Companion 5 (Type 3 Transitional)

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  1. Sedgman

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    Picked up this fairly common Companion silent burner stove for a fair amount. The stove does not have the crimpled feet which are usual for the rounded air screw later Companion stoves (Type 3).

    The stove came with a Primus burner, a Companion inner cap, a round air screw, no burner outercap and no spirit cup at all. Assuming it is the earlier transitional version I have added a stamped 'Companion' spirit cup and the correct Companion burner along with an SH&S 1945 brass burner outer cap.

    I had a big job getting the pump leather cup replaced as the genuine Companion pump leathers with the riveted construction are hard to come by. I swapped in a brass Companion pump rod (slightly thicker rod @ 6.38 mm) for the steel one and finally got it going. They are a nice reliable simple stove and I still get a kick out of restoring them.

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    Note the Companion rivetted pump leather and the steel pump rod (5.47 mm diameter).
     
  2. Tony Press

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    Great stoves!


    Cheers

    Tony
     
  3. ROBBO55

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