Bogdan Model 2 Salmon Reel 3 3/4" RHW

Bogdan Model 2 Salmon Reel 3 3/4" RHWA Bogdan gold colored reel, 3 3 4" in diameter and set up for RHW. This reel appears to be the model 2 salmon, but has had several modifications made along the way. The brake shoes are Micarta, indicating a pre 1963 date of manufacture, but the drag adjuster has ten positions, and the crank, foot, oil port cover, and poacher's knob are all silver. The spool width is 1 3 8". One Bogdan authority we spoke to about this reel has suggested that it may

The wood spacer is nicely varnished mahogany or spanish cedar

and so forth were the same high quality as my regular models (I had to discontinue it when demand for my other models became unfillable in a reasonable time)

Julius" is written on the butt section

Red Leonard sticker on tube is marked "38H

and nickel silver rims and pillars

In addition to the unique action

Beautiful package

This is one of the finest pieces of craftsmanship I have ever seen

Koa mortised slide band seat

a famed early salmon angler

7' 2 3/4 oz #3956"

I had the anodizing done at the same place that famed reelmaker Stan Bogdan used