You never know when you’ll need a pen. Unfortunately for most of us the times that you actually do need a pen, you can never find one. The Machine Era Field Pen is a little instrument that you always want to have on hand.

Machine Era has overhauled their original Field Pen to incorporate a custom made bolt action mechanism that merges with a fully machines and springy aircraft grade aluminum clip. The pen is the result of more than a year of prototyping and working out design kinks for the most effectively designed instrument.

It’s intended to serve as an everyday pen, there when you need it, where you need it. Its balanced design, low profile silhouette, and solid construction make it a reliable piece of kit. It is compact enough to be slipped elegantly into a pocket or left in between the pages of a notebook, yet it is weighty enough to feel important and focused. The bolt slot shape follows the natural motion you would use, allowing for a more silky smooth writing experience.

As the Field Pen is machined from solid stock, every side and angle have been machine cut. Swiss-type turning techniques have crafted pristine and accurate parts, right down to the thousandth of an inch. Such precision is important not just for the working parts of the pen, but for its overall finish as well. Its Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) coating, the same used in aircraft and firearm manufacturing, and performance racing, is impact resistant and is extremely difficult to scratch so it will last almost a lifetime.