Hardy Perfect 4" 1917 check fly reel w/ rotating line guide 1-Piece Endpapers: White with scattered blue

Endpapers: White with scattered blue threads

There is a small solied spot on top of first 15 pages or so

This reel was a prototype and includes a fixed check system unlike most other model 702s which had the adjustable drag system called the Stag Beetle

Click/pawl consistently strong in either direction

Diameter 2

Hardy Perfect 4" 1917 check fly reel w/ rotating line guide 1-Piece Endpapers: White with scattered blueFor sale here is a scarce Hardy Perfect wide drum fly reel 4" diameter with 1917 check. Excellent+ condition. Most of the original leading (and even the lacquer!) remains on the reel surface. Rotating nickel silver line guide. Full length original foot. Ivory handle spins freely. Stamped "10" throughout. Very tight reel mechanically. No cosmetic issues to speak of other than the faint initials on the winding plate. The reel weighs 14. 4 oz. and the