Hardy Perfect Wide Spool Fly Reel 3" with Wartime Finish 6 Weight Mirrored tips and pot-belly style

Mirrored tips and pot-belly style step ferrules

For sale here we have a vintage Hardy Perfect 3 5/8" fly reel

The cane is done in a light flame

"L" shaped line guard with one rivet attaching it to the pillar and a pin securing it to the frame

The book is bound in dark blue pigskin spine with silver title and blue cloth

Hardy Perfect Wide Spool Fly Reel 3" with Wartime Finish 6 Weight Mirrored tips and pot-belly styleAn ultra rare wartime era Hardy Perfect wide spool reel with the black paint finish. 3" diameter and designed for RHW. Stamped "Duplicated Mark II Check" though only a single is to be found inside. I've seen a small number of these wartime reels over the years and this one has about the best finish I've come across with very minimal loss of paint, a few specks and one small patch on the rim. Smooth brass foot, freely turning handle, and a well