STAEDTLERMedium 0.5mm 430 Stick Ballpoint Pens Writing Pen Smooth - Black, Blue & Red Ink - Pack Of 5

Some of the pens received were broken/cracked.

Amazon lists these as "Staedtler Medium 0.5mm 430 Stick Ballpoint Pen"; Staedtler website calls them "Staedtler Stick 430 M Ballpoint Pen".First and foremost, this is a 0.5mm BALLPOINT PEN. It has a ballpoint nib, not a needle. It feels & writes similarly to a Bic ballpoint, but the quality is much nicer.This pen writes incredibly well for being a regular old-school type of stick pen. The ink is smooth with no skipping, it lasts for a while, it's inexpensive, and it's comfortable to hold. The barrel is thinner overall when comparing to a Bic ballpoint, which I prefer.I've included a photo to show line width comparisons of some of my favorite pens from multiple manufacturers. This is the only ballpoint pen on the comparison, so we're not exactly comparing apples to apples in terms of the ink or nib. My chart is strictly for ink line width comparison only, as a previous reviewer here on Amazon complained about the line width of this pen.I'm guessing this reviewer saw the "0.5mm", ignoring the rest of the description stating that it's classified as a medium line. Perhaps they equate a 0.5mm as having a finer physical nib like the Pilot Precise V5, which is physically very finely pointed yet yields a similar ink line width? I dunno.IMO, this pen feels & writes more toward the fine spectrum than medium, so if you like a thicker line then you may want to size up. If you are a die-hard fine line person, you will probably find the line to be too thick.If I were rating ballpoint pens only, this definitely gets a 5/5 for general use writing pens.

Good pens

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Good, solid pen. I haven't had any complaints so far.