SMOOTHERPRO Solid Brass Bolt Action Pen Refillable Retractable Heavy Duty for Tremor Parkinson Arthritic Business Office Signature Writing EDC Gif...

Very solid, and good thinking stupid people in the head.

This pen is well made overall, a smooth bolt action mechanism. I recommend as soon as get it, as have previous reviews, to unscrew the bolt (dont take the pen apart yet) put a tiny dot of loctite on the threaded end of the bolt. Screw the bolt back into the action, until it wont turn any more. Next twist off the crown, with the lanyard hole in it, at the top of the pen (the pocket clip will also detach. Set it nearby. Wrap the exposed threads of the removed crown in a layer or 2 of Teflon tape. Align the pocket clip so the crown can be screwed back in place, if any teflon tape is viable once the crown wont screw down any more. Remove the tip completely and adjust the teflon tape accordingly, until no tape is viable with the crown screwed all the way in. The writing end of the pen is last not least. Unscrew the lower tip of the pen, Remove the ink cartridge and spring. Set them close by. As with the crown, wrap a layer or 2 of teflon tape. I dont recommend removing the red circular seal first. Let it be. Put the ink cartridge and spring back in, screw the pen tip back in until it wont turn anymore. If any teflon tape is visible unscrew the pen tip and adjust the tape accordingly. Test each end of the pen separately. The threads should hold in place, until you use firm pressure while unscrewing the crown and writing tip. The attached image is an example of a width of teflon tape to use.

This pen is really quite well-made. All parts are well machined. The alloy it's made from is not quite like true brass, it doesn't patina as much as my other brass items, but it's strong and heavy, and probably more practical. The thinning towards the writing tip is not super comfortable but it provides good grip if the pen needs to be used for its secondary role. Didn't try to break any glass with it but it looks and feels capable. I liked it enough to purchase another pen from this brand... If you like heavy, sturdy metal pens- you found a good one. I recommend. P.S. The bolt action mechanism is smooth and indeed helps to keep hands occupied during certain occasions. The spring is decent. I only used it for over a week but absolutely don't see any signs of failure or lessening of the spring tension. WD-40 helped to "break" it in, but it worked quite fine without any lubricant to begin with. Not necessary but kind of fun?

This is a very high quality pen for the price. The fit, finish and workmanship is superb! The clip is strong and don't see it ever breaking. The cocking action is very smooth and has just the right amount of tension. Brass has a very nice smooth finish, but not too smooth for a good grip. This is not thin, cheap brass either! It's a heavy gauge with weight to it. In fact, the piston inside the pen that actually moves the ink cartridge up and down is brass as well. This pen is a tad top heavy but hardly noticeable at all. One thing to be aware of though, like another reviewer mentioned, is that the cocking knob will unscrew eventually and be lost, rendering the pen useless. This can be easily remedied by using a drop of Loctite or even your favorite glue. A feature that I really found to be exciting was that the writing tip of the ink cartridge actually sticks out far enough so you can see it when writing. This is something that even high end pens usually don't accomplish...they simply just don't pop out far enough. It uses standard Parker refils and writes very well. Overall, this pen is awesome and a real eye catcher! Worth every penny!

I wish I could give it 4.5 stars - although it has a couple drawbacks, it is a very solid pen and I feel like it is a bit better than 4 stars. The weight is good and its very solidly constructed; Im sure you could use it to to jam through someones temple if cercumstances required it - however Im really only concerned with how it functions as a writing implement... the pen may be mightier than the sword, but each tool as its own specific uses. The action of extending/retracting the pen tip is decently smooth, although I do recommend applying a tiny bit of lube on the inner part for optimum performance. That being said, it is easy to open/close and the tip has no issues staying extended while writing, even for extended periods of time. The clip is quite sturdy and I dont see it breaking any time soon; however I do wish it was slightly smaller, as it does stick out from the body of the pen significantly more than most traditional pen clips. The pen comes with 2 cartridges and a lanyard thing; theres a hole through the top of the pen for it. This is nice but somewhat unnecessary (depending on the user). While the included cartridges write fine and I could see a buyer being glad to have a spare, this pen takes standard Parker/ Fisher Space Pen cartridges, and superior replacements are inexpensive and easy to find. I immediately installed an extra Space Pen cartridge I had on hand (requires the adaptor that is included with all Space Pen refills). It fits perfectly and now the pen writes just like any other pen with a Fisher refill. The primary reason I put the Space Pen cartridge in was so that I dont need to worry about the included cartridges (unknown manufacturer) leaking in my pocket or anything like that - although I have no reason to believe they would. The knob thats used to extend/retract the pen easily comes unscrewed, but a drop of glue quickly fixes that. Id recommend doing this as soon as you receive it, as the knob may come unscrewed and get lost, which will prohibit you from using the pen thereafter. Additionally, there is a gasket between the upper and lower body of the pen that keeps it from unscrewing, and in my opinion, this gasket would benefit from being slightly thicker, as I will sometimes find that my pen unscrews a bit after a day spent inside a pocket. Overall, despite a few minor details that could be improved, its a very sturdy, solid-brass pen, and Id recomend it to anyone who has been considering picking one up. Just make sure to put a dot of glue on the threads of the little knob before you start using it, and you will be good to go!