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Is It Possible To Rebuild Conway Stewart Churchill Into C/c?

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I am considering of getting CS Churchill with lever filling which scares me. It is from 2006. Is it possible to modify and make a c/c of it?

Seeking a Parker Duofold Centennial cap top medallion/cover/decal.
My Mosaic Black Centennial MK2 lost it (used to have silver color decal).

Preferably MK2. MK3 or MK1 is also OK as long as it fits.  
Preferably EU.

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I doubt it. You can easily find Churchill's with a C/C filler without adapting a lever pen.

In fact the C/C's more common than the levers, which are sought after in themselves.

I wouldn't go tampering with it, just wait for the right one to come along, rather than 'making do', as it were.

 

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Thank you very much, guys!

Seeking a Parker Duofold Centennial cap top medallion/cover/decal.
My Mosaic Black Centennial MK2 lost it (used to have silver color decal).

Preferably MK2. MK3 or MK1 is also OK as long as it fits.  
Preferably EU.

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I am considering of getting CS Churchill with lever filling which scares me. It is from 2006. Is it possible to modify and make a c/c of it?

My new Churchill had a faulty lever filler. If i were considering a purchase of a Churchill with a lever filler, and if I wanted to fill the pen successfully, I suspect I would also consider sending the pen to an expert pen repairer who already knew how to repair the lever filler in a Churchill.

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My new Churchill had a faulty lever filler. If i were considering a purchase of a Churchill with a lever filler, and if I wanted to fill the pen successfully, I suspect I would also consider sending the pen to an expert pen repairer who already knew how to repair the lever filler in a Churchill.

I've found with them in the past the sac to be faulty and the J bar being inadequate and needing replaced.

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My J bar was a strip of metal that was unusually narrow. Its width looked more appropriate for a Dinkie than a Churchill. Some people reported that the neck of the sac was cut by the sharp end of the J bar. When Waco Johnny D showed a photo that included the J-bar, that one was a purpose made J-bar, not a strip of metal. I observed that when the lever of my pen was lifted, the sac was only minimally compressed. When the lever was lowered, the sac filled very slightly.

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