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Rite in the Rain All Weather Pen Refill, Black (3 Pack) - Rite In The Rain
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Gerber Center-Drive Multi-Tool with Sheath and Bit set [30-001194] - Gerber
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Rite in the Rain All-Weather Pen Refill - Black Ink - (No. 37R) - Rite In The Rain

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Five Star Reviews:

67%
This pen is awesome, handy, solid, always at the ready. Well made piece of kit!
September 23, 2017
This pen is solid steel. It is heavy, but it doesn't weigh you down. I carry it in a shirt pocket of my uniform shirt. It comes with a cartridge that writes upside down or on wet paper to a degree. I'm very pleased with this pen. I've had other aluminum versions of a tactical pen before. This one is so handy because you don't have to remove the cap to use it. It functions perfectly, no trouble extending the pen tip or retracting with a click of the top button. Best made tactical pen I've owned. My wife carries a different brand that is aluminum because she says her purse is heavy enough as it is.
Great Self-Defense Pen
June 3, 2017
Seems very sturdy and the clicking feature is great. Gerber comes through again. The only weird thing is that there is a metal point for self-defense near the tip of the pen which sometimes interferes with writing.
Great pen, Not a fan of the glass breaker but easy fix..
April 9, 2017
After spending money on cheaper tactical pens that broke or were hard to use I picked up the gerber. I just wish I pulled the trigger the first time instead of wasting money on the others.. The only thing I didn't like was the glass breaker piece sticking out which interfered at times with writing since you have to rotate the pen so it's out of the way, I think you would get used to it but personally I just wanted a rugged pen that works and won't break so simple fix for that is take a pair of vice grips and 1 yank and problem solved. No more tip to get in the way.. Now it's perfect!
Great for everyday use
April 1, 2017
Arrived a few days early and in perfect condition. Excellent weight and balance, writes smoothly, and is very comfortable in the hand. It's perfect for everyday use, doesn't look like a weaponized pen so it doesn't attract attention, and the refills are easily available. Considering buying another as a spare in case I ever lose or misplace this one.
Excellent Quality.
August 16, 2016
I can see why they call it a "tactical" pen. It's very heavy because of its metal construction. Given its non-writing uses, being heavy makes sense. Just don't try to wear it in a regular civilian shirt pocket. The pen is only a fraction of an inch longer than standard ink pens. It writes well, but I don't think I would want to take a lot of notes with it, such as in a class or seminar. Nevertheless, it will be an integral part of my emergency auto gear. I just hope I don't have to test the window-breaking feature.Just to be on the safe side, if I take it on a plane flight, I will put it into my checked baggage. I'm sure any airport security agent would love to confiscate it.
Awesome writing instrument!
March 28, 2016
Peace be with you! First I want to say that I bought this not to use as a weapon but as my main pen. I work in the food service industry and everything we bring to the floor must be metal-detectable. The Zebra brand of pens are standard but are too small for my tastes and the same goes for the Cross brand of pens too. Enter the Gerber Tactical Pen! This baby is Quality Control approved, has great heft and writes as the best pen I used in all my natural memory! I use the Fisher Space Pen refill Fisher Space Pen Point Pressurized Refill, Black Bold (SPR4B) bold version, as my standard. The clicker has not failed from repeated use but as I said, I don't plan on punching out glass anytime soon! For me, this is the best rugged pen I have ever used and because of the weight and style you will get lots of comments from ppl. But be sure to get it back from them! Lastly, are two flat panels on the pen that I use for engraving. Yet again highly recommended buying the Fisher Space Refills for the price and quality. I'll give two of these as gifts to some friends in the future.UPDATE: Hats off to the pen design and the Fisher Refills. I accidently left my pen in the washing machine but it came out writing and functioning and a tad cleaner. Nice!
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Four Star Reviews:

16%
excellent, sturdy instrument UNTIL you need to refill
November 27, 2016
excellent, sturdy instrument - very positive pushbutton action to extend and retract - great until you need to reassemble, (like after changing the refill). not a good idea to do in poor light or without adequate workspace where you can find a dropped pocket clip or spring . The filler stuck deep inside the barrel. This required sharp, loud taps to dislodge both filler and spring which rolled into oblivion. Dropping the spring down first then attempting to lower the filler point into barrel caused the serious jam mentioned above. Instead, while keeping the filler pointing straight up, then apply spring over it, then lower the barrel over the sky-facing refill point completely. Thread it completely before inverting and letting spring fall off the filler.

