While not many people have hard ot it, the Lamy Unic is an iconic pen. It was first released in 1984, having been designed by Gerd A. Müller, the man who designed the Lamy 2000 (the company’s best known pen), CP1, and ST pens.
The Unic was sold as a fountain pen using Lamy’s 585 (14K) gold nib or a black-coated steel nib. It was also sold as a retractable ballpoint pen, which is known for its telescopic tip. The Unic was never sold in a mechanical pencil, multi-pen, or rollerball.
The Lamy Unic fountain pen is no longer in production. It’s not known when the fountain pen stopped being produced, but it would be some time before 1997.
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The Lamy M16 is a proprietary ballpoint refill used with Lamy pens. It’s the only full-sized ballpoint refill Lamy makes. The M16 is sold in fine, medium, and broad sizes. The most common color is black, but it’s also sold in blue, red, and green.
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The Lamy Unic is both iconic and under-the-radar. Released in 1984, the Unic is often mis-identified as it bears resemblance to many other Lamy pens, but it’s important to note that the Unic came before most of these other designs! The Uniq is a creation of Gerd A. Müller, the same person who designed the Lamy 2000, cp1, and st families of pens.
The Lamy Unic ballpoint pen is no longer sold, but it’s not known when production ultimately ended. We do know, from Lamy catalog data, that the Unic was sold until at least 1997. This year the Unic ballpoint was sold in all four models.
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If you are in the market for a new rollerball pen or refill, you are probably looking to highlight the single most desirable feature of rollerballs: their smoothness.
If you want smoothness approaching that of a fountain, with the practicality of a ballpoint, then a rollerball is for you. Might as well choose the right one!
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Lamy’s M66 is a rollerball refill designed for use with capless Lamy pens. You can a 3-pack of these for about $12.
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The Lamy 2000 fountain pen is a true icon. It’s one of the most popular gold nib fountain pens sold today and it’s been a top choice of discerning fountain pen users since its release in 1966.
The Lamy 2000 has been sold in a few different styles and limited editions, but the standard 2000 is sold in black Makrolon (model L01), a type of fiberglass reinforced plastic. It’s sold in a stainless steel version as well (model L02), which is a good deal heavier than the original Makrolon material.
All models of the Lamy 2000 has piston-filled fountain pens, so they do not work with a cartridge or converter.
Lamy 2000 Nib
The pen uses a 14K gold nib that has a partially hooded design, which is to say that part of the nib is exposed and can be seen while part of the nib is hidden from view. If has a cap that can be posted on the pen, though posting is not recommended with the stainless steel version. The nib is sold in Extra Fine, Fine, Medium, Broad, Oblique Medium Oblique Broad, and Oblique Double Broad sizes.
Lamy 2000 Styles
The 50+ year history of the Lamy 2000 fountain pen means that talking about the pens history is not always very clear. For example, the standard black Makrolon fountain pen has been made continuously since 1966 but Lamy 2000s made in 2019 have a number of improvements over old models. New models are much less prone to cracking (completely in half!) and has improved piston mechanisms.
- Lamy 2000 – Standard model, black Makrolon
- Lamy Edition 2000 – Stainless steel version released in the year 2000 as the millennium edition
- Lamy 2000 stainless steel – Similar to the year 2000 model, but newly released in 2012
Further Reading
The Lamy M63 is the company’s popular, and longstanding, refill for capped rollerball pens.
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