Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" Fly Reel - 1920s 6 Weight 4 3/4" slim cigar grip

4 3/4" slim cigar grip composed of 15 small corks which have been cleaned

No line grooves to the pillars

Very good overall condition with a bit of rim rash but nothing of concern

Handsome oxidized nickel silver cap and ring reel seat over a wood spacer

The rod casts tight loops effortlessly

Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" Fly Reel - 1920s 6 Weight 4 3/4" slim cigar gripFor 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.