Dingley 3 1/4" Fly Reel - LHW! 8'6" The 814-3 achieves a continuity

The 814-3 achieves a continuity of action by the manipulation of the dimensions both in the rod taper and hollow cutting in the portions of the rod that transition from bamboo to the ferrule

oxidized guides and tip-top

The western-style grip is moderately soiled with slight ridging

The rod features an unsanded glass blank in the reddish-rust color characteristic of Steffen Bros

Comes in a polished aluminum tube with a brass top and collar and a light olive bag with a stiffener

Dingley 3 1/4" Fly Reel - LHW! 8'6" The 814-3 achieves a continuityFor sale here is a very scarce left hand retrieve Dingley 3 1 4" horseshoe latch fly reel in excellent condition. Made for and stamped Tom G. Hall Anglers Centre Preston (Lancashire England). The reel is in excellent mechanical condition. The smooth brass reel foot is unaltered. The line guard and pillars are in fine condition with no line burns. The ebonite handle is in in fine shape and spins freely. Excellent original leaded finish. Marked D5