Pencils look to be identical except the cap. Has this been discussed previously? If so, anyone have context to share? Thanks! -Erskine
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Sometime in the late 90s they added holes to the caps to lessen the risk of choking hazard.
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P15 is called Sharplet and the A125 is also called Sharplet?
I thought the A125 was the Sharplet-2.
I don’t collect Sharplets, but depending on the market A125 is either Sharplet or Sharplet-2. A125 is also Ain.
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The A125 went through a couple of different names before finally settling on the Sharplet-2.
Here are ones from my collection.
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I love how anytime he talks about Sharplets this is his opening statement. Every. Single. Time.
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Wow they did change a bit.
Are they displayed in any particular order? i.e. older generation at top.
I don’t collect Sharplets either but still have some in my collection 
It’s kind of like riding an electric scooter: it’s fun as hell but you don’t want to be seen doing it 
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I wasn’t collecting the Sharplet-2’s but got several in Lots of pencils I purchased.
I did purposely pick up the SharPentel and the Sharplet, jut to have the evolution.
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I believe the SharPentel is the oldest.
Both it and the Sharplet are Japan only, which you can see by the ÂĄ100 price in the box.
The Sharplet-2’s, I am not sure if they are Japanese Export only, or if they just switched to that for everyone.
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Yes, but if they see you holding the P15 it is like as riding a Lambretta Elettra.
(perhaps the only P15’s pic you can get online)
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Here is the photo from @Knockologist that I am using in the Pentel Book.
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I found a couple of others, but yeah, not much there.
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Hey that’s my pic. 
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There are some more pictures here
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And speak of the devil, and he appears on eBay.
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I think that is the first one online I have seen that is NOT yellow.
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I remember I found a completely white Pentel Sharplet-2 (Model A-125) in a drawer of a desk, and was allowed to put into a basket of other things I bought at that house — it was some sort of estate sale, veery long story.
The MP is thin, it’s lightweight, and has a rather distinct “clic” sound; looks like the third one n @nimrodd 's comprehensive picture (no.3 from the top), just all white. The cap has the safety air intakes, so it must be relatively new. I have no idea whether it’s rare or not (don’t think so), and it came with a bit of dirt on the body, because it had been left in that drawer for I don’t know how long. Under the pocket clip there is a number “3” carved into the body, probably has something to do with the production year.
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It should have a letter (A to L) after the number, representing the month. With the safety holes and a 3, it was probably manufactured in 2003 or 2013.
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I think I spot a very faintly carved staff-like mark at the right of the number “3”, so I assume it is a capital “i” — which makes sense, as “i” is between “A” and “L”.
I cannot tell whether the pencil dates back to 2003 or 2013; in the same drawer it was sitting in I found a much older brass Eberhard Faber Nr. 3007 eraser holder for Palomino Blackwing pencil erasers, and a few other vintage stuff; this MP seemed much newer, but then again this would apply equally to both a 2003 or a 2013 specimen.
Thanks @nimrodd !
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