A marking instrument having a plurality of removable writing nibs serially aligned so that an operator can remove a spent or fluid-affected writing nib and, thereby, access a fresh writing tip.

A mechanical pencil includes: a barrel; a cushion spring that has a rear end supported by the barrel; a sleeve that is biased forward in an axial direction by the cushion spring and movable in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction by an impact applied from outside of the barrel in an elastically supported state; a chuck spring that has a front end supported by the sleeve; a chuck that chucks a writing lead for a mechanical pencil; a writing lead tube that is fitted to the chuck and biased rearward in the axial direction together with the chuck by the chuck spring; and a contact sliding part that suppresses movement of the sleeve in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction.

A mechanical pencil includes: a barrel; a cushion spring that has a rear end supported by the barrel; a sleeve that is biased forward in an axial direction by the cushion spring and movable in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction by an impact applied from outside of the barrel in an elastically supported state; a chuck spring that has a front end supported by the sleeve; a chuck that chucks a writing lead for a mechanical pencil; a writing lead tube that is fitted to the chuck and biased rearward in the axial direction together with the chuck by the chuck spring; and a contact sliding part that suppresses movement of the sleeve in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction.

A mechanical pencil according to an embodiment includes a barrel; a chuck mechanism that is housed inside the barrel and is capable of chucking and feeding out a writing lead for a mechanical pencil; and first and second cushion springs that elastically support the chuck mechanism in an axial direction with respect to the barrel, wherein a first cushioning region having a first spring constant and a second cushioning region having a second spring constant are formed by combining the first and second cushion springs, and the first and second cushioning regions are connected with no skipping.

A mechanical pencil according to an embodiment includes a barrel; a chuck mechanism that is housed inside the barrel and is capable of chucking and feeding out a writing lead for a mechanical pencil; and first and second cushion springs that elastically support the chuck mechanism in an axial direction with respect to the barrel, wherein a first cushioning region having a first spring constant and a second cushioning region having a second spring constant are formed by combining the first and second cushion springs, and the first and second cushioning regions are connected with no skipping.

A mechanical pencil according to an embodiment includes: a barrel; a cushion spring that has a rear end supported by the barrel; a sleeve that is biased forward in an axial direction by the cushion spring and movable in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction by an impact applied from outside of the barrel in an elastically supported state; a chuck spring that has a front end supported by the sleeve; a chuck that chucks a writing lead for a mechanical pencil; a writing lead tube that is fitted to the chuck and biased rearward in the axial direction together with the chuck by the chuck spring; and a contact sliding part that suppresses movement of the sleeve in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction.

A mechanical pencil according to an embodiment includes: a barrel; a cushion spring that has a rear end supported by the barrel; a sleeve that is biased forward in an axial direction by the cushion spring and movable in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction by an impact applied from outside of the barrel in an elastically supported state; a chuck spring that has a front end supported by the sleeve; a chuck that chucks a writing lead for a mechanical pencil; a writing lead tube that is fitted to the chuck and biased rearward in the axial direction together with the chuck by the chuck spring; and a contact sliding part that suppresses movement of the sleeve in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction.