This metal ball pen has a matte black top coating with a chrome underlay. The shiny underlay matches the trim accent of the pen, and is revealed when your logo is engraved on the barrel. The ball pen refill contains good quality, black German ink and will provide smooth, uninterrupted writing for a minimum of 1,500 metres. aluminium black German ink minimum 1,500 metres writing distance rubberized black barrel chrome underlay underlay colour matches the trim accent