Reviews about Lamy Safari Pens

I came across these reviews when I was searching for more info on the Lamy safari pens

I’m on the hunt for pens that have the flat end tips, similar to the nibs you see for calligraphy only much thinner.
When I was on vacation, some time back near Germany, I saw a gentleman using what looked like a flat tip pen in a journal. The pen looked something like that of the Lamy, but thus far I’ve been unable to find a reference to that type of nib from the company.

Sounds like an oblique nib you’re looking for – tipped to produce a thicker stroke up and down, and a thinner stroke side to side – depending which way you hold the pen.

In the UK, The Writing Desk have the Lamy Safari (and others) with oblique nibs – they’re the ones in the size list beginning with an ‘O’. Should be available anywhere that stocks a good range of Lamy, though, and other pens have oblique options too.

The result is usually a bit more character to your writing, but at the expense of a little more care – the nib needs to be kept a bit more level than a more rounded tip.

For easy experimenting, there’s also the italic version of the Fountain Pentel that we sell at Cult Pens – it’s cheap and disposable, but at 0.8mm, probably a little thicker than an oblique medium nib. Surprisingly fun to write with, though.