Hardy St. George Royal Wedding Commemorative Reel

Hardy St. George Royal Wedding Commemorative ReelFor sale here is a Hardy St. George Royal Wedding Commemorative Reel. Serial number 86. Unused condition. Right hand retrieve. Comes with all of its original accompaniments. Priced to sell! These reels originally sold for $1,200 and sold out very quickly. On the eve of the Royal Wedding, Hardy announced that it was producing an engraved, commemorative gold edition of the St. George reel to celebrate the wedding of Prince William of Wales to Miss

Crazed erinoid handle that spins freely

be brought into contact with the opposing face of the adjacent cheek of the drum by pressing on the finger piece and thus provide a brake which can be immediately put in or out of action

Weight 10 oz

For sale here is a Mario Wojnicki hollow-built bamboo rod

Joe no longer makes the all-black reels and his retail was $925 for this model

Serial number 9200

The tips are housed in a unique tip tube made of bright aluminum

the rod was made in 1947 by John Rosencrantz

Original bag and tube but no hang tag

Includes many nicely tied and what appears to be unused salmon flies

The grip appears to have been replaced

Leather cap has an oval brass plaque