Carpenter Bros. Bamboo Rod - 8'3" 2/2 3-4wt Hollowbuilt Quad

Carpenter Bros. Bamboo Rod - 8'3" 2/2 3-4wt Hollowbuilt QuadFor sale here is a hollow built quadrate rod by Cris Carpenter, an 8 foot 3 inch bamboo rod weighing in at 3 1 4 ounces. Near mint condition with plastic still on the grip. Two sections made with two tips for a three or four weight line. Medium flamed, clear brown silks, oxidized hardware, cap and ring reel seat over a stunning wood spacer. The varnish finish has some slight marks in it and one tip has a very slight set. Smooth full working medium

The drag is adjustable in two places

One tip top is a replacement

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

For sale here is a Bob Summers Model Deluxe 856 bamboo fly rod - 8' 2/2 for a 5-6wt line

A tiny mark on the butt section (in the photos) and some old glue around the reel seat hardware is all I could find as far as disclosable conditions

Two-volume set

no shortcuts or outsourced hardware have been used anywhere

Twenty-three flies on nine printed Orvis cards

For sale here is a finely preserved Birmingham-style reel made most likely by David Slater for the Army & Navy Cooperative Society in England

Wrapped in the fashion of a Granger Deluxe

Our customer decided he wanted this model in the "special" configuration with full intermediates and asked if we could sell this one for him

built in 1956 by George Reid and Cal Skinner during the Wes Jordan era