Hardy Brass Face Perfect 2 1/2" 1896 Check 7'8" 20 pages plus order forms

20 pages plus order forms (2) and covers

and increased feel

Gently swelled butt with a ring hook keeper

this is the fly that he may be best known for

The reel seat is a mortised cork spacer with slide band and black aluminum butt cap stamped Paul H

Hardy Brass Face Perfect 2 1/2" 1896 Check 7'8" 20 pages plus order formsFor sale here is very rare brass face Hardy Perfect wide drum fly reel 2 1 2" diameter with the early 1896 check with all three logos on the winding plate. Cosmetically and functionally the reel is in excellent condition, with no prior repairs and none needed. Full length original foot. Ivory handle spins freely. Stamped "5" throughout. Four cusps on the spool. The spool screw is a bit buggered, but original and still totally functional. The reel