Dingley 3 1/4" caged spool fly reel with agate line guide

Dingley 3 1/4" caged spool fly reel with agate line guideFor sale here is a 3 1 4" caged spool, unbadged, Dingley fly reel with clean agate line guide. This early 1920s reel retains most of its original leading and operates very smoothly; foot is straight and original and will fit most modern fly rods (I've just had it on my Winston MX). The unusual feature is the check adjuster mechanism, not one we've seen before so presumably experimental. Whilst being unusual it is very effective and gives finely

The truncated Swiss-style ferrules are size 9/64 and 15/64 with a perfect fit

Complete with wooden ferrule plugs as well as aluminum male ferrule protectors

Comes in a red fleece pouch

Leonard Patent No

Cigar grip 6 1/4" in length with bright aluminum checks

The sale also comes with a letter/invoice from Bob detailing his restoration work

This rod also appears to have been originally sold with two tips and two-mids since the bag (original) has all five sections

Corrosion resistant stainless steel parts and the housing

Two screw latch

The gap between the screwlock component and the spacer does not affect the use of the reel seat

and overall skill places her in the top tier of leather goods makers and today's anglers are super lucky she has recently expanded her works to include fine fishing tackle cases (and handbags

Uplocking screw lock with spanish cedar insert