Hardy Perfect Fly Reel LHW

Hardy Perfect Fly Reel LHWA very nice early Hardy Perfect in ultra rare LHW! 2 7 8" diameter and dating to the 1930's. The reel is in excellent mechanical condition with no rubbing, no spool wobble, and it reels as if new. Original screw and unaltered foot. Foot fits most modern rods. No line guard. Cosmetically the reel has one small bit of corrosion and a couple scratches from screw removal. The reel retains about 70% of its original leading. As Hardy fans know, finding a

Blonde oven temper cane done in a three up node pattern

The backplate has a poacher's knob

3 15/16" frame diameter

Seven feet two inches in length

For sale here is an extremely scarce left hand retrieve Hardy St

Don's taper specifics were used with his knowledge and he also approved the listing of the rod for sale

You will be hard-pressed to find a similar reel in this size and condition

revealing a fairly consistent brass finish

An excellent Leonard example and a great small stream rod

with an actual weight of 3 7/8 oz

~4" diameter

This reel is priced attractively based on the spool showing some minor corrosion as well as having a slight chip in it (see last photo)