LAMY safari Fountain Pen - steel black - The Goulet Pen Company
LAMY safari Fountain Pen - steel black
The LAMY safari is a workhorse pen, known throughout the fountain pen community for its ruggedness, reliability, and no-nonsense functionality. The triangular grip makes it great for those starting out who have no idea how to hold a fountain pen, but it's used and loved by fountain pen lovers of all levels of experience.
This matte steel black safari comes with an interchangeable black steel nib, which can be easily swapped out for another size, and matching black trim. This fountain pen comes with a blue LAMY ink cartridge so you can get started writing right away.
If you'd like to use bottled fountain pen ink, you can also purchase a LAMY Z28 converter.
Note: To ensure quality performance, LAMY tests their pens as a final step in manufacturing. If you happen to see any residual blue ink, rest assured that this is normal.
Click here to shop all compatible LAMY ink cartridges.
- Condition
- New
- Brand
- LAMY
- Type
- Fountain Pens
- Color
- Black
- Demonstrator
Whether or not the barrel of the pen is translucent, allowing you to see the ink and filling mechanism inside.
- No
- Body Material
- Resin
- Cap Type
How the cap is opened/closed from the barrel of the pen. Some common options include Snap-Cap, Screw-Cap, Magnetic Cap, or Capless (no cap).
- Snap-cap
- Compatible inks & refills
Which ink this pen will accept. Choices include bottled ink and various styles of pre-filled ink cartridges.
- Bottled ink, Proprietary LAMY ink cartridges
- Filling Mechanism
How the pen fills with ink. Click here to watch our video tutorial on common filling mechanisms.
- Cartridge, Converter
- Grip Material
- Resin
- Nib Size
- Extra-Fine, Fine, Medium
- Nib Color
- Black
- Nib Material
- Steel
- Postable
Whether or not the cap fits securely onto the back of the barrel when open.
- Yes
- Retractable
Whether or not the nib/tip can retract into the body of the pen (usually for click or twist-open style pens).
- No
- Trim
- Silver
- Diameter - Body
- 12.3mm (0.5in)
- Diameter - Cap (without clip)
- 13.5mm (0.5in)
- Diameter - Cap (with clip)
- 17mm (0.7in)
- Diameter - Grip (mm)
Measured from the place most people choose to rest their fingers, which varies with each pen.
- 8.9mm
- Length - Body
The measurement from the back end of the barrel to the tip of the nib.
- 128.7mm (5.1in)
- Length - Cap
- 65.4mm (2.6in)
- Length - Nib
The measured length of the visible portion of the nib when it is installed in the pen, from grip to tip.
- 15.9mm (0.6in)
- Length - Overall (Closed)
- 139.5mm (5.5in)
- Length - Overall (Posted)
When the cap of the pen is posted onto the back of the pen body, this is the measurement of the entire pen including the nib.
- 163.9mm (6.5in)
- Weight - Body
If a converter is included with the pen, this weight is reflected in the total.
- 10g (0.4oz)
- Weight - Cap
- 7g (0.2oz)
- Weight - Overall (g)
- 17.0g
- Max Ink Capacity - Cartridge
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a cartridge.
- 1.56ml
- Max Ink Capacity - Converter
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a converter.
- 1.08ml
LAMY Steel Nib - Black
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Not sure which size nib is best for you? Try our Nib Nook tool to view and compare nib widths using our writing samples.
I asked and Goulet pens came through. Asked what would work best on deckle paper and they suggested the lamy safari with a medium nib. It glides over standard paper and leaves a nice dark line on my deckle paper with no breaks in the line. Very happy.
Ok I have been on a mission to find a good fountain pen to take to work. For the price it works amazing. The ink I use in it is shin-ryoku from Pilot and I find that the both combined writes on most paper without or very little bleed through.
I was really thankful I went with this brand over any others. It comes with a manual for first-time owners, it's very durable, and I love to write with it.
I have an old Lamy Safari from around 10-12 years ago. I have been so pleased with the converter and the way it writes and feels that I decided to try another couple of Lamy Safari pens, including this one.
While the converter and nib both are excellent, the quality and feel of the pen is much worse than the older Lamy Safary. The older one is also made of plastic, but it is thicker, heaver, and feels more substantial to write with. The newer Lamy Safari is thinner, has noticible mold lines on the plastic body of the pen, and just feels like a cheap toy.
Overall I'm disappointed and won't be buying more Lamy Safari pens.
Really good pen I had no problem and writes really smooth
“Steel black” is the name of the color. The pen is resin. Poor name choice
Typical Lamy Safari excellence, but do note this color is actually rather purple in person.
My grandson is being indoctrinated in the analog ways. He loves it!
The ususal excellent nib from Lamy. Considering the low cost;, the value proposition is favorable. The pen is not comfortable for my large hand, though., but serves a limited purpose as an occasional pen.
Works like a charm. Excellent customer service..prompt shipping.. though as a less than novice fountain pen-ner (is that a word?) I’m really liking my Pilot Metroplitan.
I think it's really cool looking with the black matte finish, the black clip and the black nib. I always order a Medium nib, but am going to swap it for a Fine one like I did in my Lamy Al Star.I like the crispness of the fine nib and it's so easy to swap, but wish I had just gotten it with Fine to start with because the nibs are $16 ; almost as expensive as the pen.
Starting my cursive journey with this pen has been wonderful
Good utility pen for making notes and lists around the house
My lamy fountain pen is my first of many to come. And it is great love it. Looking to buy my next one.
Lamy is amazing. This is my second safari and they have really thought of everything to make your writing experience seamless. The matte version is better than the smooth ones because if you're like me and have sweaty hands, the smooth ones will slip between my finger even while writing.
I love Safari Fountain Pens! I was needing to switch out my Fall Terra and Savanah Safari Pens. I also bought the new Scarlet Color. I can’t find a fountain pen I like better!
While I love the feel of the pen in your hand (the triangle shaped grip makes it easy to hold and quick to orient for writing), I find the nib leaks over time. I end up with residual ink on my fingers and need to clean the cap ever few weeks. Due to this, the pen has been relegated to the desk drawer.
I love the extra fine point it doesn’t allow the fountain pen to bleed through the paper like some of the lower end fountain pens I’ve use before
Im a medic and my penmanship is not great. I use the fine point on reports i write. Improve my writing. I have other much more expensive. this is my go to
The perfect 'black dress' of pens to add to your writing repertoire: lightweight, durable, & easy to use. Simplicity without being simple.
Give this pen as a gift to our seminarians and they absolutely love it. It is a great weight and it writes beautifully.
This is my secong Lamy Safari. I was dumbstruck with how smoothly it writes compared to other fountain pens I own, none of them real pricey.
Steady as she goes, always reliable and a great pen for every occasion.
Like all LAMY pens, the Safari in steel black is no exception to the quality LAMY puts into all their fine writing instruments.
I love the stealthiness of the Steel Black which also has a Black Nib!
I paired it with a Forest Green ink and it looks great.
Have fun and keep creative...
Medium nib. My favorite nib weight. The color is very cool. Which makes it even more enjoyable to draw and write with.
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