Hardy Wide Drum Perfect 3 3/4" Fly Reel

Hardy Wide Drum Perfect 3 3/4" Fly ReelFor sale here is a fine and scarce Hardy Perfect wide drum fly reel 3 3 4" diameter with nickel silver line guide and MKII check. Excellent condition. Full length original ribbed foot. Ebonite handle spins freely. Stamped "JS" for Jimmy Smith. Nice tight reel mechanically. No cosmetic issues to speak of other than slight frame edge wear rash. The reel appears to be 100% original. These nearly 100+ year reels are wildly coveted throughout the world as

Includes original bag with stiffening dowel and a fine leather tube with "Tom Moran Rod Co

aluminum and cork ferrule plug

Most serious reel collectors have seen a #5 Peerless

The script is clean and bold

This one is number 80 (of 250) and comes with a handsome walnut box

accented with green and black variegated wraps at each tungsten guide and quiet chinese red/orange tone silk tipping

The poacher's button works

Up-locking black aluminum reel seat with Walnut spacer

The reel weighs in at a mere 3

An excellent 8'6" #6 Per Brandin quad

Serial #8111 which indicates an early 1981 manufacture date near the end of the Maxwell period at Leonard

Stainless rims