Could you please recommend a nice, sturdy, cartridge fountain pen for a heavy-handed 9 yr old.

[SuburbanSpaceperson]

DS has his pen licence so we have moved into the world of blots on pages and ink stains on white polo shirts. TBH I bought a cheap fountain pen because I thought he wouldn't get a pen licence this year (fine motor skills issues) and now that he's using it it's not really good enough. He needs one that's easy to grip (possibly a slightly larger grip with soft-grip finger placements), has a smooth writing action, doesn't blob ink with a flicky hand movement (he sometimes does unintentionally jerky gestures) and is easy to change the cartridge. I'd also quite like to buy it online if possible.

Thanks.

[SuburbanSpaceperson]

Bumping for the evening crowd

[Oakmaiden]

My children have these

[TweenageAngst]

Lamy pens-get them from Amazon

[ThreeBeeOneGee]

Lamy Safari

[SuburbanSpaceperson]

Those Lamy pens look lovely. Would the wooden one be a little babyish for a 9yo?

[ThreeBeeOneGee]

DS1 and DS2 have both been using the Lamy Safari pens since they were 11. They are easy to write with and seem to survive the hell that is a Y7 boy's pencil case.

[Oakmaiden]

My very nearly 9 year old has one. They are more robust and easier to hold than the others. My 10 year old has just moved on to a Lamy Safari (which is what I use too, actually). Though I have a posh one as well.

[paddythepooch]

Lamy. Plus get one of those double ended ink eraser pens. Genius

[StarWarsStanley]

Another LAMY vote here.

[starfishmummy]

Lamy - I like the vista which is the same style as the Safari but see through so I can see my beautiful color inks!!

I get mine from Cult Pens who are very fast. If you go for a Lamy I would also suggest that you buy lots of cartridges at the same time as WHS charge several times more for them!

[SuburbanSpaceperson]

Thanks everyone. I showed DS the different Lamy pens and he chose a blue Safari. So just waiting for delivery now.