Bellinger Reel Nickel-Silver 3 1/4″ W

Bellinger Reel Nickel-Silver 3 1/4″ WA Handsome Bellinger Reel, this one a nickel silver 3 1 4 W model. Right hand wind. Black delrin side plates with a beautifully proportioned serpentine handle. Fixed drag. Highly polished and has clearly never been used or lined. Comes in a lovely Arnie Mason leather case, as well as with a red velvet drawstring bag and original box (including warrantee card which states that the original purchase was 3 21 06). Stunning reel, just gorgeous.

The varnish is in excellent condition

This is a later Maxwell period Leonard with a nice mortised tiger maple uplocking screwlock reel seat (polished bright)

Dark stained tiger maple spacer under standard cap-and-ring hardware

There is also a 1 1/2" section of the butt where varnish has been flowed in to cover a scrape

Very fast DF action

Slim Cigar grip

with one small scuff on the rim but otherwise excellent working condition with lots of fishing left in it

Medium action rod with flametone rod shafts designed in a two-opposed node pattern

This rod also has green jasper delicate intermediate wraps with fancy groups above each male ferrule

Slim cigar grip and all cork reel seat

Black high-speed steel guides and small hoop tip-tops

The grip is a medium cigar