I’m restoring an old P225 - its tip is a bit corroded. Does anyone have a junk P225 w/ a good tip for sale or trade?
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I think I might have one that I damgaged its clear barrel while cleaning it, otherwise it shoul dbe working perfectly. I am not sur if it a P225, but will confirm and reply to you.
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Hey @Pencilking welcome to the forum.
Thank you
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You’re most welcome! Thank you for welcoming me…
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Welcome
Glad to have you here Pencilking! Looking forward to seeing your WWII pencils!
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Sorry for my delayed reply. I looked everywhere and found the pencil that I messed up, and I believe it is an H-215, not an H-225. It doesn’t have a brass ring under the tip. Here is a photo:
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Thank you sincerely!
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Thank you, sincerely!
These are the P225s that I picked up cheap last week on eBay.
I noticed they are labeled both “mm” and “m/m” - I didn’t see mention of that in @nimrodd Jimmy’s book. Did these follow the same generational changes as the P200s?
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sorry I didn’t read your post correctly. I do not know why I assumed you were asking about a Pilot pencils! My mistake…
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No worries 
Thanks for offering to help though!
At least 2 generations were made. I have not dug into the P225 as much to see how many generations there were.
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I just found that I have two P225s. One of them have a non-fitting eraser cap and the rubber that is inside the tip stucks in the lead (see photo), but still works mechanically fine. The other one has an original eraser cap and I can check with my degital microscope if it has the rubber part iside or not. I think this rubber part is essential for this model (I assume it is a drafting 0.5mm pencil).
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That rubber component is usually referred to as the lead retainer, and is present on most if not all mechanical pencils. Without them, the lead would propel forward or free-fall through the tip when the knock is pressed, like a drop-clutch lead holder!
Editing this to add that I usually like to try and re-seat the dislodged lead retainers left on the lead back into the nose cone if I can, usually with precision instruments and careful pressing.
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Thank you very much for the detailed information. Greatly appreciated…
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