The Lamy Safari Fountain Pen
Posted on April 28, 2008
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The fine-nibbed Safari fountain pen from LAMY is the official working pen of Classic Style. I have used the same charcoal Safari for over 12 years and I have yet to have a single problem with it. (Let me clarify that; I have occasionally forgotten to stock up on ink cartridges, but that is my problem, not the pen’s.)
LAMY released the Safari in 1980 with the intent of introducing teenaged students to quality writing instruments. The design philosophy that made it a great pen for scrappy adolescents (constructed of hard-wearing ABS plastic, nib section with two side moldings to make it easier to grip, flat sided barrel to prevent it from rolling away, chromium coated stainless steel nib) also makes it the perfect pen for anyone who wants to use a fountain pen for all their day-to-day writing.
The nib is strong without feeling brittle and can take a surprising amount of pressure without bending or digging the paper. The fine nib is wonderful for its distinctive sound as it travels across the page.
The Safari is available in charcoal, grey, yellow, red, and blue and uses the LAMY T10 cartridge or Z24 converter.
There are certainly more elegant pens, but for a hard working fountain pen that looks great and is priced appropriately (US $20.00) you cannot do better than the Safari.
Visit LAMY’s home site at lamy.de
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