MarcudemusHello Marcudemus,
As a lefty, I can say that fountain pens in general are tricky for us, because depending on your grip, you may be more likely to smear ink than a righty. This is a regular medium-nib pen, and as such is really no more or less lefty friendly than any other regular medium nib. In other words, it should be just fine for you, unless your grip is very unusual.
writerstephenHi @writerstephen,
Thanks for the input! After doing some more research on fountain pens in general (rather than these models or this manufacturer in particular), I've discovered that they seem not nearly as bad as I remember my time with a calligraphy pen with a steel tip that kept stabbing the paper and flicking droplets of black India ink anywhere that it could launch them.
MarcudemusAh! Never having had that experience myself, I can say it sounds horrible lol. But modern fountain pens do seem to be lefty friendly for the most part. I did attempt to get a pen with a special lefty grind (reverse non italic oblique) and found that it is no better to write with for me than a standard nib.
MarcudemusI"m a lefty and I've never had a problem. That being said, I underwrite pretty sharply so my hand never drags across what I've just written but I've found many lefties either underwrite or overwrite as we get tired of smudging pencil or even ballpoint pen ink.
I've never found any problem with a nib though.
As a lefty, I can say that fountain pens in general are tricky for us, because depending on your grip, you may be more likely to smear ink than a righty. This is a regular medium-nib pen, and as such is really no more or less lefty friendly than any other regular medium nib. In other words, it should be just fine for you, unless your grip is very unusual.
Thanks for the input! After doing some more research on fountain pens in general (rather than these models or this manufacturer in particular), I've discovered that they seem not nearly as bad as I remember my time with a calligraphy pen with a steel tip that kept stabbing the paper and flicking droplets of black India ink anywhere that it could launch them.