Compiled by me with invaluable contributions from many others.
This definitive post contains all mechanical pencils manufactured by STAEDTLER, be it STAEDTLER.de (Germany), STAEDTLER.jp (Japan) (some models within the .jp section are actually manufactured in places like Thailand, so consider it a general Asian market section) or STAEDTLER.us (United States). Limited editions models won’t be mentioned, similarly, most different generation models won’t be mentioned (except retro’s 3 gens, marsmicro’s 6 gens, and 925 4 gens - or the uncommon 771 and 772 Micrograph early versions).
The first section has information on models manufactured by STAEDTLER’s German branch, the second section contains models manufactured by their Japanese branch (actually it’s a general Asian market section) and the third section contains models manufactured by their American branch.
Each section contains the name of the mechanical pencil accompanied by it’s model number (if the information is available); known lead diameter sizes available for the pencil; known colours; features (if any); supposed or definitive years of production; manufacturing country; distributing country; known dimensions (if the information is available); known weight (if the information is available) and a short description about the pencil. Tried to order pencils chronologically (by decade) and divide inside the “decades” by model number.
I’d like to thank every member of the forum (specially @Knockologist for inviting me and @nimrodd for compiling his Pentel ID book that inspired me to make this), every member of the reddit r/mechanicalpencils, @drifand for giving me permission to use his wonderful photographs, u/huntereldredgaming for information (and pictures) on the 925 line and STAEDTLER.de amazing customer service for answering my questions and scanning catalogues for me.
I make no claim to pictures used here, they were taken from websites and/or catalogues and/or taken by friends. If you see your image in here, and would like me to remove them, please contact me (duoforq@gmail.com).
Feel free to ask any question, if there’s any information you’d like to add, contact me and I will be editing the post if the information is important or, feel free to edit the post if you have the permission to do so. Feel free to add measurements and weights that are missing.
STAEDTLER.de
Models listed below had the start of their production from 1969-1980. Every information (including production years) that is “speculative”/“supposed” will be denoted by (s) after it, definitive information when clumped together with (s) will have a (d). All models of this section were manufactured by their German division albeit some of the production of certain models was outsourced to Japanese companies.
MARS-MICROGRAPH 0X 770 0X
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.5/0.7/0.9
- Base colour: medium blue
- 1969(d)-1977(s)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions: Length: ~150mm(s)
This is STAEDTLER’s first “fineline” pencil (mechanical pencil) and their only mechanical pencil from the 60’s.
Micrograph F [Fixed (sleeve)] 770 1X/1X N - OLD & NEW
(Source: Ebay)
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9
- Base colours: medium blue - changed later to lighter blue for 0.3; mars blue for 0.5; medium blue for 0.7; darker blue for 0.9
- Features: knurled grip; lead grade indicator
- 1977(d)-1990(d)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 8.6mm / Length: 140.5mm / Weight: 12.9 g
(Source: Worthpoint) - “new” version
Differences: colour variations; tip is no longer straight.
(Source: Penessay) - N (“shorter”) version
Differences: supposedly the length is shorter by 2mm; the N marking is in the box only.
These were the first flagship STAEDTLER Mars drafting oriented mechanical pencil, featuring a knurled grip and lead grade indicator.
Micrograph HS [Half-slide (sleeve)] 7710X/1X - OLD & NEW
(Source: penessay) - OLD 0X version
(Source: penessay) - supposed OLD 1X version, similar to the Microfix SL 772 15.
Both discontinued before 1978, supposedly offered only in 0.5.
(Source: MMM by Xinzheng Wang) - NEW 0X version - apparently two different variants
(Source: Gunther’s virtual pencil case) - NEW 1X version
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7
- Base colours: medium blue (1X) - changed later to lighter blue for 0.3; mars blue for 0.5; medium blue for 0.7; darker blue for 0.9 (1X). From 1980-1987/88, all HS models were darker blue (just like the 0X version)
- Features: knurled grip; lead grade indicator; halfslide feature (40% of the lead pipe retacts)
- 1977(d)-1990(d) (new 0X and 1X)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 8mm / Length: 145mm / Weight: 11.3 g
The 0X was discontinued before 1985, it was only offered in darker blue, must have been discontinued before the new Micro 775 that featured a similar knurled grip (the older one didn’t have a knurl). Some auctions show 0.5 and 0.3 using darker blue, must have been a later version.