The steel glass breaker always protrudes just exactly alongside the extended ball point and seems likely to rip a pocket at least as well as it may breaks glass
Locking/unlocking gets better with use
October 5, 2016
Hefty tactical pen with a sometime-stiff top push cap. Opening the cap reveals groves that guide & lock pen tip in up or down positions. Make sure your's well greased. Mine was. Locking/unlocking gets better with use. Unscrewing either ends reveal o-rings that keeps dust out of internals.

Stock ballpoint writes good on mine. Will see what kind of mileage I'd get. In all, good purchase. Hope to keep using this tac pen for a long while.
Exceptional pen overall
April 10, 2016
I purchased two of these pens, one for my husband and one for myself. I was originally going to return my pen because I dislike the 1/4" glass breaker being visible and standing out. I even went through the return process and received a shipping label from Amazon to return it. I have changed my mind. I REALLY like the body of this pen, and although I dislike the visibility of the glass breaker, the overall pen design outweighs my dislike.

Be aware of the 1/4" glass breaker being visible if you are going to order this pen, BUT keep in mind that the design, the body of the pen, and width of the pen are exceptional. As a female, I like that this pen is thinner than most tactical pens, but it has good weight and is made exceptionally well. I would recommend this pen to others.
The best USA-made military/tactical/outdoor pen that I've come across
October 16, 2015
I was looking for a quality, USA-made, tactical pen for my EDC, and this is what I settled on. There are plenty of military/tactical/outdoor pens out there, but very few are made here in the good old USA. Usually when you're thinking of a pen that checks off those boxes, you automatically think of a Fisher Space Pen, so when I found out that Gerber made one, I jumped on it. The ink refill for this pen is a Fisher refill, though, so it can write in a variety of crazy conditions. The pen itself is all metal and rock solid. I have yet to try the glass breaker, but I'm sure it works perfectly. I've heard some say that the glass breaker tip gets in the way when writing, and I'd have to agree with them. I feel it is just a bit too much pen. If Gerber could take the exact same pen but make it 75% the size, it would be perfect. So basically, if it were 1.5 inches shorter, it would be much easier to EDC. Perhaps Gerber can make an Impromptu Mini that is 75% the size and doesn't have the glass breaker. Now that would be the perfect pen!
Very substantial pen with some minor observations
February 27, 2015
I have a few S&W tactical pens and thought I'd try this one after seeing it in an article somewhere.

Pros: Feels VERY serious. It has to be close to twice the weight of my S&W pens. This is a click pen vs the S&W. Works with Fisher Space Pen Refills (e.g., SPR4).

Cons: The machining where your writing hand knuckles are can be uncomfortable after using the pen for a while. The pocket clip arm is suspended over one of the 3 equal-spaced flat machined surfaces. The gap is so significant that it won't hold the pen in your pocket if you bend over (I found out a few times the first few days). Rather than bend that arm I decided to wrap the barrel carefully with a couple revolutions of electrical tape. Problem solved so far. Lastly, the glass breaker tip is always in the out position. That took a little getting used to at first and I often do a double take when putting the pen in my pocket to make sure the writing tip isn't still sticking out instead.

Despite the length of all the Cons above, this is a superior pen and I'll probably buy more especially if different colors become available.
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Three Star Reviews:

8%
Make sure to order refills with the pen!!
August 4, 2017
Pen functions very well as a self defence tool but as far as writing it was a total fail. Glad that I ordered the rite in rain refills which worked well when replacing the defective original cartridge in the pen.
Clip broke
July 4, 2016
*Update - a week after I gave my husband this pen for our anniversary, the clip snapped off of it. He keeps it clipped to the outer pocket of his laptop case, and as he was pulling the pen out of the pocket the clasp snapped. Now it has a jagged edge and is no longer convenient to keep with him. I'm pretty disappointed, as it seemed to be a quality pen.

