Hello,
can anyone tell me what kind of pen was used to write down the launch codes in the missile silo from minute 03:20? The manufacturer is written on the pen, but I can't recognize it because it's blurred.
Greetings Muffinmann
I actually found out which pin was used in the launching silo.
It is a Blaisdell China marker 166-T foil pen.
(At least I suspect it is the 166-T model).
See here: https://brandnamepencils.com/product/china-marker-166-t-brown
(In the movie, however, the black China marker was used)
Now I went searching on eBay and found a few Blaisdell China markers, not the 166-T model but other Blaisdell models. The prices are still acceptable but shipping to Germany is around $ 20,- plus import fees. Unfortunately, that's a bit too much for a pen.
so they used a communist made pen.......... the irony!
share"Founded in 1893, Blaisdell Pencil Co. was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and had a short stint in England, too."
Doesn't sound communist to me.
No, but it was called "China marker"
Weird thing to use in the cold war era.
"The grease pencil, a wax writing tool also known as a wax pencil, china marker, or chinagraph pencil (especially in the United Kingdom), is a writing implement made of hardened colored wax and is useful for marking on hard, glossy non-porous surfaces."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_pencil
so what?
did you check out the link?
it literally says China on the pencil.
again, weird thing to use in the cold war era.
When Russia and China were your main enemies.
much like they are again today.