Abel No. 3 Fly Reel with Spare Spool

Abel No. 3 Fly Reel with Spare SpoolA nice Abel No. 3 fly reel, 3 7 8" diameter and set up for LHW (the retrieve is reversible should the buyer wish). Good used condition with some rim wear and dings in a couple of spots on the frame edge, and the spare spool has one ding and a line sticker affixed to it (note that the spare spool is not pictured above). Both the reel and spare spool have lines loaded on them. Black anodized throughout. Serial number "1999" engraved on the side of the

This reel is made by Vladimir Rachenko from Ukraine who started designing and manufacturing fly reels and tools in the early nineties

The male spigot ferrule is made of bamboo

Ferrules are oxidized black

Made circa 1950

Dust jacket in good condition with some minor tears at top and bottom

The reel was made in Sept 2005 and remains in unused

almost transparent in color with light brown edges (there is some very minor cosmetic frosting on a few wraps)

The pewter oxidation at the ferrules has no sign of any wear

a Carlson "Four" 7'6 3/2 4wt quad made by Dana Gray

there are no cracks in the hard rubber the drag is strong and fully functional

The spool diameter is 2 7/8 with a frame diameter of 3 1/4"

All gold anodized