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# Hands announces online sales for its existing knurled-grip Kerry
- URL: https://news.knockology.com/hands-pentel-kerry-knurled-grip/
- Published: 2026-10-09T22:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T00:30:37.000Z
- Description: The black 0.5 mm Kerry is listed at ¥3,800. Hands’ October 9 notice sets an online sales time; a new production run or restock is unconfirmed.
- Author: Thomas
- Tags: Products, Pentel, Kerry, Hands

**Correction — October 9, 2026:** Our original headline and opening incorrectly presented this as a newly introduced knurled-grip Kerry. The Hands-exclusive design existed years earlier. The October 9 announcement concerns online sales timing, not the design’s first release. We have corrected the headline, descriptions and reporting below.

[Hands](https://hands.net/?ref=news.knockology.com) has announced an online sales opening for its existing knurled-grip [Pentel](https://www.pentel.co.jp/?ref=news.knockology.com) Kerry. The retailer’s [October 9 HandsNet notice](https://x.com/HandsNet/status/2108478943502446999?ref=news.knockology.com) specified **October 10 at 00:00 JST**—**October 9 at 10 a.m. CDT in Houston**.

The post describes the Hands-exclusive model and its textured grip. It does **not confirm another production run, a restock or a redesign**; it does not explain whether the stock is newly manufactured or existing inventory. Its artwork carries Hands’ 50th-anniversary branding, but that dates the promotion, not the pencil’s original introduction.

## An established Hands exclusive

Hands’ own [January 10, 2021 staff interview](https://hands.net/hintmagazine/stationery/2101-stationery-lover.html?ref=news.knockology.com) already pictures and identifies the Hands-exclusive Kerry with its black textured central band. A [February 22, 2020 owner’s article](https://note.com/sharbow%5Fch/n/nbb69504d15ff?ref=news.knockology.com) also describes the black knurled ring from the Tokyu Hands edition. The design therefore predates the current anniversary campaign by years; we have not established its exact original launch date.

Hands describes the surface treatment as *rōretto*—knurling—and says it improves grip. That is the retailer’s description, not a Knockology handling test. For collectors who already own this version, the current notice is availability information rather than a new model announcement.

## What is Hands?

[Hands](https://info.hands.net/about/?ref=news.knockology.com) is a Japanese retail chain selling stationery, craft and DIY supplies, household goods and other everyday products. Readers who have shopped in Japan may know its former name, **Tokyu Hands**. It is the retailer behind this exclusive; Pentel is the pencil maker.

The business began in August 1976 and opened its first experimental store in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, that November. Its [50th-anniversary announcement](https://info.hands.net/news/20260121%5FHANDS50th.pdf?ref=news.knockology.com) describes roots in helping customers make and shape things themselves. That history explains the “50th” mark on the Kerry artwork: it celebrates the retailer’s anniversary.

Hands became a subsidiary of Japanese home-improvement retailer Cainz in March 2022 and [changed its company name that October](https://info.hands.net/news/20220926%5Fsyougou%5Fnew%5Fhp.pdf?ref=news.knockology.com). HandsNet is its online store. A Hands-exclusive pencil is therefore a retail-channel edition of a Pentel product, rather than a separate pencil brand.

## Where and when to buy it

A working purchase route is [Hands’ own Rakuten store listing](https://item.rakuten.co.jp/hands-net/4902506364937/?ref=news.knockology.com). It lists the black **P1035AHZ** at **¥3,800**, with a **0.5 mm** mechanism. Retailer specifications give approximately **125 mm length, 12 mm diameter and 22 g weight**. The listed materials include a polycarbonate barrel and aluminum cap.

The listing displayed order buttons when checked on October 9, US Central time. That is a snapshot of availability, not a guarantee of remaining stock. Domestic shipping is additional; check the final order total and delivery estimate.

HandsNet announced its online sales start for **October 10 at 00:00 JST**—October 9 at 11 a.m. Eastern, 10 a.m. Central or 8 a.m. Pacific daylight time. Its main-site product page returned an error during our checks, but the Rakuten listing matches the exact product identifier in that announcement: **4902506364937**.

**For US readers:** the Hands Rakuten shop’s [delivery terms](https://www.rakuten.co.jp/hands-net/info2.html?ref=news.knockology.com) specify Japanese domestic addresses only and no direct overseas shipping. Any forwarding or proxy arrangement would be separate, with its own eligibility, fees and shipping terms. No US retail release is established.

The announcement does not identify participating physical branches, a production quantity or a sale-end date. Check the retailer for current availability before making travel or purchase plans.