Great Pickup- Hi-Tec-C Cavalier
10:47 pm February 25th, 2007 by Sal Cangeloso
I was hanging today, feeling a bit saucy, so I made a purchase at my favorite pen store. I am not much of an impulse buyer so this was a bit out of the ordinary. I picked up a Pilot Hi-Tec-C Cavalier, the metal-bodied version of the famous Hi-Ted-C. It uses the same refill as the original but is all metal, has a perfectly fitted cap, and comes in some nice colors, like this electric blue. Jetpens.com currently is selling this pen for $17.50 (plus shipping), but I got it for a cool 16 bucks (plus tax). Great pickup…
I got some others like a Pentel Rolly 0.7mm and a Uniball Laknock 1.4mm (both are great pens) as well as a Optex Clip highlighter which I have never seen before, but looks great.
Which pen store is that? I wish local stores near me would carry Hi-Tec-C pens, but none do as far as I can tell.
I go to kinokuniya it is on 49th street right by Rockefeller center. It is actually a Japanese book store. Great place.
I also just tried jpens.com which worked out really well.
I was wondering can this pen be refilled with the regular Hi-Tec-C inks? I heard from jetpen.com that Pilot is no longer making this pen/refills. I love the regular Hi-Tec-C, but would love to class up my favorite color by using a “higher end” pen barrel.
Hi Britni,
I always assumed that it took the same refills, but I just checked and the cartridge from my Hi-Tec did NOT work in the Hi-Tec-C Cavalier. Apparently you’ll want the “Pilot Hi-Tec-C Cavalier Executive” refill. That’s pretty annoying.