Despite this, Nozacs came in a great profusion of sizes, styles, and colors. Some are round, others are either partially or fully polygonal, with either 12 or 14 sides.  Markings may include "Nozac", "Endura", and "Symetrik", singly or in various combinations, or there may only be the Conklin imprint with patent information.  Many pens bear a "Word Gauge" – numbered gradations on the transparent barrel indicating how many words could be written with the remaining ink (standard-sized pens went up to 5000; oversize, to 7000).  Matching pencils were offered, as well as desk sets.

Nozacs are not the easiest pens to service.  This is partly due to American repairmen’s relative lack of experience with piston-filler seal renewal (many still use thick disks of stiff rubber or other equally unsuitable materials; the original seals were alternating layers of cork, rubber, and cork, as visible below), but it must also be noted that the Nozac mechanism itself -- the hollow aluminum piston shaft, in particular -- is rather delicate and prone to binding and deformation.  Nonetheless, repair is generally straightforward as long as the piston operates properly.