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AshmadaiWell, the description page here says what it says at the spacepen site: "Clip is permanently attached" The clip has the word "INFINIUM" vertically down it.
(Add-on comment...) However, I brought it up to the folks there at the spacepen site (via email, when the Infinium first was available) that, really, the clip can be removed - it can slide on and off the back end - and their response was that, well, while it can be removed, it's not intended to be removable, and when doing so, it'll scratch the barrel.
Well, I had a chrome bullet spacepen before I got the chrome Magnum bullet spacepen (Millennium), and as it's chrome over brass, as a daily driver pocket pen, I realized it'd get scratched, so I wasn't bothered if the clip scratches the barrel when removing it or spinning it around the barrel (I set it to where the clip is between the words 'USA' and '2010' on the barrel). Attached is the one I've had for over 7.5 years, fwiw. It's gained "character marks"... :)
I believe though, if I had opted for one with a black titanium nitride finish, then maybe I'd be more picky about keepin' its finish looking presentable or whatever, since ya hafta pay more just for the finish, so there's that... But I didn't initially spend much (relatively-speaking), and don't recall that that TiNi option was even available. The one I got in '98, from an online retailer no longer in business, was over $9 less than the lowest drop price here to get it shipped to me, and I've only paid to ship the 2 returns back. So next year, I'll have had one for 20 years, or it's cost me just over $4 a year for the chrome. And... Not sure where I was goin' with this. Oh yeah, so I didn't pay (too) much for the chrome, and knew it'd get scratched, but figured it'd be a dependable pen to have around anyway, so I valued its usefulness over its looks.
(Add-on comment...) However, I brought it up to the folks there at the spacepen site (via email, when the Infinium first was available) that, really, the clip can be removed - it can slide on and off the back end - and their response was that, well, while it can be removed, it's not intended to be removable, and when doing so, it'll scratch the barrel.
Well, I had a chrome bullet spacepen before I got the chrome Magnum bullet spacepen (Millennium), and as it's chrome over brass, as a daily driver pocket pen, I realized it'd get scratched, so I wasn't bothered if the clip scratches the barrel when removing it or spinning it around the barrel (I set it to where the clip is between the words 'USA' and '2010' on the barrel). Attached is the one I've had for over 7.5 years, fwiw. It's gained "character marks"... :)
I believe though, if I had opted for one with a black titanium nitride finish, then maybe I'd be more picky about keepin' its finish looking presentable or whatever, since ya hafta pay more just for the finish, so there's that... But I didn't initially spend much (relatively-speaking), and don't recall that that TiNi option was even available. The one I got in '98, from an online retailer no longer in business, was over $9 less than the lowest drop price here to get it shipped to me, and I've only paid to ship the 2 returns back. So next year, I'll have had one for 20 years, or it's cost me just over $4 a year for the chrome. And... Not sure where I was goin' with this. Oh yeah, so I didn't pay (too) much for the chrome, and knew it'd get scratched, but figured it'd be a dependable pen to have around anyway, so I valued its usefulness over its looks.
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