Video Review: Sheaffer Legacy

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[SoulSamurai]

Nice review, it made me want a Legacy all over again. I've never handled a Legacy, but from what I've seen and read the main thing I don't like about it is that it has a step; the smooth stepless bodies on Sheaffer inlaid nib plastic pens are a big selling point for me. I don't know if there's a version of the Legacy without a step, but I haven't seen one.

[sansenri]

I'm usually rather sensitive to steps... but I don't feel discomfort on the Legacy.

There's a recess on the body, where the cap catches, but it's not a step.

Possibly you should try holding one to be sure.

 

[JonSzanto]

I've never handled a Legacy, but from what I've seen and read the main thing I don't like about it is that it has a step; the smooth stepless bodies on Sheaffer inlaid nib plastic pens are a big selling point for me.

 

Your reading has mislead you. There is no step whatsoever, with only a fraction of a mm at the trim ring. Even the Targa has a more pronounce 'step' down from barrel to section. I'm not sure there is any pen with a more smooth transition from barrel to section, and the section itself is generous enough in girth that you don't feel anything.

 

This is one of those things you have to experience, not read about.

 

 

 

[SoulSamurai]

 

I'm not sure there is any pen with a more smooth transition from barrel to section

 

 

Just fyi, a few fountain pens that have no step whatsoever (barring very slight manufacturing inaccuracies):

• Sheaffer 330/440
• Sheaffer PFM
• Conid Minimalistica
• Online Icone
• Karas Kustoms Reaktor
• Lamy Aion
• Lamy Logo
• Lamy 2000
• Kaco Edge (although from experience it has a surprisingly sharp and annoying retaining tab exactly where my finger sits...)
• Muji aluminium fountain pen

 

This just happens to be an area of interest for me, because I happen to like pens that absolutely zero step. That's not to say I can't tolerate a step at all, just that I prefer for there to be no step.

 

Anyway, I'm glad to hear the step is virtually non-existant. I would love to try the pen myself, but I don't think that's likely to happen unless I actually buy one. Maybe someday; it's definitely on my wishlist.

[JonSzanto]

Just fyi, a few fountain pens that have no step whatsoever (barring very slight manufacturing inaccuracies):

• Sheaffer 330/40
• Sheaffer PFM

 

I've got those pens and they are essentially the same style build as the Legacy. The Legacy pens simply have a trim ring between section and barrel and I'd hardly call it a step. At some point we might be splitting hairs.

 

I don't know most of the middle part of the list but I've got both sizes of the Muji and - yes, because of the way the pen 'assembles', you have a long portion to grip that is smooth. The smaller Muji made me think of another area... the very common "long/short" pens of Japan, such as this Platinum:

 

 

Since the pens, when put into writing position, have a very long, smooth section, you won't be gripping anywhere near the 'step' that is towards the back of the barrel portion. For someone trying to avoid a step but doesn't mind a slimmer pen, these are also an option.

 

 

[jameswatts]

I have a Legacy 1, the blue body with gold cap. It was a grail pen for me, and it more than lived up to my expectations. Every time I use it -- and I just got it out today -- I find myself asking, "why don't you use this pen more?" It writes so smoothly and reliably, it fits my hand as if it were designed to my specifications, and by golly it's just so doggone gorgeous.

[pkotrcka]

I have a current Legacy (Heritage) and it is a great pen, no issues with the body, grip, nib.. absolutely nothing :-)