Micrograph S [slide (sleeve)] 772 0X/1X
(Source: eBay) - 1X
(Source: penessay) - 0X
- Size: 0.3(d)/0.5(d)/0.7(s)/0.9(s)
- Base colours: dark blue barrel and grip for 0X, dark blue grip and metal barrel for 1X
- Features: retractable lead sleeve
- 1976(s)-pre-1978(d)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
Discontinued before 1978, there’s no mention of a Micrograph S in the 1978 catalogue and in the catalogues from the 1980’s the closest thing are the Microfix SL. Sellers claim these are from late 1970s.
Microfix S 773 - OLD & NEW
(Source: penessay) - OLD / (Source: 81-88 catalogue scans) - NEW
- Size: 0.5
- Base colours: black for old version/yellow, green, red, blue, black, orange, etc for new version.
- Features: sliding sleeve; grooves on the grip (new version only)
- late 1970’s (s)- pre-1978(d) (old) / 1980’s (d)-1988(d) (new)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
Old version seems to have been released at the same time as the old 771 0X and 772 0X
Micro 775 0X - OLD & NEW
(Source: penessay) - OLD / ISO coloured white barrel new version
(Source: penessay) - NEW
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9
- Base colour (old): lighter blue (0.3); mars blue (0.5); medium blue (0.7); darker blue (0.9)
- Base colours (new): same as above but with more colours for 0.5
- Features: knurled grip (new)
- 1977(d)-1990(d)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 8.6mm / Length: 139mm / Weight: 9g
STAEDTLER’s most famous vintage cheap mechanical pencil, intended to be a P20X competitor.
Models listed after this had their production start from 1980-1988, they are not necessarily ordered chronologically.
Microfix SL 772 05/15/25
(Source: 87-88 catalogue, there is no difference with the earlier models)
- Size: 0.5
- Base colour: dark blue body (05) / dark blue grip, chromed barrel (15) / chromed grip and barrel, dark blue above clip (25) - red grip, chromed barrel(15) (s)
- Features: the lead sleeve retracts as you write
- 1980(d)-1988(d)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
STAEDTLER claims these are the ultimate writing oriented mechanical pencil in their old catalogs.
Profilm 774 1X
(Source: 1984 catalogue)
- Size: 0.5/0.7/0.9
- Base colours: baby blue
- Features: knurled grip; lead grade indicator
- 1984(d)-85(s)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: Germany
Hi-Matic 774 15
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.5
- Base colour: medium blue/there is a black version with gold accents, could be a limited edition
- Features: retractable lead sleeve; rubberised barrel; automatic mechanism
- 1985(s)-1988(d)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions: Width: 8mm / Length: 140mm
Condor 05 776 / Airliner 05 776 25 / Polo 776 PS / Polo GT 776 15
(Source: STAEDTLER catalogue scans)
(Source: STAEDTLER 87-88 catalogue)
- Size: 0.5 (all)
- Base colour: blue, orange, red, green, black, etc (776 and 776 PS and 776 GT) / metallised plastic ( 25)
- Features: grooved grip - condor and airliner had a slight different grip but they were still grooved
- 1983(d)-1984(d) - for Condor / 1983(d)-1985(d) Airliner / 1983(d)-2000(d) - for Polo / 1987(d)-2000(d) - for polo GT
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
Internals are interchangeable, earlier polo didn’t have a metal lead sleeve (unlike condor and airliner), this changed before the 1987-88 catalogue. @2nd_astronaut believes the condor and airliner were promotional models - he seems correct, production of the condor lasted <1 year while the airliner lasted <2 years.
Micromatic 777 15/25/75
(Source: STAEDTLER 87-88 catalogue)
- Size: 0.5
- Base colour: black plastic barrel woth silver metal grip (15) / silver barrel and grip (25) / 24k gold barrel and grip (75)
- Features: etched grip; full automatic mechanism; cushioned tip
- 1985(s)-1988(d)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions: Width: 8mm / Length: 140mm
STAEDTLER’s ultimate writing utensil, due to the mechanism’s complexity, most models don’t work properly. Patents filed for the USPT seem to indicate the model was intended to be used at a vertical writing angle - could be why so many don’t work anymore albeit owners also complain about the cushioned tip.
@2nd_astronaut speculates that there was a 05 variant because he has found 777 15’s with some grip variation.
