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"Some less accidental disassembly! The weight of the end finial does kind of get on my nerves, and I've already decided to allow myself a tinker about with this pen anyway (the converter isn't great, the piston lets ink past it as well as the earlier issue shown above). As Richard advised, the finial is glued in. I poured boiling water into the (very strong and thick) barrel, gave it a count to ten, and a very slight waggle with a pair of spark plug pliers. This was enough to overcome the securing glue.   The glue used seems to be the same as was used on the section sleeve - notice it doesn't seem to have reacted with the barrel plastic or the painted finial, just sort of dried on its own. It feels quite flexible, like silicon or aquarium sealant, but slightly stiffer.   Anyway, here are some photos. The barrel circumference is nice and regular the length of the shaft, so this pen might be a candidate for modding, or at least boring out the finial to make the balance of weight more favourable. A surprise - I thought it was the finial being so fat that prevented this pen from posting, but it turns out the trim ring and probably even the barrel itself are too great a circumference to post adequately. This is all fine by me, I don't tend to post my pens.   http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy19/flounder2009/Kaigelu%20316%20Disassembly/th_Kaigelu316FinialRemovalLarge.jpg  http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy19/flounder2009/Kaigelu%20316%20Disassembly/th_Kaigelu316FinialRemoval2Large.jpg \n"
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