Hardy Brass Face Perfect 3 1/2" Fly Reel 1-Piece Mechanicsburg

Mechanicsburg

Vom Hofe style reel with adjustable overspeed protection -- all of the click reels have an adjustable disc brake (two teflon discs and three stainless steel discs) resulting in equal tension in both winding directions when applied

Slightly swelled butt

The box measures 3 3/4" x  6" x  1 1/8" with four slots that run lengthwise on both sides

Weighs 6 3/8 oz

Hardy Brass Face Perfect 3 1/2" Fly Reel 1-Piece MechanicsburgFor sale here is a scarce brass face Hardy Perfect wide drum fly reel 3 1 2" diameter with Hardy's 1896 check. Excellent plus original condition. Brilliant external finish remaining. Full length cast foot is unmolested, other than some faint etchings. Ivory handle spins freely. All parts stamped "4". Nice tight reel mechanically. No issues to speak of. No line burns on the pillars. This is a very nice example and very clean.