Certainly it looked all metal from the outside. By purchasing the far cheaper Zebra F-402, the all-metal top component from that pen could be swapped out with the plastic parts on the F-701 to give an (almost) all metal construction. This plastic extended to the plastic mechanism insert within the pen’s body. While fans of the pen, many disliked the plastic collar surround to the metal covered plastic clicker button. But it is a robust and sturdy penįor a few years many users of the F-701 were modding it. This despite packaging loudly and proudly proclaiming “ All Metal“. None of the plastic parts are easily removed which means that the pen just about meets the requirements of food manufacturers where items lost into the production line must be detectable. The spring for the ink cartridge is steel. The metal pocket clip is smooth with no edges that will catch. These have a thin plastic core and plastic clicker mechanism buried inside. The pens barrels are constructed from a really thick piece of stainless steel tube butted next to a coated knurled brass section that serves as the grip. The barrel has remained unaltered throughout all the changes but internal fittings have changed to allow for changes in the ink cartridge fitted. The flagship F-701 has been with us a long time and has gone through a small number of changes in that time. The click to actuate is quiet but not silent. This pen is not suited to those who like to hold a pen near the tip. The design includes a stepped tip that keeps the pen body out of the way while writing, the user holds the pen on the knurled part of the barrel, further back. Many metal pens have a smooth barrel and require gripping very firmly to stop the fingers sliding down.
This is a handsome metal pen with a knurled part of the barrel that improves grip immensely. Original F-701, F-xMD and current incarnation of F-701 They are widely available across the globe, with strongholds in the UK, US, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea and Singapore. All of the stainless steel line can be refilled as appropriate- with ink, pencil lead or erasers.
ZEBRA PEN STEEL SERIES
Each Zebra series can be purchased in different formats such as- ballpoint, gel, mechanical pencil, fountain pen, highlighter and rollerball. The pen looked at here is from the premium 7 series. It is made in Indonesia and packaged in Mexico.
The top-of-the-range 7-series has stainless steel shaft with a metal knurled grip. The 4-Series has the same stainless steel barrel and rubber grips. The 3-series has stainless steel barrels and plastic grips. The steel line of Zebra pens is comprised of numbered series in ascending levels of quality. Both of these have stainless steel barrels. Their wide range includes the F-301, or ‘ The Original‘ and the M-301. Making the move from just producing pen nibs to manufacturing a variety of writing implements, Japanese company Zebra was established in 1914 and have been producing ballpoint pens since 1959.
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