Schmidt P8127 Capless Rollerball Pen Refill Schmidt P8120 Capless Rollerball Pen Refill Schmidt DSM 2006 Mechanical Pencil Converter Schmidt DSM 2007 Mechanical Pencil Converter
Schmidt 888 Safety Ceramic Rollerball Refill Schneider Express 75 Ballpoint Pen RefillĬaran d'Ache Goliath Ballpoint Pen Refill Make sure to be careful what size you buy, because Schneider tends to use the writing with, not the ball width - so a 0.7 mm will sometimes be describes as 0.4 mm, which is the width of the line you’ll get when writing! These also sell for about $2 each and are sold in fine and medium. They are also quick-drying, making them a great option for lefties. These refills are not long-lasting and they won’t writing on glossy paper like a ballpoint, but they are super smooth, the ink looks great, and they are really enjoyable to write with. The best gel refill for Parker-style pens if the Gelion 39, and its replacement, the Gelion+. The EasyFlow 9000 is sold in fine and medium, and it used to be available in broad as well.
Plus this refill is simply fun to use, with a unique look and feel. The EasyFlow 9000 is a hybrid refill with deep colors, nice smoothness, and just enough feedback to make you feel in touch with the paper.Ī number of people online have complained about quality control issues over the years but, on the whole, the EasyFlow is a great way to elevate any Parker-style pen to rollerball-like smoothness, deep black writing or a really cool shade of blue. While some people just can’t get behind the “EF9K” this refill there will always be a place in our hearts for it. One note with the PR is that it’s actually a propriety shape, but Fisher included a converter that makes it a Parker-style refill. It’s sold in a fine, medium, and broad and all the colors you’d expect. These refills aren’t cheap, at a bout $7 each, but they last almost forever (seriously, we have ones from the 1970s that still work).
The PR series is surprisingly smooth and the ink has only improved over the years. These are the pressurized refills sold in the Fisher Space Pens that can write in freezing cold, underwater, inverted, or at over 200 degrees F. If you want a traditional ballpoint because you want a refill that last forever and writes on anything, the Fisher PR series is almost impossible to beat. In addition to the lack of a blue or red color, this refill has another downside: it’s rather expensive, with a current price of about $5 per refill. While not as versatile as an old-fashioned ballpoint refill it still manages to be usable on most surfaces and to last longer than a gel refill. This refill has a dark color, great consistency, and a super smooth flow. This modern-day ballpoint ink is sold on 0.38 mm, 0.5 mm, and 0.7 mm sizes, but is only available in black at the moment.
Then, a few years ago, Uni-ball Japan released the SXR-700, a Parker-style refill with Jetstream’s wonderful ink. Uni-ball’s Jetstream line of pens is almost universally praised, but it classically has only use a proprietary refill design.
Consider this the shortlist of refills you can buy to upgrade your pen.
While the full list of refills is below (above 4 star rating), here we’ll callout some of the most noteworthy Parker-style refills.
ISO calls this size “G2” hence this officially a G2 refill.įor a full explanation of the naming and pen refill types, as well as a deeper dive into the confusion around G2 refills you can read our Pen Refill Guide. This type of refill is commonly associated with Parker pens so it’s known informally as “Parker-style” refill, but the design is actually based on an international standard set by the International Organization for Standardization.