*Original review - Better than expected. The pen is solid and has a good weight to it without being too heavy. It is perfect to keep as a self defense item that is discreet.
Okay but there is better value elsewhere
June 11, 2016
I wanted this pen for a while and finally took the plunge. I've had it for almost 2 years now, so I think I could give a pretty honest review. The pen itself is just very heavy. I knew that going in, but I guess I just took for granted how uncomfortable heavy use (writing) would be. I started having issues with the pen cap sticking when trying to click it. It sounded very rough so I decided to take it apart. Very important: know that there is a very small ball bearing in this pen if you ever venture to disassemble. I ended up losing the ball bearing after multiple attempts to fix the sticking issue. I contacted Gerber about it and they were very nice in responding to me that my pen had a lifetime warranty and I just needed to send the pen to them to get repaired. This was well over 6 months ago and I still haven't sent the pen in. That should tell you right there where it rates for me.
Great pen but has some sort of build defect in two out of the three I owned.
March 12, 2015
The pen itself is great. Heavy duty, sturdy, has a click mechanism so that you don't have to worry about losing the cap, feels great in your hand, works well when you use it to help form your fist and has a glass breaker tip.

This pen was my daily carry for a year but over the course of the year I had to replace it once under warranty and then I lost one of them so I had three pens during the year (obviously the latter was my fault!). So three pens in a year.. I feel like I've had a good sampling of the build quality.

My beef with the pen is this.. when you carry it daily, the paint / powder coating wears off exposing the aluminum underneath. That didn't really bother me because it showed some age and it looked like I used it all the time (which I did, somewhat). This was only my writing instrument if I didn't have anything else on me and it sat comfortably in my pocket using the clip, next to my knife... however, on the first and the third pen, the click mechanism died. On both pens, one time I clicked it out and it would never retract. I couldn't figure it out for the life of me. I disassembled the pen on both occasions and couldn't fix it. The first time, as mentioned, I swapped it under warranty. The third pen though has so much aluminum showing and I was so frustrated that it happened again that I literally took it apart and threw it away.

I'm looking for another tactical pen now but am divided on choosing a cheaper pen that will still form my fist well and be able to be used as a pressure point device or biting the bullet and getting another $40+ pen.

Decisions decisions....
great pen one major problem
January 27, 2015
Nice pen writes well and feels good in your hand the only huge draw back is the glass breaker point is at the bottom of the writing portion of the pen and when you carry it in a pocket it will rip clothing. Hugh problem for a great pen. nothing else to say but it defeats the purpose if you have an issue carrying this in your pocket or shirt and don't want to wear a pocket protector. hope this helps
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Two Star Reviews:

4%
Not very well thought out.
April 23, 2017
Nice heavy, very well built but not very well thought out. the only complaint I have about this pen is the glass breaker, if you are not holding the pen just rite the glass breaker gets in the way. If I can find a way to remove the breaker this pen will be 100 time better.
Mechanism sucks!
April 19, 2017
I really like this pen. It's got a nice weight. It writes wonderfully. The mechanism SUCKS!!!!! It regularly gets hung up. Drives me nuts. I've tried a spray lubricant multiple times. Helps maybe a little bit. I constantly have trouble with it locking up.
Bad Clicker Already - First Day Disappointment!
April 1, 2016
The pen clicker sticks - either open or closed - about 20% of the time. Seriously? I just received this order today. Very disappointed! The clicker mechanics of a $2.00 disposable pen are more dependable that this.

Come on Gerber - Do it right.
First Gerber product I have had that was a disappointment..
January 24, 2016
Had to replace ink refill when first received. Glass break point disappeared after about one month. First Gerber product I have had that was a disappointment..
Disappointed
July 15, 2015
I wasn't real pleased with the pen. If it functioned as intended I would've given it 4 stars. The problem I have is that the pen gets stuck in the out position and I can't get it to return. I sometimes have to disassemble it to get to go back.
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One Star Reviews:

