Townsend Rollerball

[Parcival]

I have Lapis Lazuli. Is it possible to put the nib section and make fountain pen? Is there any difference in the body and cap?

Edited February 14, 2012 by Parcival

[jslallar]

Happy Valentine.

 

Your gift - yes it can easily be conevrted. In fact Townsend is probably the easiest of any FP to be converted from RB to FP. Just screw in the nib section and you are done. The cap fits. I have a siilar 'converted' pen in Tango.

 

There is a spring at the back of the barrel to keep the RB refilll in place but the barrel of Townsend is so big and long that you can easily fit the long cartridge or a small one with spare or a converter without causing any interference from the barrel end.. You do not need to remove that - as you would with most other makes and models.

[Parcival]

Thanks for the reply. Now I have to find nib section.

[adamselene]

You will just miss having the black dot on the top of the cap.

 

I have a Jade ex roller ball now FP.

 

I would love to have a Lapis. I regret that when Cross closed them out, I didn't get a bunch!

 

Those were the days.

[jslallar]

The easieast way to get a nib is to go to cross.com - customer service - spares - nibs and order what you want. Steel nibs were around $0 and gold ones around $140 plus postage the last I checked. I have bought replacement nibs from cross. Or you could call i their customer service on the nuber given and order by phone. Either will need a credit card for payment

[Pen Nut]

Thanks for the reply. Now I have to find nib section.

 

What nib size are you after ?