Peerless 3A Fly Reel [SALE PENDING] 8'6' One would expect "Carmel" next

One would expect "Carmel" next to the "Mt"

The guide wraps are a transparent caramel color

For sale here is a very scarce Dingley 3" caged spool fly reel made for gunmaker Westley Richards of Birmingham

Includes original embroidered bag and tube with the label

but this is the first 2 1/2 inch model I've seen

Peerless 3A Fly Reel [SALE PENDING] 8'6' One would expect "Carmel" nextA Peerless model 3A fly reel, 3 1 4" diameter and set up for RHW. The reel weighs 5. 4 ounces and has a 1 3 16" spool width, slightly wider than the 2A model. Excellent lightly used condition with some very minor rim rash on the frame edges and one or two tiny cosmetic marks elsewhere but very clean overall. Silver frame with black sideplates and both the spool and front plate are ventilated on the cranking side. The drag is adjusted via a small dial