Hardy St. George 3 3/4" Fly Reel - LHW

Hardy St. George 3 3/4" Fly Reel - LHWFor sale here is a rare left hand wind Hardy St. George 3 3 4 inch fly reel with two screw latch. Much of the original finish remains. All original and in excellent condition++ throughout. Unmolested ribbed brass foot and duplicated MKII check. The reel has no significant wobble or end play. Stunning dark brown agate line guide with no cracks. Wonderful condition ebonite handle spins freely. Tension regulator works as intended. Nice strong check

John or JLH and Sage had them add a palming rim

For sale here is a Julius Vom Hofe made size 4 fly reel

Ferrules are size 12/64 and the fit is excellent

terrific tippet protection

A rare example of a classic American maker

Comes with tan rod bag and brass capped aluminum tube with factory data sticker fully intact

with mirrored tips

"39DF-#5" inked on guide flat

The original bag and tube are gone and have been replaced with a blue felt bag and a plastic rod tube

The Renzetti Master Vise has the traditional rotary actuator that allows the tier to rotate the jaws by spinning the rotary arm

Serial #D110 dating the reel to 1949

Serial #23501 and the listed weight is 6 3/4oz