Retro 778 / Retro de luxe 778 25
(Source: Drifand’s pinterest account)
- Size: 0.5
- Base colour: black, red, blue, lavender (778) / metal (de luxe)
- Features: double knock mechanism; grooved grip (1st gen)
- 1984-1996 - first generation 778 / 2000(d)-2004(s) - 2nd generation 778 / 2010(s)-?? - 3rd generation 778 / 1985(s)-1988(d) - Retro de luxe
- Manufacturing country: Germany/Japan - some were apparently outsourced to Gotobuki/Spain? - 3rd generation (s)
- Distributing country: International / apparently sold only in a few markets (3rd gen), notably, the Spanish one
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 8.5mm / Length: 137.3~139.6mm / Weight: 10.8g (1st generation)
STAEDTLER’s first double knock pencil, collectors claim that the 1st generation is much better than 2nd and 3rd gen.
Cassette 779 05/15
(Source: catalog scans)
- Size: 0.5
- Base colour: blue
- Features: you can take the white “cassette” out and stick a new one that contains 12 mars micrograph hi-polymer leads and a new eraser; etched grip
- 1985(s)-1988(d)
- Manufacturing country: Germany/Japan - some were apparently outsourced to Gotobuki
- Distributing country: International
Never seen before (by myself) on eBay, YAJ or Mercari.
Pencils listed after this had their production starting in 1989, they are not necessarily ordered chronologically.
Retromatic
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.5
- Base colour: red, blue, black
- Features: automatic mechanism; etched grip; lead cushion (s)
- 1989(d)-1995(s)
- Manufacturing country: Germany/Japan - some were apparently outsourced to Gotobuki
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: X / Length: 137mm / Weight: X
Some models have faulty mechanisms and the mechanism is also quite complex so it’s unlikely for someone to repair it.
Marstechno 770 0X
(Source: zeichnen’s lofter)
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9
- Base colour: blue
- Features: lead cushion; grooved grip; lead grade indicator; retractable tip
- 1992(s)-1998(d)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 9.15mm / Length: 148.3mm / Weight: 16.43g
STAEDTLER’s penultimate entry to the legendary 770 line, one of their most common mechanical pencils (albeit it’s still hard to find ones in NOS state). Production ended before 2000.
Marsmicro 770 0X
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9
- Base colour: blue
- Features: lead cushion; knurled grip; lead grade indicator; retractable tip
- post 1998(d)-2000(d)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
It’s knurling inspired the one found on modern day 925 25/35. A version with a round end cap exists, that’s the only difference and it’s most likely a later version. Production started after the production of Marstechno ended.
Marsmicro 775 0X
(Source: STAEDTLER catalogue)
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9
- Base colour: blue (modern), various (old generations)
- Features: lead cushion; rubber grip with grooves; retractable tip
- post 1990(d)-present
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 9.2mm / Length: 148mm / Weight: 13.2g
Details differences between old and new models: STAEDTLER-Mars micro自動鉛筆/新舊款之差異 @ 小慶的雜七雜八 :: 隨意窩 Xuite日誌 (google translate available)
MARS TRI 0X
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.5/0.7
- Base colour: yellow, black
- Features: retractable tip
- 2000(d)-2005/6(d)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
Silver point 771 05/ Yell 771 07
(Source: 1996 catalogue)
- Size: 0.5/0.7 - yell
- Base colour: grey
- Features: lead cushion; rubber grip; retractable tip
- 1996(d)-2000(s)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 9.2mm / Length: 147.8mm / Weight: 9.55g
Mars XXL 772 1X
(Source: eBay)
- Size: 0.5/0.7
- Base colour: blue
- 2000(d)-2004(s)??
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
Mars Pro 771 1X
(Source: 2000 catalogue)
- Size: 0.5/0.7
- Base colour: red, blue, black
- Features: rubber grip; retractable tip
- 2000(d)-2004(s)??
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
Models listed below are from the present day, they are not necessarily ordered chronologically.
