Maxwell Leonard 40M-5 Fly Rod 8′ 2/2 #5

Maxwell Leonard 40M-5 Fly Rod 8′ 2/2 #5A superb Maxwell Leonard 40M 5, an 8 2 piece, 2 tip rod, serial #304. From the early Maxwell period at Leonard. Mint and original the paper and gum strips are still on the grip. This is the standard Leonard model. Blonde cane wraps are tan, with brown at the ferrules and keeper. Impeccable Maxwell varnish job. Mortised maple seat with an oxidized cap and ring. Pewter oxidized ferrules. It is straight as the day it left the stop. The initials DD

Rod shafts are wrapped green olive with brown olive intermediates

Guide wraps are brown edged black with maroon accents at ferrules and keeper

Supplied with a Hardy pouch not original to this reel

Lovely varnish and all the usual excellent Winston touches

Tips are mirrored

It is a 7'6" rod

Cap and ring seat with a lovely quilted walnut varnished spacer

A very rare offering especially in this size

Black anodized side plates with champagne anodized rims and spool

It has an uplocking screw lock reel seat over a varnished walnut spacer

Comes with a brass-topped aluminum tube

A very powerful medium action rod