Sheaffer 100 Pen — Coffee Brown with Gold Trim

The Sheaffer 100 in coffee brown is the quietest pen we sell and the easiest to live with — a slim barrel in deep brown lacquer under PVD gold trim, marked by the cut-out clip that distinguishes the 100 from the heavier, slot-clipped 300. It is offered here as a fountain pen with a fine or medium gold-tone steel nib, as a rollerball, and as a ballpoint, all from the same barrel.

Brown is the colour a lawyer reaches for when black feels severe, and against gold it looks like something inherited rather than bought. Sheaffer calls the 100 the right impression at the right price, which is a fair description: it is the line's entry point, slimmer than the 300 and less money, and it is the pen we would give a law graduate who will carry it to a first job rather than put it in a drawer. It arrives ready to write.

Specifications

• Maker: Sheaffer, founded in Fort Madison, Iowa, 1913
• Model: Sheaffer 100, finish 9370
• This listing: Fountain pen (fine or medium nib), rollerball, or ballpoint
• Nib: Gold-tone stainless steel, fine or medium
• Filling: Sheaffer Skrip Classic cartridge, or the Sheaffer 96700 piston converter for bottled ink
• Refills: Sheaffer Classic rollerball refill (97335 black, 97325 blue); Sheaffer K-style ballpoint refill (99335 black, 99325 blue)
• Body: Coffee brown lacquer
• Trim: PVD gold, with the Sheaffer 100 cut-out clip
• In the box: Ready to write — the fountain pen with a black and a blue Skrip cartridge, the rollerball and ballpoint with their standard refill fitted; black Sheaffer box with sleeve
• Origin: Made in India
• Warranty: Two years from Sheaffer, plus our Thirty-Day Assurance

We stock all three forms in this finish, and the fountain pen in both nib widths. The 100 is the only brown pen in the shop, and the only Sheaffer here that is not a 300.

Questions we are asked

The 100 or the 300? The 100 is the slimmer, lighter pen with the cut-out clip, and it costs less; the 300 is the fuller barrel with the slotted clip and the wide cap band, and it has more presence in the hand. If the pen will be carried in a shirt pocket all day, take the 100. If it will sit on a desk and be picked up to sign things, take the 300.

Fountain pen, rollerball or ballpoint? The fountain pen for the signature and the long memo; the rollerball for the same ink feel with nothing to clean; the ballpoint for carbonless forms, exhibit stickers and a jacket pocket. The Field Guide below argues all three.

Fine or Medium? Fine for margin notes and redlines, medium for the signature block. Both widths of this pen are stocked.

Does the fountain pen take bottled ink? Yes, with the Sheaffer 96700 piston converter, which replaces the cartridge and draws from a bottle. The pen ships with cartridges fitted, so it writes the day it arrives either way.

Where is it made? Made in India. Sheaffer is an American brand, founded in Iowa in 1913; its pens are currently manufactured in India.

Is the Sheaffer warranty valid in the United States? Yes. Sheaffer's mechanical guarantee runs two years from the date of purchase from an authorized retailer, covers defects in manufacturing and materials, and is international, with no geographical restriction. A defective component is replaced at Sheaffer's option. Claims go through us as the retailer, and the details are in our Warranty Policy.

Fountain, rollerball, or ballpoint — which one signs? Read Fountain, Rollerball, or Ballpoint?, and for the nib, Fine Nib, or Medium?

Choosing between the 100 in coffee brown and the 300s: this is the slim one, and the only one not in black or blue. For the fuller barrel with gold trim, see the Sheaffer 300 in glossy black with gold trim; for the plainest pen in the line, the Sheaffer 300 in matte black.

See the rest of our fountain pens for lawyers, or the full Writing Instruments collection.

Barrister & Bespoke Curated Collection — hand-selected from Sheaffer, the Iowa house that has made writing instruments since 1913, for its craftsmanship and fit within our world. Curated pieces carry their maker's own identity rather than ours; our house collection, designed and branded exclusively for Barrister & Bespoke, is marked separately throughout the shop.

Warranty. This Product carries Sheaffer's two-year international mechanical guarantee against defects in manufacturing and materials, and Barrister & Bespoke's own Thirty-Day Assurance for the first thirty days after delivery. Full terms, including how to make a claim, are stated in our Warranty Policy.

Returns. A pen may be returned within thirty days if it is unused and in its original packaging. Once a fountain pen has been inked it is Final Sale and cannot be returned or exchanged, except where it arrives damaged, defective, or materially different from its description. Fill it after you have decided to keep it. Full terms are in our Returns & Exchanges Policy.