Machined in Mesa, Arizona, the Karas Kustoms Retrakt is a high-quality, American-made pen body using euro-format refills, which gives a wide range of options.
For even more options, the Retrakt is supplied with a spacer and alternative spring to allow the use of standard 'Parker-style' G2 refills. And in case that still isn't enough, they include a piece of tubing that can be cut to size to make some other refills fit too.
The part of the retracting mechanism that pushes the refill down is quite narrow, so while it works perfectly with refills that have flat ends, some hollow-ended refills don't work. Schmidt's 5888 refill works, and the Pilot G2 refills fit well, but the Schmidt 888, for example, doesn't work.
The barrel, cap and grip are all machined from solid aluminium whilst the pocket clip and fixings are stainless steel. The mechanism is machined from brass and then chrome-plated.
Supplied fitted with a black refill.
With almost the entire pen being made from solid copper, this is a very heavy pen, tipping the scales at 66g. For a lighter version of this pen you might like to check out the aluminium models. 142mm long, 10mm diameter.