Stinger Tactical Pen and Survival Glass Breaker Best for Discreet Self Defense, Men, Women, Police, and Military with Titanium Coated Aluminum Body

Keep reading after description because service from SurvivalLife was exceptional.I was looking for a tactical pen to carry as part of by personal emergency/survival kit. I wanted a pen that wrote well under adverse conditions but was also comfortable in my hand; and that could be used to break windshield glass for emergency egress or ingress. As a former firefighter the glass breaking factor was most important for EDC. As an outdoorsman, the ability to write under extreme conditions was important. This pen meets all these requirements, and then some.As a pen, it functions beautifully. The ink cartridge looks like a Fisher pressurized cartridge, but there are no markings on it, so who knows. But it does write like one.The pen is long enough to be used comfortable either capped or uncapped. The length of the pen is only increased about 5/8" when capped, as most of the cap fits over the pointed end. Because the body and cap are both high grade aviation aluminum, the pen has a comfortable weight to it, not too heavy but not flimsy or cheap. Capped or not, it is balanced in your hand while writing. I have a medium to large grip, and it fit like a glove.The cap clicks on and off, so to expose the pen point you pull the cap off and you can then click it over the other pointed end. You know it is secured on either end by an audible click. There is a "rubber" o-ring inside the cap to make it a weather resistant seal.As a glass breaker, I have no doubt it will work admirably. The thickness of the pen body allows a firm grip, and having a flat cap allows your thumb to brace against it for an effective striking action. By my inspection I believe the pointed glass breaker end is solid for about an 1 1/4" or more, so I'd feel confident using it. Keep this in your car for escaping an emergency, or to assist someone else escape a dangerous situation. If I was still in service, I'd get one for bunker carry. In fact, I'll be getting one to put in my wife's car soon.As to "stopping an attacker in their tracks", I would and do contend that if your attacker has gotten that close to you, you are in a world of trouble. Close contact combat is generally only feasible for very highly trained and skilled people, and then it is still an iffy situation. That said, if you were able to utilize this as a weapon effectively, you could do a world of hurt. But it would be third or lower in my plan of personal defense.As to customer service, I received my pen with a defective ink cartridge - the ball point was defective - causing constant line skips and frequent word skips. Upon notice to the seller (SurvivalLife), I received an immediate response and offer for replacement. Two days later, I received a replacement by priority shipment -- no hassles and no cost. Happy, happy, happy! They even followed up to see if I got it and if I was sufficiently satisfied. I cannot say enough about how great it is to deal with people who stand behind what they say. I will surely look to deal with them in the future, and can heartily recommend them to you.

The manufacturer has dedicated a generous amount of what they claim to be aircraft grade aluminum - which I have no reason to doubt - to making this pen. The result is a pen that feels hefty and robust, which is how I like it. I have no doubt that this pen can do a more than adequate job as a glass-breaker - the main reason I bought this product. In that regard, it is helped by its 6.25-inch length, since a good portion of the pen would extend out of the palm when it is gripped in the "ice pick" position.I love the steel pocket clip on this pen, as it is generously-sized, like the rest of the pen. The clip will latch onto either a shirt or pants pocket firmly; yet it is not overly difficult to pull the pen out of the pocket. Here we see a detail that attests to the care with which this pen was designed: this pen has a number of grooves on its body to improve grip, but someone made sure that the clip contacts the pen on a smooth surface, as opposed to a groove. The latter case would have made extracting the pen from the pocket more of a hassle, as I have experienced on another pen that I have.Speaking of the surface of this pen, the manufacturer claims that it is coated in titanium. Having no background in metal coatings, I can neither confirm nor deny this claim, except that I would note that the coating on this pen looks well-done (smooth with no blemishes) and seems to withstand abrasion better than the anodized surfaces of some of the aluminum flashlights and pens that I have.As far as using this pen to write - the only other purpose for which I bought it - I was pleased to see that it accepts the Schmidt easyflow 9000M refill, which is one of my favorites for ballpoint pens. The only thing that I had to do to ensure a perfect fit was file down the plastic end of the refill by about 1/32 of an inch - easily done with a steel file or even a coarse knife sharpening stone. The pen is well balanced and a pleasure to write with when outfitted with a nice refill (not to say that the refill that the pen came with is not good - it actually is quite decent in quality and does write upside down - but I prefer the tactile feeling of writing with the Schmidt refill).BTW, it might be a good idea to lubricate the rubber O-Ring in the cap of the pen with a little Silicone Lubricant occasionally, to keep it from over-drying.

I will tell you if you need to protect yourself, handy pen, can do some serious damage to the head or brain if you use it. Make sure you wipe it if you use it. Brain is grey matter and smells, lol. However, I would not bring it on a plane because I lost more pocket knives, never to get back. that I can count. This pen is too nice to risk it. It writes better than my executive pens and I love the feel and I bought it for a dumb reason, some would say. It writes on my calendar and never runs out of ink horizontal to the calendar. I love that!Also, the carbon hardness of this thing blew me away. I immediately dropped it because that's how I break smart phones but by accident and not a scratch. This thing is a weapon, pen, and I saw the competition, best out there. The pen top will not come off easily, so you will not lose the pen, engineered tough and exactness is incredible. Others online reviews said that they could find replacement cartridges. I hope so because the pen will outlast the ink, for sure. And did I say it looks good, real sexy looking pen!