Walt Carpenter Browntone 6'3 2/2 3wt Bamboo Rod

Walt Carpenter Browntone 6'3 2/2 3wt Bamboo RodFor sale here is a like new Walt Carpenter Browntone 6'3" 2 2 3wt bamboo rod. Serial no. 891263. All sections are full length and straight. Beautiful dark cane with brown wraps and black tipping. Black, gold, and burgundy at the winding check and male ferrules. The tips are distinguished by one or two dots at the ferrules. Petite cigar grip with only the very lightest of handling marks. Blued cap and ring reel seat over a mortised Spanish cedar

The ferrules are wrapped in chestnut and tipped in honey and chestnut

Medium fast

5" slim cigar grip tapers to the front wrap

Don't miss out on this set of vintage flies that would look great on any anglers desk or bookshelf

Comes with the original bag and tube

There is rim rash and wear to the enamel coating at the outer edges of the reel cage

Near mint with the only signs of use some faint grip soiling and a slight reel foot impression in the varnish of the spanish cedar reel seat spacer

possibly in salt water as there is some evidence of corrosion on the inner spool

The seat also remains in excellent condition void of scratches or dents

The reel features a quick change spool

This rod was built in 1980

The highly polished aluminum rims show light wear