Payne Model 206 Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #5/6

Payne Model 206 Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #5/6A nice Payne Model 206 bamboo fly rod, 9', 3 piece, 2 tip, built for what feels to me like a #5 line. 5. 1 ounces. Clapp & Treat model with the band of lignum vitae wood in the middle of the grip. The action is on the slower side of medium. A 1930's or 1940's era rod judging by the pot belly ferrules. Now comes the hard part. Is it original, or refinished and restored? If original it has had a reel on it perhaps once. I have only three points to argue

3" in diameter with a 13/16" spool diameter

The tube is also packed in a fine heavy canvas bag with a sleeve for the butt extensions

For sale here is a hard-to-find Kineya Reed Model 45 raised pillar fly reel

Serial number 1240 - Dutch made

and all sections full length

The action of the rod is medium fast dry fly action

Reverse half wells grip with the original protective plastic still in place

One tip is 2 1/2" short and has a very slight fishing set

This rod has delicate action tips and would be excellent for medium-to-small stream dry fly fishing

this one is in quite good cosmetic condition retaining very much of its wartime black paint

1” and “Since 1933” inscribed on the side of the frame

and delivered to Marshall Field on 3/16/1943