Hardy Brass Face Perfect 4 3/4" Fly Reel

Hardy Brass Face Perfect 4 3/4" Fly ReelHuge 5 pillar wide drum Hardy Brass Face Perfect in the rarely seen 4 3 4" size. Superb colour to the brass (bronze, with a range of colours) face, with open oval, rod in hand and Hardy's Pat logos. 1896 check with old repair to the outgoing arm, the broken limb of which remains. Strapped tension adjuster with turks head nut. 3 3 4" long smooth brass foot, both ends of which have had some minor filing over the last 100+ years. The aluminium frame has

The spool width is 7/8"

Brackett replaced the original reel seat and grip with a modern nickel silver seat as well as re-wrapping the butt section ferrule

fly reel - size 5/6

Bolstered pillars appear to be german silver

but I would recommend a 7 or even a heavy 6

Supplied with commemorative limited edition collectors 'Bouglé anniversary' medallion

Oxidized Super Zee ferrule with the Super Zee logo stamp

Western grip with burled cork section at the top

One-screw lineguard - easily reversed as are the pawls for RHW or LHW use

Don't let this one get away - you may not see another one

For sale here is a very rare offering - a Herman Christian fly framed with a photo of the famous Catskill fly-tyer fishing the Neversink River

Polly was known as a pioneer of modern western fly-fishing and as an accomplished fly-tyer