Payne Model 100 Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4 6'4" The nickel silver butt cap

The nickel silver butt cap is stamped “The Leonard Rod

For sale here is a nice Malloch 4" diameter wide drum salmon reel

See here for Orvis catalogs from the 1950s that are for sale here as well

Three up node pattern construction and hand pressed nodes

Agate stripping guide on butt and mid sections

Payne Model 100 Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4 6'4" The nickel silver butt capA nice EF Payne bamboo fly rod, 7'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for what feels like a #4 line. The rod weighs 3. 4 ounces on my scale. It appears to be a model 100 based on the specs and the very pleasing medium action, and I have listed it as such. Excellent lightly used condition with some minor cosmetic wear (some cosmetic casting cracks at the ferrule wraps, some minor loss of oxidation to the hardware here and there, and light hand soiling to the