Hardy Featherweight Fly Reel - early 60s

Hardy Featherweight Fly Reel - early 60sFor sale here is a Hardy Featherweight fly reel in excellent used condition. Made in England. Smooth alloy foot. Two screw latch plate with a reversible L shaped nickel silver line guard. RHW only. Comes with original red cream Hardy zippered pouch.

The tip-tops are wrapped in green and red respectively to distinguish them from one another

Bright nickel silver uplocking reel seat over a cherry wood spacer

This is a once in two or three generations find as it appears to be the only specimen known

45" and overall length is ~ 7

Voss of Florida

Comes with a replacement bag and original tube with only the slightest remnants of the original Thomas tube decal

Also includes the backing

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

Stamped 2 on frame and spool

For sale here is a beautiful Thomas & Thomas "Classic" 6'6" 2/1 4wt bamboo rod

The reel seat is an upsliding band and hidden pocket cap correctly radiused to hold the reel securely

The German silver foot is full length and there is a very slight bend in it can be easily straightened (I can provide a competent reelsmith to do such simple tasks such as this)