Hardy Perfect 3 3/8" Fly Reel - late 1920s/early 1930s 3-Piece Elegant nickel silver checks

Elegant nickel silver checks

This is wonderful example of a pre-fire Leonard classic dry fly rod

The rod has an authoritative medium-fast action for a 6/7wt line

attractive knurling on the pocketed cap

The rod features lovely medium-dark toned cane with chestnut wraps

Hardy Perfect 3 3/8" Fly Reel - late 1920s/early 1930s 3-Piece Elegant nickel silver checksFor sale here is a 3 3 8" Hardy Perfect with Dup. MKII check. Made in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Extremely tight reel mechanically. Full length ribbed brass foot. Ebonite handle spins freely. Rim tensioner works perfectly. No cracks or corrosion. Agate line guide is unblemished. Professionally engraved initials appear on winding plate. Nicely done however. "TAG" on frame stands for Hardy reel maker Thomas Armstrong. Reel weighs 6 7 8 oz. and the