Hardy Perfect 4 1/4" Wide Drum Fly Reel 9'3" Chestnut brown silks with oxblood

Chestnut brown silks with oxblood wraps at the winding check

The rod has a medium-fast action as far as graphite rods go that is quite nice

Very scarce in hardcover

This is an outstanding dry fly rod for large trout

All sections are full length and straight

Hardy Perfect 4 1/4" Wide Drum Fly Reel 9'3" Chestnut brown silks with oxbloodFor sale here is a scarce Hardy Perfect wide drum fly reel 4 1 4" diameter with Duplicated MKII check and spare un engageable pawl. 1 9 16" spool width. Excellent+ condition. Early 1920s. Most of the original leading (and lacquer) remains on the reel surface. Full length original smooth alloy foot. Very tight reel mechanically. No line burns, cracks, chips, or dings. The reel foot measures 3 7 8" in length. The handle is pretty tight to its post but