Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" Fly Reel - 1920s

Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" Fly Reel - 1920sFor sale here is a 3 1 8" Hardy Perfect with Dup. MKII check. Made in the early 1920s. Extremely tight reel mechanically. Full length smooth brass foot. Xylonite handle in good exterior condition but is currently stiff to its post (not seized however). Rim tensioner works perfectly. No cracks or corrosion. Professionally engraved initials appear on winding plate. Nicely done however. Reel weighs 6 oz. and the reel foot measures 2 1 2" in length.

perfect for small to medium stream fishing with dry flies in my opinion

bamboo rod built in collaboration with Naoki Hashimoto of Japan

Oxidized nickel silver up-locking reel seat over a beautiful mortised wood spacer

Straight-line lettering on winding plate

A very rare and unusual HL Leonard salmon rod

There's also a ding to the rim at the 5 o'clock position in the first photo

Original brass c-clamp fastener

For sale here is a Bellinger 2 3/4" Classic fly reel in LHW

Dimensions are 18x21

No chips/cracks in the hard rubber (there are some very minor indentations on the tailplate at 2 o'clock)

A terrific example of a 3 7/8" Perfect

The action is medium-fast with plenty of power and though the script proposes a 9wt line