Vintage Hardy Bros 4” Perfect Pattern Wide Spool Fly Reel Salmon, Sea Trout, Steelhead Spey reel

Vintage Hardy Bros 4” Perfect Pattern Wide Spool Fly Reel Salmon, Sea Trout, Steelhead Spey reel

DESCRIPTION

A fine used Perfect Pattern Fly Reel with some paint loss in places

A fine reel with absolutely no wobble and is very tight and smooth. 

This vintage reel has a smaller 2 ½ ‘ foot that will suit more modern rods.

The reel has been wax oil treated and is ready to fish.

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 

A Fine 4” Vintage Hardy Bros Perfect Pattern Fly Reel

MAKER:  Hardy Bros Ltd

PATTERN:  Perfect Trout size

RETAILER / TEXT ON REEL:  

Made By Hardy Bros Ltd England.

The “Perfect” 4”

TYPE:  Trout Fly Reel

INTERNAL STAMP: No 12 on Inner Body/ inside winding plate

FISHING STYLE:  Salmon  Fly

DIAMETER:  4”           

CHECK: Spring and Pawl/Spare Spring and Pawl                 

FOOT:  2 ½” Ribbed Brass double Rivet

TENSIONER:  Nickel Silver      

LATCH TYPE: Nickel LH Screw

HANDLE:  Black Ebonite      

DRUM:  Twin Perforated Aluminium 

LINEGUARD:  Revolving Nickel Silver 

WEIGHT:  269 g - 9.5 oz

APPROXIMATE AGE:  Post WW2 - 1950’s