ADD OPTIONAL $3.50 INK COLOR AND POINT
CHANGE OUT SERVICE TO YOUR ORDER:
►INK COLOR AND POINT PREFERENCE: We get a lot of requests to change out the ink cartridge to suit the buyer's personal preference for color. We will change out the black ink / medium point cartridge that are standard in most pens to a color and point refill cartridge of your choice for $3.50 per pen. From our eBay store home page - just click on the TOP CATEGORY “CUSTOMIZING YOUR PEN” and select the listing Fisher Space Pen. Please purchase the Ink Preference and the pen and combine the payment. The Fisher refills fit the Retro 51 pens with the Parker adapters but the Retro 51 refills do not fit the Fisher pens so we have separate listing for the choices of the two pens. Type or paste the Listing number below into the search bar then add it to the shopping cart with the pen you are purchasing and pay at the same time.
Fisher Space Pen Ink Change Out Service
For $3.50 additional Charge Listing Number 293004811034
Your choices are:
Fisher SPR Pressurized Ballpoints:
Black / Fine, Black / Medium, Black / Bold
Blue / Fine, Blue / Medium, Blue / Bold
Red / Medium, Red / Fine
Green / Medium, Green / Fine
Purple / Medium - Silver / Medium
Brown / Medium - Burgundy / Medium
OR .... Turquoise / Medium
About Placid Crafts:
Placid crafts specializes in handmade pens both conventional handmade and their signature metal series pens. These are made on a metal lathe form solid metal round stock blanks; these are made from Rebar, Aluminum, Brass, and Copper. These are drilled out to 3/8” and a brass tube glued in to mount the hardware to. The Rebar is lightly cleaned on a wire wheel and sprayed with a clear coat to protect the steel from rusting. The other metal pens are turned to the proper size and the sanded for a smooth surface. These pen bodies are not sealed or coated. They will patina as each type of metal will. They will get darker as they age and the patina gives them the antique look that is so popular right now.
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