Hardy Perfect 4 1/4" fly reel - mid 1920s 4-Piece Reel weighs 4

Reel weighs 4

Boasts a gray agate and a 3-screw latch

I've also built this rod with a several other features that I've been refining over the last 12 months

Olive silk wraps

For sale here is a Bogdan Large Steelhead model fly reel in the difficult to find all-black version

Hardy Perfect 4 1/4" fly reel - mid 1920s 4-Piece Reel weighs 4For sale here is a very good example of a mid 1920s 4 1 4" Hardy Perfect, wide drum, duplicated Mk 2 salmon reel. Most of the original bronzing is intact and displays the true patina of unmolested early Hardy reels (hard to capture in the photos). The reel shows signs of minimal use with no line grooves, cracks or damage. Brass foot is full length at 4", and has not been filed or shortened. It does have a slight bend in it, but still fits on rods just