Graphite 760 0X
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.5/0.7/1.3
- Base colour: blue
- Features: rubber grip; retractable tip; extendable eraser
- 2009(s)-present
- Manufacturing country: Germany/Japan (Gotobuki)
- Distributing country: International
Graphite 762 0X
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.5/0.7
- Base colour: blue, red, green
- Features: rubber grip; retractable tip; side knock
- 2010-present
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 11mm / Length: 148mm / Weight: 9g
Noris/Tradition/Graphite 763 0X
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.5/0.7
- Base colour: blue, red, green
- Features: rubberized body; retractable tip
- 2009(d)-2015(s)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
Graphite 764 0X
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.5/0.7
- Base colour: pink, turquoise, green, lavender
- Features: rubber grip; retractable tip; extendable eraser
- 2011-present
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 11mm / Length: 148mm / Weight: 9g
Graphite 771/STAEDTLER Jumbo
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 1.3
- Base colour: yellow
- Features: rubber grip; retractable tip; extendable eraser; lead cushion
- 2008-present
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 16mm / Length: 137mm / Weight: 17.6g
Triplus Micro 774 2X
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.5/0.7
- Base colour: grey
- Features: retractable tip; extendable eraser
- 2005(s)-present
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 9mm / Length: 153mm / Weight: 12.5g
Triplus 776 0X
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.5/0.7
- Base colour: blue, grey, black
- Features: retractable tip; rubberised body
- 2009(s)-present
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 9.7mm / Length: 145mm / Weight: 7.5g
Graphite 777 0X
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.5/0.7
- Base colour: blue, grey, pink, dark blue, orange, green
- Features: retractable tip; translucent rubberised body
- 2010(s)-present
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 9mm / Length: 143mm / Weight: 7g
Graphite 779 0X/1X
(Source: penessay) - 0X
(Source: penessay) - 1X
- Size: 0.5/0.7
- Base colour: blue, red, black
- Features: retractable tip; rubber grip, lead cushion
- 2010(s)-present
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 10.2mm / Length: 147mm / Weight: 14.3g
There’s a pencil named STAEDTLER MARS STAR 779 0X/1X as well, it seems to be just a graphite with translucent barrel.
Organiser pencil
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.5/0.7
- Base colour: black, orange, pink, silver
- Features: retractable tip; rubber grip, lead cushion
- 2013-present
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
766 TRX
- Size: 0.7
- Base colour: blue, green, brown, black
- Features: twist mechanism
- 2022-present
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
PUG
(Source: Amazon)
- Size: 0.5
- Base colour: cream?
- Features: reatractable tip; double knock mechanism; rubber grip
- 2007-2010(s)
- Manufacturing country: Germany
- Distributing country: International
STAEDTLER.jp
Most models of this section were manufactured by their Japanese division albeit some models come from Thailand. Descriptions written by u/HunterEldredGaming will have a (HEG) after them.
925 0X - First generation/Second generation/Third generation
(Source: 1990 Japanese catalogue) - First generation Japanese market
(Source: u/HunterEldredGaming) - Second generation Japanese market version
(Source: @pearsonified) - Second generation international version
(Source: Mercado Livre) - Third generation
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9
- Base colour: black
- Features: lead grade indicator; grooved metal grip with knurl right above the tip; rubberised barrel/ rubber grip (third generation)
- 1989-2000 (1st gen)/2001-2004 (2nd gen)/late 2000’s(s)-present
- Manufacturing country: Japan/Thailand (third generation)
- Distributing country: Japanese market; China; few others - International (second and third generation)
- Dimensions and weight (first and second generation): Width: 8.05mm / Length: 143.3mm / Weight: 11.23g
- Dimensions and weight (third generation): Width: 8mm / Length: 139mm / Weight: 12g
First generation consists of old lettering with conjoined ST and DT. (HEG)
Japanese - has a chrome lead indicator ring and the number 500 after its lettering as that was its price, clutch screwed in and no O-ring. (HEG)
USDM (Universal) - has color graded lead indicator rings: Gold = .3mm/Brown = .5mm/Blue = .7mm/Orange = .9mm. Also says “Japan” after its lettering where the JDM 500 would be, clutch screwed in and has an O-ring to secure it. (HEG)
The key difference in the second generation is the new logo and the new lettering, the ST and DT were no longer conjoined. The clutch was mounted differently as well, instead of screwing in like the 1st generation, instead, it drops in and is held in with an O-ring like the 925 25/35. (HEG)
The third generation has a rubber grip.
925 15 0X
(Source: Jetpens)
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9
- Base colour: black
- Features: lead grade indicator; grooved grip
- 2018(s)-present
- Manufacturing country: Japan? Could be from Thailand as well.
