A few years ago, members of the Fountain Pen Network suggested that the German Stationery manufacturer Pelikan make the bottled ink for Cross.

If you are looking for an alternative refill to use instead of the Cross Classic ballpoint pen refills, then there are a couple of options, They can be used to refill any 0.9mm mechanical pencil and are supplied in a tube containing 12 leads. 14. Cross Switch it 0.7mm Pencil Converter The converter is a piston fill converter; to use it, simply dip the nib into the bottle of ink and then turn the screw at the end, drawing the ink into the converter’s reservoir. The Cross Screw-in Style Ink Converter fits the Following Fountain Pens: They can be used to refill any 0.7mm mechanical pencil and are supplied in a tube containing 15 leads. Cross 0.9mm Lead Refills – 8402 Hold the upper part of the barrel in one hand and the lower part with the other, then twist the barrel to unscrew it from the lower front section.

It appears that some Cross refills are rebranded as Sheaffer and not the other way round; as in the Sheaffer catalogs, the product codes start with an 8 and are appended SH. These are, without a doubt, manufactured by Schmidt, and sometimes they hint at the refill’s origins in their descriptions by referring to high-quality German ink. It is not known if Sheaffer was buying them from Cross and rebranding the refills or vice versa. However, Cross now owns Sheaffer, and you can no longer buy Sheaffer C Style refills.

Cross-fountain pen ink is not harmful to pens and can be used in any fountain pen with an ink convertor fitted that enables bottled ink. Cross Selectip refills will also fit older Sheaffer pens that used to use the same refill known as the Sheaffer C Style refill. They can be used to refill any 0.5mm mechanical pencil and are supplied in a tube containing 15 leads. Cross 0.7mm Lead Refills – 8742 Cross make several different sizes of replaceable erasers for their mechanical pencil. usually, the refill required is determined by the lead diameter, but not always. In the next section, we explain which erasers fit Cross mechanical pencils. 15.1. Cross Eraser Refill – 8403 The refills are all fitted to Selectip pens in exactly the same way as they are all the same size; they just contain different ink formulations and have different tips. 6. Cross Selectip Gel Rollerball Pen RefillsThe great thing about Cross Selectip pens is that even though they have a traditional rollerball fitted, they can be swapped out for a different type of Selectip refill. These are made by the U.S based manufacturer Monteverde and the German specialist refill manufacturing company Schmidt and Fisher Space Pens supply a pressurized Cross refill. Monteverde Alternative Cross Classic Ballpoint Pen Refills This can be a little confusing as Cross Select tip Jumbo ballpoint pens are designed to fit Cross Selectip rollerball pens and do not fit any Cross ballpoint pen.

These are not interchangeable, as one pushes into the front-end section of the pen and the other screws into a threaded section of the front end of the pen. The ink is supplied in bottles that contain 2fl oz/62.5ml, and there are five colors to choose from, which are: The converter is a piston fill converter; to use it, simply dip the nib into the bottle of ink and then turn the screw at the end, drawing the ink into the converter’s reservoir. The Cross Push in Style Ink Converter fits the Following Fountain Pens:

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AT Cross bought Sheaffer in August 2014 for a cheeky little 15 million US Dollars, so it is natural that over the years, there has been some crossover in making and using refills.