Pelikan M200

[parpod00]

How is the pelikan m200 for a high school student I'm lefty.

[penspouse]

The M200 is one of my favorite pens. I don't know that you would have anymore difficulty with it than any other fountain pen being a lefty. You might wat to do a search here for "lefty" or "left handed" to give you more information about writing with fountain pens and being left handed. Depending on your school and how you would carry/store your pen when not in use, my only concern would be theft.

[hbquikcomjamesl]

I carry 3 M200s and an M150. My "workhorse" M200 and my M150 are both 1990s-vintage dome-tops.

 

I echo the theft concern voiced by "penspouce"; when I was in high school, I carried a cheap Sheaffer cartridge-only model, or a still-under-$10 Osmiroid 75, and even an M200 is an awfully expensive pen to be carring around a public high school. You might be better off saving the M200 for more formal settings (or home), and carrying a Pelikano or a Pier Paul "Regal" at school.

[Joker4Eva]

I carry 3 M200s and an M150. My "workhorse" M200 and my M150 are both 1990s-vintage dome-tops.

 

I echo the theft concern voiced by "penspouce"; when I was in high school, I carried a cheap Sheaffer cartridge-only model, or a still-under-$10 Osmiroid 75, and even an M200 is an awfully expensive pen to be carring around a public high school. You might be better off saving the M200 for more formal settings (or home), and carrying a Pelikano or a Pier Paul "Regal" at school.

 

I find this a pity, seeing that the Pelikan M200 seems almost made for that role of being in the breast pocket of an outstanding student, or a student leader or the sorts. It seems to embody a very regal look, yet at the same time looking simple enough that it's owner wouldn't be jeered at being a "rich kid" behind his/her back, quite unlike those from the Souverän series, which screams elitism, despite it's modest design.

[vondauster]

Regarding theft of pens: I carried fountain pens all through high school and four universities in three states and two countries (US, Austria) without any incident. And this was back when most people knew what a fountain pen was. I suspect that today this even less of a problem. The biggest deterrent to loosing a pen is to simply never loan it to anyone.

 

Seriously. Anyone.

 

Will