Lamy
Safari fountain pen
Fountain pen with a triangular grip and steel nib, the one used in German schools
- Age
- Ages 8 to 14
- Price
- €20 to €35
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Why it works
The First Communion pen used to be a gilded piece that nobody used. This is the opposite: hard plastic, a shaped grip that positions the fingers properly and a steel nib that forgives a clumsy hand. The maker recommends it from the third year of primary school, and there are adults still using theirs thirty years later.
Our verdict
A First Communion keepsake with real use for a calm child of nine or ten. If they are the kind who lose their pencil case every term, wait a couple of school years.
They will like it if
- they like writing, drawing or having neat handwriting
- they look after their things
- you are after a keepsake that really gets used
Bear in mind
- this version is for right-handers
- the ink stains: they have to learn how to fill it
- many schools do not allow writing with a fountain pen
What's in the box
- Steel nib with a fine line (F)
- Ergonomic triangular grip
- Includes one cartridge of erasable blue ink
- Right-handed version
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