Orvis Battenkill Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 3/2 #6 6'10" Rear cork check and Bob's

Rear cork check and Bob's excellent handmade cap and ring

Leonard catskill-like signature wraps over light colored cane

"7 1/2 / #3  25th Anniversary No 4" is inked on the shaft above the keeper

and the reel is mechanically very smooth with a nice click and no spool wobble

Blued german silver cap and ring reel seat and blued guides and tip tops

Orvis Battenkill Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 3/2 #6 6'10" Rear cork check and Bob'sAn Orvis Battenkill bamboo fly rod, 7'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #6 line. Impregnated model. The rod weighs 4. 1 ounces on my scale. Serial #12564 which dates it to 1952, though the rod was later refinished in 1997 as noted on the inside of the tube cap. Medium fast action, and the rod is nice and straight. Excellent refinished condition, it does not appear to have been used much (if at all) post refinish. Darker cane done in a three up node