Hardy Brass Face Salmon Perfect Wide Spool Fly Reel 4 1/4"

Hardy Brass Face Salmon Perfect Wide Spool Fly Reel 4 1/4"A very nice Hardy Brass Face wide drum perfect in a rare 4 1 4" size. 1905 check. Brass face with rod in hand logo and "Hardy's Pat 'Perfect Reel'" straight line logo on opposing sides. White ivorine handle spins freely. "Turk's head" style tension adjuster in excellent shape. Nice patina on the frame which is in great shape overall with normal expected use but free of defects. Knurled inner edge on the frame. The pillars are in excellent shape and

ebonite backplate

We also have a spare spool available for this reel here

Fly Fishing for Trout Volume 1 Special Techniques

Comes with tip tube and heavy canvas bag with separate compartments for the butt and mid section

author of "A Separate Peace" and given to him upon his graduation from Yale in 1949

Prior owner wrote 1968 on inside cover

One tiny pin prick mark to the rim from handling since this reel has never been lined or mounted on a rod

Mechanically perfect as one would expect

faster than many of the other GA75's

15" (pillar length is 1 1/2") and the reel weighs 13 1/2 oz

Seven feet

"The Catskill Legend" is engraved on the sliding band