Fisher Space Pen – Non-Reflective Military Matte Black M4B- Cap-O-Matic – Gift Boxed

Great simple and reliable old school ball-point pent that writes smoothly in a variety of scenarios. Plus it’s made in the USA. I bought several and keep them in truck, briefcase, desk at work, and in the garage. They just work.

This pen exceeded my expectations. I love the space pen ink cartridges because they are so durable and useful, but I wanted a pen I could enjoy using daily that wasn’t too heavy and was metal. This is my new favorite pen. The weight is perfect to carry, it is just the right size, it is a clicker pen which is easier to use, and it is beautiful. Don’t listen to the reviewers giving bad reviews for the ‘oxidation’ that occurs a couple days after you remove it from the box. This is raw brass – this is expected. Anyone who is upset about this process simply didn’t understand what they were buying. If you want a perfectly polished pen to leave on your desk for everyone to see how much money you’re willing to drop on a pen, look elsewhere. This is a working person’s pen that you can throw in your pocket and always trust to work.

People, those that are complaining about the shiny brass fading, they tell you that’s going to happen in the product description. For some like myself and others, that’s part of the charm of the raw brass. I happen to like the way it looks. I carry a bullet pen in my pocket every day and got one of these just for work. They aren’t the smoothest writing pen with the best depth in color for ink. That’s not the point of these pens. They’re meant for work and they always do, no matter the situation or position. That’s not to say they don’t write nicely. They do pretty well but if writing nice and having the best color are important to you, there are better options.

For some reason, gel pens never work for me and many ballpoints are problematic. The Fisher Space Pen solves all of those problems. You never have to start it — apply pen to paper and it just goes. Firm, solid metal construction with a nice clip that shouldn’t wear out.

If yo have big hands like I, you may want the pen to have a fuller profile. Fortunately, Fisher makes a refill that comes with an adapter allowing it to fit any pen that takes a Parker refill (most ballpoint pens do but check anyway).

Some would like the ink to be darker. I can see that but it’s not a concern of mine.

Unlike the description, it comes in a display box. Not a concern for me since I bought it for myself but if I was presenting it, I’d want a nicer box.

Someone gave me one of these Fisher Space Pens as a gift and I like mine so much that I now give them out as gifts as well. I keep mine in my car. This is the perfect pen for that since the interior of the car can range from blazing hot in the summer to freezing cold in the winter. No other pen can survive that environment. It’s not a problem for this Fisher Space Pen, it writes perfectly no matter how hot or cold. They say that this pen can even write under water. I haven’t tested that and I hope I never will since I’m not a diver. This is a click action pen. Press the top cap of the pen once to open and press once again to close. It can feel a bit mushy compared to other click pens, but hey, it works. In any case, I’ve had mine for years, still the original ink cartridge, and the ink hasn’t dried out. If I were ever to lose mine, I’d definitely buy another one.

Sturdy? Yes. Reliable? Yes. But I have two issues with this pen.

1) I hate the click mechanism because if you grip too high up the pen you will compress the spring while writing. Now, I don’t always write like that but when I’m using a pen to quickly jot notes, sometimes I don’t grip it as properly and so this becomes annoying. The click is also rather unsatisfying so if you wanna fidget with this pen your best bet is unscrewing and rescrewing the body of the pen, because the click is kinda disappointing.

2) I don’t trust this pen. I have yet to have a leak in my pocket, but because of the nature of the design of this pen I’m worried it’ll get clicked open when I put the pocket clip on my pants pocket and an hour later I’ll discover a mess. I’ve yet to have that issue, but a traditional click pen design would seem more trustworthy. I don’t like that the pocket clip is on the moving part of the pen.

Overall? Solid pen. Has always written reliably when I need it. The body of the pen has a satisfying weight and the threads are neatly cut and it screws together very precisely. It’s a rather small pen so if you have a big hands that might be an issue but if you want a small pen? This is a great inexpensive option. This has become my new edc pen and goes everywhere with me. I don’t know if it’s fair to call it a “tactical” pen because it doesn’t have much grip and there’s no fixed point to use for self defense, but I’m confident that the metal body of this pen is at least sturdy enough to push into someone’s pressure point, should I be forced into a situation where I had to use it for self defense. But if you want a pen that definitely fit for self defense don’t get this, but this might be better than defending yourself with your bare hands.

All in all, a solidly built reliable pen.

I carry a Fisher Bullet in my pocket most of the time, I love the durability and convenience of it, but with my big gorilla-sized hands, it’s not comfortable to write with the bullet for long periods of time. That’s where this guy comes in. This pen has a nice matte finish, a robust, solid click and the ink lasts FOREVER. The only fault I can find with this pen (and my bullet too) is that the ink doesn’t write very dark, it tends to be lighter. That’s not a huge issue, but it is a bit annoying when compared to my Parker ballpoints, whose black ink is dark and prominent. Not sure why it seems to write so light, but as annoying as that is, it isn’t enough to keep me from using this on a daily basis.

very good construction