Lamy Safari Pens cheapest and the best

The Lamy Safari pens are fairly cheap fountain pens – perhaps the cheapest you can get that’s actually good

Personally, I like the way this pen looks, but it’s not for everyone. It’s quite different in styling to most fountain pens, and the case is plastic rather than lacquer. The over sized ‘paperclip style’ pocket clip is effective, but not very decorative.
As I said, I like it, but it’s not going to fool anybody into thinking it cost you a lot of money.
The unusual look even continues to the nib. There’s none of the usual flared shape, polished two-tone metal, or swirly engravings. It’s just plain black-coated metal, with “LAMY” and a letter for the nib width marked on it.
It’s all very understated and minimalist, and that appeals to me.