Koh-i-Noor
Adapto 2mm Lead Holder

I love these lead holders. The old Technigraph used to be an aluminum barrel but now it is plastic. This model is still aluminum and feels very good in the hand. The knurled portion is shorter than the Technigraph model which is very strange but doesn't affect me much. I wish the knurl was a little longer but I am very grateful that I can still at least get the aluminum barrel which is the original quality level. Now if it was red that would be even cooler.

Most drafting 2mm lead holders are pretty much the same as for how they actually function. The Koh-i-Noor may not be as stylish looking as the Staedtler, but I've had one of these for over thirty years. It's so old and well used that the brass knurling on the grip has been worn into a smooth ring at the height where it sits against the tube of the lead pointer I use, but the pencil itself works as well as the day I first bought it. Of four lead holders I own, this is my oldest and my favourite. It will likely outlive me!