Tactical Pen?

[Officer Gigglez]

What the **** are they?

[eric m.]

Meant for stabbing! :D In our prisons the inmates make what are called "Shanks". They are make-shift stabbing instruments made from anything rigid that can be made into a point!(Toothbrushes, pieces of wood, metal, or even wound wetted, then dried toilet paper for example) A tactical pen is a shank in an emergency!

[jabba359]

They are off topic.

[chuck_roxas45]

What the **** are they?

I was thinking you were gonna ask spyderco to make one for you...

[Officer Gigglez]

I was thinking you were gonna ask spyderco to make one for you...

Spyderco! Make Tactical pens!

[jabba359]

Spyderco! Make Tactical pens!

On topic!

[Officer Gigglez]

Meant for stabbing! :D

Do they actually write though? And are they really necessary? I mean really, you can stab with a regular pen...

[3rdGenRigger]

Spyderco! Make Tactical pens!

With Fisher Space Pen refill cartridges. They're the most reliable I've come across, and longest lasting too.

[xceptnl]

I really like my tactical pen, but purchased it long before 500 different companies made them. Mine is red anodized so it's shiny tactical

P.S. the pointy end has been dropped a few times and reshapened into a great stylus.

[Mister X]

Some have a less lethal blunt end and pointed end(for use as a stabbing weapon) while others have two blunt ends so as not to penetrate and intended for use as an impact weapon and is based on the kubotan/persuader baton, but more politically friendly and legal since it is not only a purpose built weapon, but also a working pen.

[Blerv]

Finding a nice writing and non-offensive pen is easier the one you can use as a shank. I would get a good pen and use it like any improvised tool if need be.

[kbuzbee]

Do they actually write though? And are they really necessary? I mean really, you can stab with a regular pen...

They do. I have a Hinderer Investigator (copper) It's a great little pen. If you want something larger, there's an Extreme Duty. Both are nice pens. Look great. Write well. I doubt I have the skills to use it as a self defense tool. Heck, I barely have the skills to use it as a pen But that is not the pen's fault

Ken

[Blerv]

They do. I have a Hinderer Investigator (copper) It's a great little pen. If you want something larger, there's an Extreme Duty. Both are nice pens. Look great. Write well. I doubt I have the skills to use it as a self defense tool. Heck, I barely have the skills to use it as a pen But that is not the pen's fault

Ken

My bro and I have those too :) . The Investigator is nice and small but still fairly tough in hand. The Extreme is a big chunk of awesome. In copper or brass they are about 2.5/5oz respectively.

[The Deacon]

Do they actually write though? And are they really necessary? I mean really, you can stab with a regular pen...

They all write. Most use either the Fisher Space Pen refill, or the Parker refill and its clones and, IMHO, both of those write very well. If you like the feel of a fairly fat and fairly heavy pen that offers enough traction that you don't have to hold tightly while writing, some of them might be of interest even if, like me, you'd never think of using one as a kubaton.

[Monocrom]

Pens over-engineered for durability so you can use them in a defensive scenario, if you live in a backwards corner of the world where decent citizens are not legally allowed to own more suitable self-defense tools.

[.357 mag]

I have one made by Sarge. I paid 10 bucks for it and I've had it for 3 years. Best pen I've owned

[twinboysdad]

I had a Timberline Lightfoot. These were some of the first of the genre. Wrote great and would have worked perfectly in a pinch. Then I had two separate strangers make comments about my tac pen, and the fact that TSA is wise to them, I traded it...for a Spyderco. Zebra makes good pens that are sanitized and would work fine.

[TheRaven]

Pens over-engineered for durability so you can use them in a defensive scenario, if you live in a backwards corner of the world where decent citizens are not legally allowed to own more suitable self-defense tools.

By backwoods corner of the world, I assume you mean NYC?

NYC being a place that doesn't like good people having any right to defend themselves.

[Screwdriver]

If I am in a situation where I need a pen to defend myself...I will be like, "Hey, who do I make the check out to?"

[twinboysdad]

If I am in a situation where I need a pen to defend myself...I will be like, "Hey, who do I make the check out to?"

I agree, bwahahahaha. I would prefer steel toed really nice work shoes for an NPE weapon. As a matter of fact I would buy really nice looking biz casual steel toes. I work in the sales end of a very blue collar industry and being on a freight dock or in a warehouse is always a danger to feet...and you can kick the **** out of things :)