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 9.5mm / Length: 141mm / Weight: 9g
925 25 0X - First generation/Second generation/Third generation
(Source: eBay) - First generation
(Ssource: Shopee) - Third generation
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9 + 1.3/2.0 (third generation only)
- Base colour: silver
- Features: lead grade indicator; knurled grip
- 1989-2000/2001-2004/2005-present
- Manufacturing country: Japan
- Distributing country: Japanese market/International (third generation only)
- Dimensions and weight (third generation): Width: 8mm / Length: 143mm / Weight: 17g
First generation was a thicker 925 0X with old lettering and logo and in silver, features the number “1000” after the lettering. (HEG)
Second generation has the new logo, still used the old lettering and had the number “1000” after its lettering like the 89-2000 and the ST and DT were no longer joined. (HEG)
Third generation is much like the 2000-2004 except the whole lettering got updated to what it is today. (HEG)
!!!NOTE!!!
Some very rare models have a retractable tip, these were a very very limited production run, to the point where even STAEDTLER doesn’t have spare parts of this run.
925 35 0X - First generation/Second generation/Third generation/Fourth generation
(Source: eBay) - First generation
(Source: penessay) - Third generation
(Source: penessay) - Fourth generation
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9 + 1.3/2.0 (fourth generation only)
- Base colour: black/midnight blue (fourth generation)
- Features: lead grade indicator; knurled grip
- 1989-2000/2001-2004/2005(s)-2007(s)/2010(d)-present
- Manufacturing country: Japan
- Distributing country: Japanese market/International (fourth generation only)
First generation is a black 925 25, old logo and lettering. Had the number “1000” after the lettering, tip, clip, and lead indicator ring is black like the body as well. (HEG)
Second geenration: new logo, still used the old lettering and had the number “1000” after its lettering like the 89-2000 and the ST and DT were no longer joined. (HEG)
Third generation: much like the 2000-2004 except the whole lettering got updated to what it is today, not chrome but matte accents like in 89-2004. (HEG)
Fourth generation: much like the 2005-2008 except it was the 20th anniversary and the color changed to a midnight blue, the first time the color of the 35 was changed, and the lettering is chrome along with the tip, clip, and lead indicator ring. (HEG)
!!!NOTE!!!
There was never a midnight blue 89-2008 STAEDTLER 925-35, odds are if its this color is that it was used or the color faded a little. (HEG)
Limited editions and the all black variant aren’t included but may be added in the future.
925 55 0X
(Source: penessay)
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9
- Base colour: grey
- Features: lead grade indicator; grooved grip
- 2001(s)-2008(s)
- Manufacturing country: Thailand
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 10mm / Length: 138mm / Weight: 11.5g
925 65 0X
(Source: Jetpens)
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9
- Base colour: dark grey
- Features: lead grade indicator; grooved grip
- 2008(s)-2018
- Manufacturing country: Thailand
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 10mm / Length: 138mm / Weight: 11.5g
925 75 0X
(Source: Jetpens)
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9
- Base colour: dark grey
- Features: lead grade indicator; grooved grip
- 2018(s)-present
- Manufacturing country: Thailand (s)
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 9.6mm / Length: 141mm / Weight: 9g
REG 925 85 0x
(Source: Mercado livre)
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7
- Base colour: silver (aluminium)
- Features: lead grade indicator; knurled grip; regulator lead function (made by OHTO)
- 2005-2014
- Manufacturing country: Japan
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 9.275mm / Length: 140.7~142.3mm / Weight: 23.39g
925 95 0X
(Source: u/KovarD)
- Size: 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9
- Base colour: silver (aluminium)
- Features: lead grade indicator; knurled grip; regulator lead function (made by OHTO)
- mid 1990’s(s)-2005(d)
- Manufacturing country: Japan
- Distributing country: Japan
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 9.6mm / Length: 143.1~145.6mm / Weight: 20.78g
There’s two versions, old logo and old lettering vs new logo and new lettering.
STAEDTLER.us
Models below are either manufactured in the US or distributed only in the US.
Riptide 984 0X
(Source: STAEDTLER)
- Size: 0.5/0.7
- Base colour: blue, red, grey
- Features: retractable lead sleeve
- ?? post-2000(s)-present
- Manufacturing country: USA
- Distributing country: International
- Dimensions and weight: Width: 9.6mm / Length: 143.1~145.6mm / Weight: 20.78g
STAEDTLER Integrity 9505
(Source: Gunther’s virtual pencil case)
- Size: 0.5
- Base colour: black
- Features: retractable lead sleeve; double clutch system; rubber grip; extendable eraser
- ?? post-2000(s)-?? 2010s(s)
- Manufacturing country: Japan
- Distributing country: USA
- Dimensions: Width: 9mm / Length: 146mm)
