Hardy All Brass Perfect 4 1/4" Fly Reel - Late 1890s 7' Application: The 3 1/2” has

Application: The 3 1/2” has been a favorite of anglers for use on single hand rods for salmon dry fly

Only one screw on the headplate shows a bit of buggering

The shorter ones are virtually impossible to find

Full wells grip with only light soiling

made 1000 of these 3" all-brass Perfect replicas of their 1890's reel

Hardy All Brass Perfect 4 1/4" Fly Reel - Late 1890s 7' Application: The 3 1/2” hasFor sale here is a fine example of a mid to late 1890s Hardy All Brass Perfect. Strapped tension adjuster with turk's head locking nut; open ball race with bronze (brass?) balls it appears 2 balls are missing. Foot has been slightly trimmed at one end, presumably for ease of use. The reel is in good working order with no significant play; the cast foot is, unusually, intact. This is one of the 15 sizes listed in the 1895 catalogue, so only 14 more to