Best Pull-Cap Pens

[smiorgan]

(coincident with the "no more Mr Nice Guy" thread...)

 

I prefer a pull-cap at work for ease of capping and uncapping in meetings. I have a few Lamy Safaris with EF nibs for margin notes and a Waterman Carene M, though I do use my screw-cap pens at work as well.

 

I also have a Sheaffer 300 but it doesn't get so much use. Also a Parker 51 but that stays at home (sentimental value, belonged to grandparents).

 

I don't need more pens, but if I were to make my next purchase a pen with a pull cap, what should I look for? Upper limit of £100/$150, but I could stretch it and would happily consider budget pens as well.

[pelicanachic]

I would go for Sheaffer Targa or parker 75.

[Algester]

Lamy? generally most of of their pens are pull cap some Sheaffer models as well, Faber-Castell pens (not GVF is you want GVF Inotio) Jinhao if your feeling cheap

Edited May 23, 2014 by Algester

[adamselene]

Cross Townsend!

[OcalaFlGuy]

Cross Townsend!

 

+ Pi!

 

The nicer Crossi caps will almost bring a tear to a pen person's eye. The feeling pushing the cap on as it starts to, then progresses to grip the barrel ending in an authoritative Click. A sure feel of quality.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl.

Edited May 23, 2014 by OcalaFlGuy

[bsenn]

I have a Paradise Pen 5280 (which I believe is a Franklin Christoph) with the magnetic pull cap. I really like it because I can use it for short notes without feeling as if I'm wearing out threads (in the cast of a threaded cap) or a shoulder (in the case of a pull cap with a click).

[cjr]

Check out the Visconti Rembrandt and Van Gogh pens. They have a really smooth magnetic cap that snaps on and off with ease. Nibs are also very nice, and they use standard international converters.

[torstar]

Waterman Edson

[Bigeddie]

I would track down a Sheaffer Targa, they are fantastic pens that survive very well in the stainless steel finish. They sell used for around £30-40 in the UK and will take either the original or current Sheaffer converters.

[kazoolaw]

Return to the well and get a 51 for the road.

 

The Lamy 2000 cap pulls off, but reveals ears/tabs that may annoy you.

 

The Sheaffer Triumph nibbed pens have pull off caps, and solid nibs.

 

A MB 12 or 14 may be pushing your budget, but a Carrera should slide in nicely.

 

gary

[KaB]

my MB has a pull-cap. It's an 144 I rediscovered around here

[Ernst Bitterman]

The Lamy 2000's capping will easily bring tears of joy (but the external part of the mechanism is, as said above, a matter of concern for some). Sheaffer PFMs, Imperials, and Targas can be really nice, depending on their state of wear; likewise Parker 75s. I've not tried a Franklin-Christoph with a magnetic cap, but my limited experience with the brand suggests that it would be pretty splendid.

[Runnin_Ute]

Parker 45 has a nice slip cap - especially if you get one in good shape.

[risingsun]

I gotta throw my vote in with the Lamy 2000 folks. It's the finest non-screw cap I own (I actually own two, an EF and a wonderful ground stub). My Lamy Al-Stars are a close second... I'd take these over my Pilot Vanishing Points 9 times out of 10. For vintage, my variety of Sheaffer Imperials and Parker 75's are pretty sweet, too, but I am still going with the Lamy 2000 if I go with one.

[sotto2]

 

+ Pi!

 

The nicer Crossi caps will almost bring a tear to a pen person's eye. The feeling pushing the cap on as it starts to, then progresses to grip the barrel ending in an authoritative Click. A sure feel of quality.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl.

 

My Sheaffer Prelude brushed stainless cap does exactly the same thing

Edited May 24, 2014 by sotto2

[bardharlock]

If you don't mind a smaller pen that really begs to be posted, the Pilot Prera is a fantastic pen for the money. It is nearly identical in size to a Sailor Pro Gear Slim, for a reference point.

[Z-Tab]

Since you already have the Parker 51 and Waterman Carene, I'll throw in another vote for the Montblanc 144, which is a great pen that can be found within your budget fairly easily.

[hot cocoa]

On the cheaper end, Pilot Preras are really solid. The cap sort of slides on and you can almost feel a vacuum-like pull before it goes "click" all nice and secure.

[FreemanHerbs]

Lamy CP1. Firm (but not too firm) and I find the pen never dries out.

[Oranges and Apples]

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