JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case 7'7" This is the scarce silver/red

This is the scarce silver/red version

I used the kit to push through the obstacles

The rod is in very good+ original condition though it does show some wear throughout the blank from honest fishing use and would benefit from a cleaning/polishing

Original bag and labeled tube included with the sale

JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case 7'7" This is the scarce silver/redFor sale here is an all brass JB Moscrop Manchester fly reel in leather D block case. 5" diameter. One of the more scarce British reels patented by John Moscrop in 1888 and again in 1891, Moscrop's fellow Manchester Angling Society members dubbed it the "Manchester Reel". It's a one piece frame construction and the whole reel is made of brass. It has a horn handle and is marked on backplate "J. B. Moscrop's Patent, Manchester" and on the bottom of the