Dingley "St. George" Style Fly Reel 3 3/8" with Red Agate

Dingley "St. George" Style Fly Reel 3 3/8" with Red AgateA very nice Dingley St. George style reel, 3 3 8" diameter and set up for RHW. Red agate lineguard. Stamped "Dingley, Maker, Alnwick" on the backplate. Stamped "4" on the foot, and "4" and "I" on the inside of the frame. Excellent condition with normal cosmetic wear but no major defects of any sort. Full length brass foot and the red agate in the lineguard is free of cracks. Dual ebonite handles and this reel actually comes with a third section of

Down-locking nickel silver pocketed cap and "butterfly" ring over a cedar wood spacer

Oxidized and truncated step ferrules

Chrome or stainless guides

For sale here is a very scarce and early Hardy Uniqua model - 3 1/8" diameter with the early flat caliper spring check

Delicate medium full-flexing action without resorting to heavy tips

Comes with the original Hardy box

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The reel is in excellent + used condition

The grip is 6 1/2" long and styled to a western profile

The reel comes in an original tan cordura zippered pouch and the spool in a blue cordura velcro flap one

Spiral node pattern with blonde oven tempered cane

'Golden Shadow' Carbon Fibre