Lamy Left Hand Nib Vs Right Hand Nib

[gsgtsg]

Hi,

 

What is the dfference between the Lamy left hand nib vs right hand nib?

 

Is there a physical difference?

 

In which way will the left hand nib benefit a left handed writer?

 

Cheers.

 

[ravantra]

From what I understand the nib is shaped so that when it is "pushed" forward it does not catch on the paper ( I may be wrong). Some think that this is pure fantasy and a left handed nib does not exist. I did buy one for my niece and she loves it. Maybe someone more knowledgeable about this can shed some light.

[ANM]

The only reason you would want a left handed nib is if the nib is oblique for a left handed person or is an italic nib and you are an overhand writer. In the latter case, the slant of the italic nib is opposite from a right handed one, otherwise, a regular nib works perfectly well for left handed writers.

[Newjelan]

I have Safaris with both LH & M nibs. While the standard M nib is good and I've no complaints, the LH handed one feels better in a way I can't quite explain. I love it and it even feels better to use than my Pelikan M800.

[Bwassung]

I used a left handed nib from lamy, i found i wrote better with a standard nib.

 

my guess is its only useful from one (of many) ways of writing left handed.

[MrInkwell]

Yes, it certainly does exist. However it is not an oblique of any kind - it is a round nib for general writing. The difference is slightly different shaped tipping material (rounded tipping material) supposedly better suited to "pushing", as ravantra said. However, from the LH Lamy nibs I have seen (say, 10 or so) there appears to be very little difference indeed.

Edited August 19, 2013 by MrInkwell