{"product_id":"lamy-safari-special-edition-fountain-pen-meteora","title":"LAMY Safari Special Edition Fountain Pen - Meteora","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"info-banner-widget-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info-banner-widget-item-image\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a particular deep purple in nature you see just before a storm breaks, or in the after-image of a meteor crossing a night sky. LAMY has bottled that colour into the \u003cem\u003eMeteora\u003c\/em\u003e, a special edition of one of the most recognisable fountain pens ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Safari needs no introduction to anyone who has spent time with fountain pens, but the \u003cem\u003eMeteora\u003c\/em\u003e gives even longtime users a reason to look twice. Where the standard Safari has a smooth barrel, this edition is finished with a fine engraved checkered texture across both the barrel and grip section. Run your thumb over it and you'll feel the difference immediately: less slip, more control, and a genuinely pleasant tactile quality that changes how the pen sits in the hand during long writing sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign and build\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDesigned by Wolfgang Fabian for LAMY in 1980, the Safari shape has barely needed to change in over four decades, which tells you something about how well it was thought through the first time. The body is made from durable ABS plastic, keeping the pen light without feeling cheap. The \u003cem\u003eMeteora's\u003c\/em\u003e deep purple is paired with black accents throughout, including the clip and the nib, giving the whole pen a cohesive, considered look rather than a single flash of colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe clip itself is the same spring-loaded metal design LAMY has used since the beginning: strong enough to hold firmly to a shirt pocket or notebook cover, flexible enough not to fight you when you're taking the pen on and off. The triangular grip section, one of the Safari's most distinctive features, guides fingers into a natural writing position and is a large part of why this pen is so often recommended to people learning to hold a fountain pen properly for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNib and writing performance\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eMeteora\u003c\/em\u003e is fitted with a black-coated stainless steel nib, available in extra fine, fine, medium and other widths depending on your writing style. LAMY's steel nibs are known for consistency out of the box, and because the Safari uses LAMY's interchangeable nib system, you can swap nib sizes later without needing a new pen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilling system\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis is a cartridge and converter pen. It comes with one LAMY T10 ink cartridge in blue to get you writing straightaway, and it's compatible with the LAMY Z28 converter (sold separately) if you'd prefer to draw from bottled ink. For those of us who use bottled ink daily, this is the sensible way to run a Safari long-term, and it opens the pen up to the full range of LAMY and third-party inks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength capped:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.9 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength uncapped: \u003c\/strong\u003e12.9 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCap length: \u003c\/strong\u003e6.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e approximately 17 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the \u003cem\u003eMeteora\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis isn't a pen bought for ceremony. It's a pen bought to be used, refilled, dropped in a bag, and pulled out again the next morning still working exactly as it should. The \u003cem\u003eMeteora\u003c\/em\u003e edition adds a genuinely striking finish to that reliability, in a colour and texture you won't find on the standard Safari lineup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info-banner-widget-item\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"info-banner-widget-item-description\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0345\/4160\/0903\/files\/WEBFLAGS_GERMANY_125px.png?v=1613734597\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lamy","offers":[{"title":"Fine","offer_id":45540692197511,"sku":"LM-0C7_METEORA_FP_F","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":45540692230279,"sku":"LM-0C7_METEORA_FP_M","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0345\/4160\/0903\/files\/LAMY_Safari_Special_Edition_Fountain_Pen_-_Meteora_page1.png?v=1786852904","url":"https:\/\/thestraywhisker.com.au\/products\/lamy-safari-special-edition-fountain-pen-meteora","provider":"The Stray Whisker","version":"1.0","type":"link"}