Hardy Perfect 3 3/8" - early check - PARTS REEL 4-piece A small spot of damage

A small spot of damage to the very upper spot of the spine

The artfully-bolstered cross-pillars are german silver

The Leonard stamping is not original obviously and was added at a later time

There is an interesting article warning anglers to conserve weight (reel and reel seat hardware) behind the casting hand rounding out the initial four

John fly reel in excellent + condition with original box

Hardy Perfect 3 3/8" - early check - PARTS REEL 4-piece A small spot of damageFor sale here is a catastrophe. This is a "perfect" example of buying from eBay without being wise and diligent. This "was" a nice 3 3 8" Hardy Perfect with early check. I bought it many years ago and was not smart enough to return it once I examined it. Actually I didn't even look at it too closely until after the return window had passed. Anyway, it was sold to me by a very popular seller who is now widely known as a fraud, but I didn't know it at