Beautiful! Thank you…. You are like an MP encyclopedia… I’m constantly impressed.
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Top one is an old Montegrappa that I need to send to a friend in Italy for repairs.
The 925 95 09… my god, is this thing the most handsome pencil ever made?
Last one is a Osmiroid all in plastic, with a rare, super fantastic Indian Ink ready nib. I’ve had it for years… I should actually use it more, it’s a great little pen.
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Love that Muji one though!
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Yeah. The tip profile is simple and feels original.
@MarkN
I’m guessing the middle pencil is made by Rite-Rite. The Yello Tire pencil has a lot of info in the 2025 Eversharp book (by Jon Veley).
Wooow
Look at the Zebra!
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Great! Which kind of pencil is the Zebra?
Zebra Bankers is a ballpoint pen. I like these ballpoint pens - called desk ballpoint pen. I don’t like short pencils and pens, I need longer ones.
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I wish these desk pens had a retraction mechanism but most were used with a pen stand/holder (at the bank) etc. One of my big hopes and letdowns was the Kokuyo Mistral desk pen, because while the slender pencil is a body-knock, the pen is not. Similarly, I have beautiful elongated desk pencils for Sheaffer and Cross but the pens have an always-exposed tip.
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Thank you for these details! They are beautiful. Do they use proprietary refills? – One of my favourite writing instruments, the Platinum Carbon pen, has a similiar shape, and sometimes I enjoy using it with a desk stand:
The cap in front is the pen’s standard cap that looks as if someone is wearing a lampshade instead of a hat.
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As @drifand said - big pity that they do not have knock mechanism… Zebra uses Zebra refills, Pilot uses Pilot refills - both are still available. Normal simple refills, nothing special… see pic. I do not have/use a stand. I use them as regular - portable - pens.
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While looking for the locus leadholder, I came across an auction for the Metaphys cliph that was about to end with no bids… I still haven’t found the leadholder for a reasonable price but at least I’ve got a pocket shoehorn now 
I find the design similarities with the locus 3way multipen quite striking.
Behold the metaphysical brothers:
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Pocket shoehorn! Hilarious! Some of these lifestyle and everyday luxury/convenience brands try so hard. What a fun pairing though.
Latest shipment from Nippon 
And yes I got the Musk pencil because of how silly it looks and the random text it carries 
Favs from the lot- Tombow drafters, quatros and the Uchida.
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Ahhhh
I love those masters!!!
I need a blue and brown and whatever others
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Is that the reimei fujii walter wolf?
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