Unusual Sheaferr Ballpoint Refill?

[roxter]

Bought a Sheaffers Ballpoint USA 12K G.F. with a strange refill.

The blue ink in the refill is dried up and does not write.

I ordered a refill and got the regular K refill but it does not fit.

I've looked all over the net and could not find an explanation.

Cannot id the pen either.

In sum, I'm completely lost :ltcapd:

The black top is the current BP refill and does not fit, does not work.

The blue top is the weird, old one, at least for me.

Both have the same length and both are marked "Sheaffers"

Please help.

 

 

[WriteAway]

Have you checked with http://pendemonium.com/? They may be able to help.

[Hugh200au]

That's strange, both those types fit my Targa!!

 

Upon looking at both types, your "blue" top appears to has been modified, it should have exactly the same profile where the main barrel slims down. Yours appears to have been "pushed in" to make the refill fit. I'd check inside the pen (both cap and barrel) to see there isn't any thing in there that shouldn't be there (ie 2 springs in the barrel..if it has a spring!!). Your new refill should fit!!

 

Good luck

 

Hugh

[roxter]

That it has been modified I don't doubt.

But it was made at the factory and it's a totally different animal.

The innards of the cap are made of a gray plastic, which leads me to believe this is a somewhat modern pen.

[Chthulhu]

Could that be the "slim rollerball refill" listed on the Pendemonium site?

[roxter]

Could that be the "slim rollerball refill" listed on the Pendemonium site?

 

Don't think so. The Slim refill has a plain top.

The only thing that matches is the color, blue.

[PenHero]

The tapered end refill is an older Sheaffer type intended for use in the early "Reminder Clip" pens, where the refill is advanced by pressing the clip down. Modern "K" refills have round ends. They will work in the older pens, but are a bit harder to press.

[roxter]

The pen has a crown on the cap and according to your site this means it is an Imperial model. And probably made in the '60s.

Does this check?

 

And: Congratulations on your wonderful site. What a beauty!

 

 

 

The tapered end refill is an older Sheaffer type intended for use in the early "Reminder Clip" pens, where the refill is advanced by pressing the clip down. Modern "K" refills have round ends. They will work in the older pens, but are a bit harder to press.