I like hooded and semi-hooded nibs and now have a hankering for a Lamy 27n. My daily workhorses are a Lamy 2000 and a Parker 51, I'd like to add an older Lamy into the mix. I saw this beauty when doing a web search:

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=290195286227

That pen would be ideal - I'd like an EF to M nib.

If anyone has one to sell or knows of any possible sources please let me know.

Thanks for your help,
Nick

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Wow! That is a high price for a 27n!

They turn up frequently at pen shows. Nice and sturdy pens indeed, but much smaller than a Lamy 2000. They are the size of a Parker 51.

Edit: if you want something a bit more special, you could start looking for a vintage Aurora 88, or for a Pelikan P1. Both very nice pens, and a bit more unusual than the Lamy 27.

Nick, try Regina Martini. http://www.martiniauctions.com/auction/index.php?
There are usually quite a few to be found there.
Best of luck

Thank you for the tip - I see a few on there. I'd really like one with a gold cap, i haven't seen any come up in my searches yet.
Thanks,
Nick

I used to collect vintage Lamy FPs and have to praise them for both build and writing qualities.

One tip: Avoid the plastic capped models of the 27 and 99 (the 99 was a slightly higher-end model, but almost identical in appearance to the 27 and parts are mostly interchangeable for the same vintage). Like most German thermoplastic pens from the 1950s and 60s, the plastic caps are very susceptible to cracking. Barrels are very durable, however. The metal capped versions are darn near indestructable. And a 27 or 99 with a gold-filled cap is fairly scarce, tho not truly rare. Most had stainless caps. Even scarcer than gold fill are caps with rhodium plating.

Later 27 and 99 models are slimmer pens with a Parker 61-style profile. Hooded nibs and feeds on these later pens are interchangeable with the Lamy 2000. Some of these nibs have a little flex, too.

--Karl

I've actually seen these close even higher, but this is a bit above the average.

Martini auctions are an OK source for Lamy pens... I've heard of mixed experiences and no one seems to come away feeling like they got a really great deal, just OK. Very good condition Lamy pens take top dollar on that site... you're probably better off looking for user-grade there.

I've got a number of Lamy 27 pens in my collection. No duplicates, but I'm trying to thin my whole pen collection somewhat. My hold-up was getting a light tent so I can take some decent photos. I may be unloading some of my Lamy collection soon, so keep an eye on the marketplace..

Thanks for the information Karl. I though I had read that the 99 was made of cheaper parts as a cost cutting measure, this doesn't seem to be the case from what you say. I have been targeting the metal caps - either the chrome or gold fill. So the earlier models are closer in size to a P51?
Thanks,
Nick

It was your great review that got me headed down this path in the first place! If you are looking to offload any of your 27s please PM me - pics are not too important if can describe them well.
Cheers,
Nick

OK, will do Nick. I never thought I'd be considering selling any of my pens... Such a small object is hard to see as taking up too much space, but wow--it's so easy to amass too many over the years.

I'm glad you liked the review. I hadn't edited my signature in a while and afterwards I realized that FPN had reduced the signature text size... I couldn't put all of my reviews back in!

Btw, the 27m ('m' not 'n') is about the size of a Parker 51. The 27n is a little more slender, but doesn't feel small. The 99 was supposed to be a slightly lower end model, from what I understand. You won't see many with metal caps.

I don't have any vintage Lamy literature with 27 and 99 pricing. My impression from collecting both the 27 and the 99 was that the 99 was a little higher end -- like an extra GF band around the bottom of the hooded section and similar touches. I also tended to see more gold-filled 99 caps than 27 ones.

Please keep in mind that this is complete speculation on my part and I can easily be wrong about this.

--Karl