Dingley Fly Reel 2 7/8"

Dingley Fly Reel 2 7/8"For sale here is an extremely clean Dingley 2 7 8" fly reel. Rare size. Made in the 1930's. Stamped D12 on the frame and 12 on the foot and cog. This near mint condition reel is RHW and retains nearly all of its original leading. Gear teeth and pawl still very sharp. Un filed original smooth brass reel foot with two screws measures 2. 5". Great condition ebonite handle and it spins freely with some slight even resistance. The reel has no wobble. No

A small stripping guide and high arch tungsten snake guides are accented by a coat of Cosmo spar varnish (the best varnish ever made and no longer available)

Walter Brunner's rods are much sought after and extremely hard to find on the resale market

on the hang tag

Made for a 5 weight line

The reel is LHW but can be reversed to RHW

bright nickel-silver hardware

The Swiss-style ferrules are size 15/64 and 11/64 with a perfect fit

who apprenticed under Tom Maxwell late in Tom's life and ended up with many rods such as this one from Tom's personal collection

All of the lids work perfectly

His tapers have been tested and tweaked over the years as he states

The unique modified Ritz-style grip is 5 7/8" in length with only very light handling marks

sent the rod to me