A Skillcraft Vintage U.S. Government Mechanical Pencil

You are looking at a Skillcraft two-sided mechanical pencil with the words U.S. Government imprinted on the pencil after Skillcraft. 

Most people can buy this item for $15 but the Department of Defense may want to pay $1000 for the item to prevent a write down of their existing inventory of red/black Skillcraft pencils as a result of the lower cost or market inventory valuation system.