Daniel A

David, It is indeed not something I plan to keep; however, due to condition and scarcity, I'm looking for pretty much full whack.

Pretty plastic. Shame not used by the big guys.

I agree. It would look terrific on a honking great OS pen.

This one is of Japanese manufacture, so I've no idea where the material may have come from.

I tried repeatedly to photograph the excellent clarity of the barrel; I failed repeatedly!

As Sam said, "Fail again, fail better!"

Folks, my apologies for the light-hearted approach to this five-dollar find.

I was indeed aware that it was a Ripley and that the blue was not a result of ink stains.

(In fact, it seems to have been last filled with black ink, rather than blue!).

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