Quote of the day, "If you really feel like your going to be stabbing someone with your pen today, I question your life choices, but they got you covered."

I read a great book once about all the times tactical pens have saved lives... okay it was more of a magazine... uh... pamphlet... uhh....single sheet of blank A5 paper

"If you need to be a high speed, low drag tactical operator..." XD loved that

I love the explanation for the Tactical pen market I do kind of fall into that category my Benchmade 1100-16 with me here everyday

Dud, your videos are hallirous and informative. Kudos!

Great review. Lots of really useful information. Thanks. Liked.

Hey Nick, would you consider doing a review on the Retro 51 Tornado? I own one and really love it, but would be curious to know what you have say about it!

Nick, you really gotta get yourself a Caran d'Ache 849, one of the most iconic pens of all time (and not expensive), and such a pleasure to write with... the clicking on it is just so smooth, it's great!

The spring is supposed to make writing more smoothly ?

Looks like you got a new surface for your table there!! Ohh, yeah I need to add some excitement to my life. At any rate, I loved carrying my aluminum Jotter in my right pocket until the clicky started sticking. Wish it was more durable but I can't bring myself to go to a 'tactual' writing utensil.

This is definitely the only time I’ve heard a sumarian reference (and a correct one at that) in a edc review

on the kme is it better to have the lapping stones with the micron on it or buy strops with the micron paste for mirror finish

Nick. I am looking for a pen about that size, that writes very smooth and wont break the bank. No need for it to be tactical. Any recommendations?? I didnt like the investigator all that much. Sold it.

Try this pen with the zebra compact refill try your Walmart or office Depot or online it should look like a gel version of the Fisher refill it has the same form factor very similar shape is what I'm saying

thanks nick

I'm thinking of buying a fisher space bullet pen because of the small form factor. However I want a pen that writes well i won't be writing stuff upside down or in space. I just need a small pen, any suggestions? Also preferably I have a 30 dollar budget or so

I'm not a pen refill expert but I believe there are a lot of cartridges that can be swapped for the fisher space pen refill. I think the Schmidt 4888 will fit and I've heard good things about it.

Nick my favorite "tactical" pen is the Schrade that takes PARKER as well as space pen refills, so it writes much better. It's not over-the top tactical looking either. Would you like me to send it to you for review?

I prefer the sumerian anunaki pen tip attachment

Did you loose your Delica ?

From Amazon Coating: Type-3 hard anodization in black

Space pen ink is much more secure from tampering by the way. I saw some examples a few years ago and someone writing a cheque would feel more secure using a space pen than a regular crappy biro or something.

I'm with you on the space pens, I used to think the Bullet space pen was the holy grail of EDC pens for some reason. But after owning and using one for ages I realise how much I hate them. I bought the shiny (and slippery) chrome one, the clip falls off regularly, the cap doesn't stay on the body when writing and it also scratches the heck out of it, the cartridge has significant play when writing and the pressure issues which you mentioned... They are fine for a back up pen, but terrible for everything else.

If you carry two of them and a small chain link, you'd have a tacticool, mini nunchaku.

I also question my life choices.

If I'm carrying a pen why not have the option to use it as a weapon. I carry a smith and wesson tac pen which I like because it doesn't require you to unscrew the cap and rescrew it back on. The s and w has a firm click on and off. It writes well and can use the Fischer space refill.

i agree with you, the fisher space pen is shit for writing, that is why i decided to buy a fountain pen

It's funny to me how they added a Chris Reeve thumb stud attachment, because they know the pain of a new sebenza owner

I spend maybe 1 minute a year writing with a pen, but I enjoyed the video anyway.

Ok.i got the "point" stop already. Lol. Atb paddy

Pretty decent pen if you forgive the tacticool and stabby character of it :P

Its more for pressure points... not meant for stabbing lol, its for grappling in a self defense. if you can redirect your target and apply direct accurate pressure point force, you can disable a attacker without permanent harm. yes you can strike with it but it is most effective when the user is knowledgeable on human anatomy. I figured I could clear that up for you sir :)

I’m not a fan of “tactical” pens either aesthetically or functionally. Additionally, good luck explaining any potential “tactical” use to a Magistrate, or worse, Judge/jury.

I love the pen but I can’t stand pens that have to be unscrewed

I read that you can stab someone with a cheap Bick pen 3 times on average before it breaks .

I always thought they had a knife or razor or some tactical type shit in them... edc pen? Hahahaha it's a pen... if you wanna talk about pens- mont blanc... wanna talk about an edc pen- G2 lol

Space pen smears every time for me. I would rather not write at all.

I heard that NASA spent nearly $7 million dollars developing a ball-point pen that would work in zero gravity for space missions. The Russians used pencils...!

If you're in such a tits-up situation as to need to rely on stabbing an attacker with a god damned pen, I'd say you probably made at least two or three catastrophic mistakes. It's not a guarantee but it's pretty likely. Sure, terrible things absolutely can happen at the worst possible times but why on earth would you have your pen closer than your knife (or better yet, a concealed handgun)? If all I have to protect myself is a pen, regardless of how nice or 'tactical' that pen might be, I have utterly failed myself.