U.S. Government Pen - Medium Point - Black Ink, 12 Count (Pack of 1)

This pen is absolutely a classic .It has an interesting history and I love everything about it .It writes well and is extremely "retro-cool"

Poor quickly print work on the pen themselves. Done apart from that.

アメリカの役所で使われているというボールペン。特に何と言ったことは無いですがU.S.GOVERNMENTと刻印されているのがそそります。今ドルも高いのでこの値段でしたら安いです。

These are the best field pens ever

The iconic Skilcraft US Government has been in continuous production for 50+ years now virtually unchanged. It's the last pen standing of its kind - the 50-60-70 "modern" industrial design school plastic body with chromed metal construction. It's even the last to use the formerly ubiquitous all brass tubular thin refill. The only detail that has changed is the metal band has picked up body color stripes along the way. You probably first came in contact with them in the military like me where they were everywhere.Design: The overall design of the US Gov't obviously took inspiration from the early 60's era Papermate Piggy Back/Malibu (production ended in early 90's). The designers slimmed the profile a tad, changed the ring to a band, streamlined the clip and added a taller, slimmer, more cylindrical button. Excellent. It's not retro, it's the genuine article. It's a small pen by modern standards and has no grip or fatigue relieving surfaces. Some might find writing at length with it unpleasant. On the other hand, the slim design fits nicely into any pen hole or loop in a uniform, shirt etc. which is exactly what it was designed for.Construction: Common for the era, the design of the US Gov't is executed in glossy black ABS plastic body and head with chromed steel button, clip, band and tip. The barrel unscrews revealing a standard for the era type straight, thin, brass tube refill. I did notice a couple of flaws. There are slight irregularities in the head molding that can be felt or seen at the right angles and the gloss on a couple the barrels have marred spots - which might be shelf-wear and not a defect. Neither are noticeable at conversation distance nor affect the functionality of the pens in any way.Writing: Writing is responsive with light pressure. A little heavier pressure makes a bolder line. It has a bit of tactile feedback but I wouldn't call it scratchy. No hard starting (once the ball is primed), skipping, broken lines, blobs or blotches whatsoever. I've never known one to leak. It's not the smoothest ballpoint I've ever used and nothing close to a rollerball or gel. It's a medium level performer.Ink: The ink color is a pretty standard ballpoint purple-black with a red sheen. It's an indelible ink - impervious to water and bleach washinging. Alcohol does make it explode but the writing is recoverable and any altered document altered would be obvious. It passed a freezer test. I haven't tested the upper limit of its temperature range or writing length.Bottom line: These are a bit pricey for what they are at near the $1/pen mark which approaches the bulk cost of the absolutely fantastic Uni-ball 207. The government pays maybe a little over half of that from what I can tell ($.50-.55/pen) and there aren't better bulk ballpoints out there in that price range. I highly recommend these because they're US made by the blind, have a timeless iconic design and solid performance.

Schreibt schwarz. Das Original aus dem Schurkenstaat. Bisschen kürzer als hierzulande übliche Kugelschreiber.

Ein etwas altmodischer, aber sehr guter Kugelschreiber. Diese werden in einer Blindenwerkstadt gefertigt. Deshalb habe ich diese gekauft. Klare Empfehlung zum Kauf.