Hardy 1912 Perfect Fly Reel 4″

Hardy 1912 Perfect Fly Reel 4″A scarce Hardy Perfect 1912 check fly reel, 4" diameter, and set up for the typical RHW. Excellent overall condition given its age, with only one thing to note being that the foot has been refastened to the cross bar with four screws, and that there is a slight crack in the crossbar in an area near one of the screws. Mechanically the reel is sound and the foot is secure. Otherwise the reel is in excellent condition with no major defects, chips, or

The step ferrules retain 95% of their original oxidation

The varnish shows very minor signs of prior softening but remains fine throughout

and the red dots are all nice and intact

The ferrules are oxidized black and fit perfectly

Four pages of adverts which include Walbran

The prior owner flipped the pawl and the reel functions nicely as left hand retrieve

and collar

and maker are engraved on the oil port cover on the backplate

The rod packs into the original bag and brass cap tube

His son pointed out to me that in the mid-50s his father even took the rod up to Newfoundland for a salmon fishing excursion

"This reel was formally the property of Mr

Serial number "64314" inked at the top of the butt near the ferrule and near the male ferrules on both tips