Orvis Battenkill Fly Rod 8'6" 2/3 #6/7

Orvis Battenkill Fly Rod 8'6" 2/3 #6/7An Orvis Battenkill bamboo fly rod, 8'6", 2 piece, 3 tips, and built for a #6 or #7 line. Serial #26407. Used but very usable condition. The keeper wrap is missing, the lettering on the shaft is fairly illegible, and the grip has some soiling. But very ready to fish. Medium fast action. 4. 9 ounces on my scale. There is a clear wrap on the third tip just below the top snake guide. The cane is a brown oven temper and impregnated, done in a three up

The action is a crisp and smooth medium-fast dry-fly with a good bit of backbone should the wind pick up

Black / gold colour combination

Comes with suede reel case

It has some crazing to the wraps

hard rubber side plates

I have attached a catalog excerpt from 1953 on the rod

A very solid reel mechanically

There's a date of 1938 on the hang tag

and comes supplied with a grey cloth bag with a hangtag

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