How To Know If A Lamy Safari Is Fake 

Lamy Safari Review and Specs: unsharpen.com/pen/lamy-safari-fountain-pen/

I’m really bummed 😕I bought my first Lamy online and today that I received it I saw it was a counterfeit.

this is great timing, i just ordered one and it is coming tomorrow! i hope it's not a fake

Thank you for this. I just received my first Lamy Safari pen from Amazon. I don’t have an original to compare it to. I am waiting for to receive the converter so I can check to see if it has blue ink in it; I don’t trust myself to remove the nib. It looks like when I tighten it that the barrel and nib are almost lined up with the body; it isn’t perfect, but close. I hope this doesn’t mean it’s fake. The cap clicks (and not) the way you stated it should. There is a very light, almost imperceptible seam on one side of the body. With a loop, I can view an extremely light seam near the window on the flat side that does not have the Lamy logo on it. The seam is only noticeable between the window and the rubber washer on one side of the window. The other side of the window does not have a seam. I thought there was a something about the cross on the cap and the depth of the cross that could indicate a fake. But since I can’t compare it to a real one, it’s hard to see if it is indented enough. So far, mostly everything checks out on mine, but I am concerned about: 1. The slightly offset (hardly noticeable) lineup of the body, barrel and nib; 2. The imperceptible (if somewhat short) seam on the flat side opposite the Lamy logo between the window and the rubber washer; 3. I wish I could see a fake and a real Lamy up close side-by-side so that I would have a better idea of what a fake versus real Lamy logo and cross look like. 4. The ink is something I will check later. My Lamy came with the dark gray outer cardboard box that you showed, with an additional light gray, sort of metallic looking Lamy box, inside the dark gray box. It did not have a dark gray piece of paper that matched the dark gray outer box.

My Lamy has a completely different box, but the pen itself has all you mentioned.

Thank you. Excellent information.

Hi, I recently bought the new savannah green Lamy safari medium nib from the blick art store. And the purchased another from Amazon the charcoal one fine nib. I saw your video and the Amazon one seem legit. Only concerned was the nib. they have name printed. Only difference is that the medium nib feels like it was carved in, engraved lines. And the fine nib doesn’t have engraved, just printed on. Can the nibs also be fake?

Anyone know if the CP1 is supposed to have that cardboard ring when new?

I recently got mine in F but it has ink flow issues

Some of sellers that I found it's also inlclude manual paper that explain how to use the catridge, is it a problem?

Thank you. I have a follow up question. It has to do with the converter. How can you tell a genuine Z 28 converter from a fake one?

In an online store, I purchased a Lamy Safari Special Edition 2021. All of the Real features of Lamy you stated in the video are there, however the ink window is slightly off (meaning that even after tightening the screw on the threading part, it still does not line up perfectly). When I also compared it to my sister's Lamy Limited Edition 2016, I noticed that the body pen of the 2021 is somewhat thicker than the 2016.. Should I be worried? :(

Hi! I received mine last week and the only difference it has from your pointers is that it came with a Lamy converter. Thoughts?

Thank you so much

I feel like everything is legitimate accept for the nib. I think its damaged or something

Is it necessary to get that box? I got mine in a smaller silver box, the same silver like that of their ink boxes.

good review

I just received my Lamy Vista. Everything checks out as authentic. A few weeks back I bought a fake Lamy knockoff from Five Below for $3.50 (2 pens in pack). I was surprised how good the fake ones performed compared to the authentic so I had to find this video to compare.

I got my lamy safari fountain pen from ebay and it has all you mentioned

i have order this and it's coming next week, and it sells for 10$, i hope it's not fake

My lamy safari petrol came with a converter and it was shipped with a blue black converter outside of the pen and its nib does not come off easily and it was priced at 9.23 usd or 511 php but it does have all of the good indications like the numbers for the mold and stuff, Do you guys think its fake?

I bought my Lamy Safari online and it came with a gift box of some sort that included an ink bottle, cartridges, the pen and a converter. The box said “not just a pen” on the top and was colored gray. On the pen itself though the window and grip did not line up and once the barrel is screwed on tightly, a part of the ‘wing’ can be seen through the little window. It writes a tiny bit scratchy too. I’ll also add that it didn’t come with a manual the like, it was just the pen and accessories inside. Not even a barcode can be found. I’m pretty sure it’s a fake by now, what a bummer.

The fact one has to worry these days about receiving a fake of a 15 Euro pen is very worrying. P.s: Do you know if it is possible to replace the hard-plastic O-ring that holds the clip on the Safari. Where would I get a new one? My old Safari I used at school way back is missing it.

Informative video but it would be great if you could have a fake one alongside for comparisons. Thank u anyway.

I have this all features, but i bought mine for $10 and it's New old stock, I'm not satisfied if it's really authentic

Greetings and thank you for this information. Question- Does this hold true for a Lamy Vista also?

By the way, this and your other video about the Al Star do not show up in my subscriptions, no matter how often I refresh, re-subscribe or re-enable notifications. Your previous videos show up just fine however. Thought you might like to know...

Thanks , how do you stored it? Standing, laying, upside down?

I'm a little confused when you said the click when you post? Because on my two safari's it makes more of a pop rather than a click but that only happens whenever I post it really deeply if I just slide it on there's no noise. Something I also found with counterfeit safari's is that they come with a free Z28 converter without a blue ink cartridge, fake safari's are also limited to EF and Fine nibs only, and a big indicator of a fake safari is they're being sold in old special edition finishes.

All went well in your list except the ink stain and the blue ink in the set i ordered..so i am guessing i got a very good dupe

We get different packaging in the UK.

Is it ok of the Germany imprint on the body is on the other side? My other pens have it on the right side, while the newest one i bought has it on the left side. And the cap cross isnt totally aligned like my other lamy safari pens. Should i be concerned?

Gmund is one syllable

The counterfeit i got writes as well as my original Lamy. Even the build quality is flawless

Here's a simple test : fill a new lamy with red ink the first time around, if it writes in purple, its likely real since lamy tests all there pens once with blue one still in them, never heard of a fake going that far Or you could soak them I guess

My lamy safari has a slight misallignment of the nib and the body (they arent alligned in a straight line even when its fully screwed in) But it came with a nice black box with converter cartridge and warranty card. The seller in amazon is also connected to the official Lamy India website.

I have a fake one that says hero on the side it came with 24 cartridges for 3 bucks 😅

EDIT: Nvm, my fingernail was sharp enough to remove it. But, I don't see any blue ink residue? EDIT 2: I flushed it just now, I was a bit skeptical at first because I saw no blue ink when flushing it in water. But I finally saw that blue ink when I dried it up with tissue. :D I got my first safari today. I'm trying to remove the nib using tape, but its not sticky enough. My fingernails are not long enough to pull it out on the small gaps, and my hand seems to be slippery. Any other ways to remove the nib without any special tools?

I will stick to dealers and not Amazon for my more expensive pens.

Got the three “2021 Candy colored Safaris” from Amazon, they are fake. 😡

I think I got a fake one cause it came with a converter but I Just found out it’s real thanks to this video

These are so inexpensive, why would they even bother faking them?

Even the real one is not that great, lol