HL Leonard Model 39H Bamboo Rod 7'6" 2/2 #5

HL Leonard Model 39H Bamboo Rod 7'6" 2/2 #5For sale here is an H. L. Leonard Model 39H 7'6" 2 2 5wt bamboo rod. Serial no. 964. Excellent++ condition. All sections are full length and straight. Straw colored cane with bright red wraps and black tipping at the winding check and male ferrules. Blued guides and tip tops with the exception of the stripping guide. Gently swelled butt. Ring hook keeper. Nickel silver checks. The classic cigar grip measures 6" in length with on the lightest of

Oxidized jet black finish on ferrules

Comes with an additional spool in used condition with another line wound on it

along with a tag stating "7'6"

Medium-fast to fast but with a nice full flexing action

Each rod in this series comes with a copy of "The Wedding Gift" by John Taintor Foote with a Spinoza Rod Co book plate stating "Serial #10"

A nice Payne 206 with all sections original and full length

There is a small crunch mark in the cork from the ring

High arch guides

with pouch and backing or reel

Somewhere Stan is still stooped over an ancient Flather lathe just not on our plane of existence

the reverse half wells grip measures 5 7/8" in length with moderate soiling

Lightly blued guides