Fountain Pen As A Weapon?!?!

[paul_barreto]

Thinking slightly laterally here, a pen is mightier than a sword (or shotgun), when the attack is verbal!

[Tom Aquinas]

Then there is the scene in Indiana Jones 3. Where Sean Connery squirts the nazi in the eyes with ink from his pen allowing them to knock him out. Not very realistic perhaps, but fun.

 

The pen is mightier than the sword after all.

I would much prefer Sir Sean's successor as 007 (Sir Roger Moore) with his super MB 149.

[arcaneradio]

In Ian Flemming's "The Man with the Golden Gun" an fountain pen barrel was the barrel of the gun.

The rest was made up of a cigarette case and a lighter.

Francisco Scaramanga (The assassin) was played by the great actor Christopher Lee.

[razr]

One time I thought I heard some noises in the next room while I was at my desk doing work. I had no weapons by me at the moment, so I creeped in there with the fountain pen intending to use it as a weapon in case it was someone that broke in. It turned out to just be my AC was acting up. But I wouldn't hesitate to use anything near me to defend myself. I can always replace a fountain pen, but can't quite replace my life that easily.

 

There was that scene from Casino where Joe Pesci effectively uses a pen (was it a fountain?) as a weapon against a guy who insulted Robert Deniro.

 

Ah yes...Billy Bass!

[nana_kathy]

Then there is the scene in Indiana Jones 3. Where Sean Connery squirts the nazi in the eyes with ink from his pen allowing them to knock him out. Not very realistic perhaps, but fun.

 

The pen is mightier than the sword after all.

 

 

Great scene from a great movie!

 

I remember reading somewhere that in their day Sheaffer Snorkle pens were banned from schools because the boys would use them like sqirt guns, does that count as a weapon? :roflmho:

[Niagara Falls]

Sure! According to

 

"The pen is mightier than the sword" (Edward Bulver 1st Lord of Lytton)

 

I use my pens as weapons.

[georges zaslavsky]

I would use a myu 701 sharpened on both sides, would be a good dagger

[pendulous]

Has anyone ever used or considered using a fountain pen as an option of self defense? After all, it does have a pointy nib on one side...

 

Yeah - sure - I am getting attacked by some loony and what do I do - I reach for my PEN?? :roflmho:

[sine.nomine]

Very slightly off topic, but I worry every time I go through airport security that my AL Sport will be deemed too dangerous to have on an airplane. That pen has gone with me on quite a few adventures - I'd hate to have to surrender it or risk mailing it back home. It may be silly, but there's a certain kind of bond that forms with something has accompanied you through some of the best and worst experiences of your life. I'd like to continue taking that pen with me when I travel, but I'd also hate to lose it to the TSA or the post office.

 

More on topic, I don't know that I'd really think to go for my fountain pen in the heat of the moment. OTOH, when I heard someone rattling my doorknob once, I did grab my RotRing 600 mechanical pencil. That thing could do more damage than any fountain pen and would probably come out unscathed. A fountain pen's nib would probably be ruined beyond ay hope of repair.

[Shangas]

A fountain pen,realistically in my opnion, is unlikely to be an effective self-defense weapon. A ballpoint pen is blunter, stronger, and more shock-resistant. I'd prefer to use that.

 

...that, and my straight-razor.

[dogpoet]

In Ian Flemming's "The Man with the Golden Gun" an fountain pen barrel was the barrel of the gun.

The rest was made up of a cigarette case and a lighter.

Francisco Scaramanga (The assassin) was played by the great actor Christopher Lee.

That's Cubby Broccolli's Man With The Golden Gun. Flemming's version was very different, and didn't involve Christopher Lee or a pistol that dismantled into other bits and pieces.

[jakelogan]

Depends on what pen.

 

Steel nibs will definitely go in the mugger's eyes but I don't want to get my expensive-to-replace gold nibs broken or stained with blood and flesh.

 

(What am I doing, risking my life for a pen?)

[Marlow]

I think it is clear from this thread so far that in the event of a personal attack it would be necessary to say to the assailant "Stop! Hold ON a sec, would you! I need to just think for a sec about which of my pens I'm willing to sacrifice here! You know how it is: a person spends SO LONG researching and selecting and then waiting for their beloved pens that, well, it's not an easy matter to simply choose which one to damage! Why only the other day I was...." Etc Etc.. Assuming they're not FPNutters they'd either be bored into submission or freaked right out at how crazy you were. If, on the other hand, they were FP geeks, you'd easily distract them long enough to grab one of your many junk pens with which to retaliate.

 

I think we can all agree that the above makes perfect sense! :roflmho:

[Shangas]

Marlow, I am reminded of a famous Jack Benny radio episode...

 

Mugger: Hold it, buddy! This is a stickup! Your money or your life!

 

...

 

I SAID YOUR MONEY, OR YOUR LIFE!

 

Benny: I'M THINKING IT OVER!

[professionaldilettante]

You'd probably be better off putting the cap or barrel in somebody's eye than the nib, anyway. A cheap brass chinese pen will do just as much damage as your MB, and damaging it would be a lot less traumatic...

But in prison they get really creative. They could kill you with nothing more than a newspaper, Lt alone something metallic and pointy.

[Marlow]

If no pens are to hand, you could always just start flailing your arms about wildly, hopping on one leg and shouting "JIBBERJABBERJOOBA! JIBBERJABBAJOOBA!" whilst pulling contorted faces. You'd definitely gain the element of surprise!

[ajha1970]

weapon if i am good at playing with words against Criticism

[TylerK]

I have a Benchmade 51 butterfly knife on me at all times. And at home, I keep a Saiga 12 loaded as well as an AR-15. I can nearly guaranty that the last thing going through my head would be; "Oh no! I'm in a life threatening situation and this guy is about to inflict physical damage on me! Oh, but wait, I have my Sailor 1911. I'm saved!"

 

Nope, instead I'll reach for something much more lethally designed.

 

Although I do wonder if Lamy would repair my 2k if I used it as a weapon? Hmmm. Volunteers anyone?

 

 

Cheers,

Tyler

[Marlow]

I have a Benchmade 51 butterfly knife on me at all times. And at home, I keep a Saiga 12 loaded as well as an AR-15.

 

Errr, consider yourself struck off my breaking and entering list (if I were ever to go to Georgia with that intention! )

:roflmho:

[Tdot]

What a scary title you have........

 

I thought you were stopped at the airport where your pens were confiscated by the world famous T*A.....

 

That was my first thought too. They confiscated my nail clippers, but allowed everyone else on board with Bic Stic pens. I'm still not sure what kind of chaos I could've have caused with a fingernail clipper, but for the paranoid, the idea of a small team of fighting men with sharp sticks is disturbing.

 

A fountain pen,realistically in my opnion, is unlikely to be an effective self-defense weapon. A ballpoint pen is blunter, stronger, and more shock-resistant.

 

Hey! Stay back, I've got a pen. And it's loaded!