To complement its range of lights, NITECORE has release a few titanium accessories including this, the distinctive NTP10 Titanium pen.
Taking a look around:
The NTP10 arrives in a simple box. However, inside the box is an aluminium tube with sculpted screw-cap
Inside the protective tube sits the striking NTP10.
The NTP10 comes equipped with a double purpose end. The three sprung balls hold the cap in place when you are using it, but it also has a tungsten carbide spike set into the end to act as a glass breaker.
A closer look at the glass breaker / cap holder
This dual purpose end, unscrews to reveal an adjuster which allows for some slight variation in the length of the refill cartridge.
The cartridge used in this pen is the Fisher pressurised 'Space pen' refill
The body and cap have spiral milling giving a strong character to this pen.
The cap clicks on firmly.
And is held firmly onto the cap holder thanks to the sprung balls
The carbide tip can be seen inside the cap through the spiral cutouts.
There is a striking similarity between the NTP10 and another light maker's titanium pen.
From the grip at the front.
To the fact that all the major parts are interchangeable.
Even the cap-holder/spike.
The NTP10 in use
Feedback on something like a pen is entirely subjective, so here are a few thoughts…
This is a slim feeling pen, and for my hands, really needs the cap to be put onto the end to make it comfortable to write with. The cap holder is excellent so this works perfectly well.
How does it write? Well, as nicely as the Fisher refill writes. I like Fisher refills, so for me this is a winner.
The spiral cut outs to my eye look great. What will not look great is when those cut-outs start to fill up with pocket fluff. You might want to use the tube it arrived in to carry it, but then you lose the compact nature of the pen.
The cap-holder/glass breaker is quite sharp, so might start to cut into the pocket holding it. This certainly makes you think twice about where you put it.
The protective tube is a nice feature, but apart from holding the NTP10 (and then making the package relatively large) I haven't yet found a good use for it. There is a plastic insert to hold the NTP10 restricting any other use of the tube.
Altogether the NTP10 is a very nicely made pen using great refills. This is one pen that allows you to be different thanks to its unusual look.
Review Summary
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The test sample/s featured in this article were provided for technical testing and review by "NITECORE". Test samples are retained by the reviewer following publication of the completed review for the purposes of long term testing and product comparisons.
All output figures and test results published in this review are the sole work of the reviewer, and are carried out independently and without bias. Test results are reported as found, with no embellishments or alteration. Though best endeavours are made to maintain the accuracy of test equipment, the accuracy of these results is not guaranteed and is subject to the test equipment functioning correctly.
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Author's Statement for Transparency and Disclosure
The test sample/s featured in this article were provided for technical testing and review by "NITECORE". Test samples are retained by the reviewer following publication of the completed review for the purposes of long term testing and product comparisons.
All output figures and test results published in this review are the sole work of the reviewer, and are carried out independently and without bias. Test results are reported as found, with no embellishments or alteration. Though best endeavours are made to maintain the accuracy of test equipment, the accuracy of these results is not guaranteed and is subject to the test equipment functioning correctly.
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Taking a look around:
The NTP10 arrives in a simple box. However, inside the box is an aluminium tube with sculpted screw-cap
Inside the protective tube sits the striking NTP10.
The NTP10 comes equipped with a double purpose end. The three sprung balls hold the cap in place when you are using it, but it also has a tungsten carbide spike set into the end to act as a glass breaker.
A closer look at the glass breaker / cap holder
This dual purpose end, unscrews to reveal an adjuster which allows for some slight variation in the length of the refill cartridge.
The cartridge used in this pen is the Fisher pressurised 'Space pen' refill
The body and cap have spiral milling giving a strong character to this pen.
The cap clicks on firmly.
And is held firmly onto the cap holder thanks to the sprung balls
The carbide tip can be seen inside the cap through the spiral cutouts.
There is a striking similarity between the NTP10 and another light maker's titanium pen.
From the grip at the front.
To the fact that all the major parts are interchangeable.
Even the cap-holder/spike.
The NTP10 in use
Feedback on something like a pen is entirely subjective, so here are a few thoughts…
This is a slim feeling pen, and for my hands, really needs the cap to be put onto the end to make it comfortable to write with. The cap holder is excellent so this works perfectly well.
How does it write? Well, as nicely as the Fisher refill writes. I like Fisher refills, so for me this is a winner.
The spiral cut outs to my eye look great. What will not look great is when those cut-outs start to fill up with pocket fluff. You might want to use the tube it arrived in to carry it, but then you lose the compact nature of the pen.
The cap-holder/glass breaker is quite sharp, so might start to cut into the pocket holding it. This certainly makes you think twice about where you put it.
The protective tube is a nice feature, but apart from holding the NTP10 (and then making the package relatively large) I haven't yet found a good use for it. There is a plastic insert to hold the NTP10 restricting any other use of the tube.
Altogether the NTP10 is a very nicely made pen using great refills. This is one pen that allows you to be different thanks to its unusual look.
Review Summary
Things I like | What doesn't work so well |
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Distinctive look | Might collect fluff in the spirals |
Great cap-holder | Visible refill |
Integral glass breaker | Some sharp edges |
Slim and light | |
Uses Fisher refills | |
Titanium Chic | |
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