Cross Style Refill Length

[Mr Vic]

had a customer stop by my stand at the farmers market today. She had a pen she's had for years that she's been unable to find a refill for. It looked like a standard Cross refill but was approx 5 1/4" long as opposed to the standard 4 5/8". Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

Edited September 7, 2014 by Mr Vic

[Mike 59]

You might know that the standard Cross ballpoint refills can be adjusted to suit the pen by moving the plastic top part up or down.

I just tried it, minimum is 4 9/16" and maximum is about 4 3/4".

Maybe the refills are standard Cross but with a different top part that could be switched onto a new refill?

[Mr Vic]

Only problem with the method would be preventing it from retracting when written with. Also the metal tube measured 5" from point to end.

[Mike 59]

Hi, Seems it's not a Cross refill, so it might be worth contacting 'Cult Pens' and find out if Monteverde make one that will fit, the T13 for ST Dupont pens appears to be a longer version of the Cross thin style refill, no actual measurements are given on the site though.

Could be worth an email to find out.