Product Description
Type Hexagonal ballpoint pen (though Caran d'Ache calls it a rollerball)
Product Name Caran d'Ache 849 XL
Manufacturer and Year Caran d'Ache, Switzerland. This model is still available.
Length 5-1/2"
Filling System One of the attractions of the model, and where it differs from the original thin 849, is that it is intended for Parker-style ballpoint refills. (The original 849 could be persuaded to accept the Parker refills, though a tiny bit of the tip would extend from the barrel when closed unless you did a modification that involved shaving a bit off the top.)
Color Matte black cap and barrel with chrome clip and clicker. The majority of the pen is faceted, six facets for the hexagonal name.
Condition New without original packaging, and a few of these have their original stickers. The imprints are clear.
Comparison with the original 849.