5%
Waste of $44!!!!!
May 25, 2017
DO NOT BUY THIS PEN! Right out of the box the clicker broke and won't stay out so you can write with it. Tried taking it apart but didn't fix the problem. Lots of other people had similar issues.
For a Gerber product very disappointed, had high hopes for the pen
February 4, 2017
Clicker on pen did not work upon receiving the product. For a Gerber product very disappointed, had high hopes for the pen.
Pen will not stay out to write, immediately when ...
March 4, 2016
Pen will not stay out to write, immediately when pressure is applied it returns after only a few months use, tried taking apart and back together and still does it. just worn out and not as heavy duty as it is heavy itself.
Overpriced piece of crap.
October 6, 2015
What a piece of crap, arrived unable to use as the clicker would not engage or disengage. Took it apart to see if there was anything I needed to remove to make work properly, and it looks to be defective. It will now engage and click into place, but the overall smoothness and action of such is clunky, unreliable and unpredictable. Will be returning for a replacement to see if this $35 heavy pen can meet better expectations, will change rating accordingly, as for now, very disappointed.
pocket clip broke almost immediately and the pen esentially self ...
June 6, 2015
pocket clip broke almost immediately and the pen esentially self destructed when I tried to remove it completely. the "glass breaking" center punch is not going to work in reality. Pen writes very well - but so does a bic biro...
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Rite In The Rain
Gerber
Rite In The Rain
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Black
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Height
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374.0 in
78.7 in
27.6 in
39.4 in
11.8 in
Label
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Gerber
J.L. Darling
Gerber
Rite In The Rain
Length
Length
19.7 in
200.8 in
271.7 in
374.0 in
88.6 in
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Gerber Legendary Blades
Gerber
J.L. Darling
Gerber
Rite In The Rain
Model
Model
31-001880
30-001223
37R
30-001194
37R
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MPN
31-001880
30-001223
3-0372
30-001194
37R
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31-001880
30-001223
3-0372
30-001194
37R
Product Group
Product Group
Home Improvement
Home Improvement
Office Product
Home Improvement
Office Product
Product Type
Product Type
TOOLS
TOOLS
WRITING_INSTRUMENT
TOOLS
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Publisher
Publisher
Gerber Legendary Blades
Gerber
J.L. Darling
Gerber
Rite In The Rain
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Release Date
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Gerber Customfit Dual Sheath [30-001223]
Rite in the Rain All Weather Pen Refill, Black (3 Pack)
Gerber Center-Drive Multi-Tool with Sheath and Bit set [30-001194]
Rite in the Rain All-Weather Pen Refill - Black Ink - (No. 37R)
Warranty
Warranty
Comes with Manufacturer Warranty.
Limited lifetime warrenty
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Weight
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0.6 oz
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Width
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216.5 in
110.2 in
129.9 in
88.6 in
267.7 in
Feature
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Ruggid and reliable design in all our products

Can be used in various military, hunting, survival, tactical, industrial and outdor situations

All producdts are field tested

Rugged, machined steel body and stainless steel pocket clip keeps this pen handy

"Rite in the Rain" ink cartridge works in all conditions, inside and outdoors

Reliable push-button mechanism deploys ball point mechanism

Integrated glass-breaker tip features tempered steel and is designed to get you out of trouble

Made in the USA

Holds 2 items + pen

Quiet deploy with velcro brand technology pull tab

Adjustable and removable top strap

MOLLE compatible

2-position belt carry

Made in USA

3 Pack Black Medium Tip

Parker Style Manuf by Fisher Space Pen

Writes in any weather

Writes upside down

Full size, real tools offer uncompromising performance through revolutionary design

Center axis driver opens to align like a real screw driver for maximum torque & rotation

One-thumb opening sliding jaws offer easy accessibility

Magnetic bit set is easy to change and interchangeable with standard bits

Made in USA Portland, OR

WRITES THROUGH: The permanent ink writes through water, grease, and mud without clumping or smearing.

PRESSURIZED CARTRIDGE: All-Weather cartridge is pressurized, writes in temperatures from -30F to 250F, under water (up to 35 ft), and any angle.

PROPRIETARY INK: The ink and delivery system used exclusively in Rite in the Rain Refills will write without skipping in extremely wet conditions far better than other comparable all-weather pens.

INK DELIVERY: Tiny pockets in the pen's tip will deliver ink in the worst conditions without allowing water or air back into the Cartridge.

FITS ALL RITR: Rite in the Rain Pen Refills fit all Rite in the Rain Pens.

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