Hardy 1912 Perfect Salmon Fly Reel 3 1/2" 10'6" The rod features medium-light straw

The rod features medium-light straw colored cane with light rust colored silks and cream tipping

10 model designed to spray water

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Downlocking reel seat over cork

Hardy 1912 Perfect Salmon Fly Reel 3 1/2" 10'6" The rod features medium-light strawA rare and unique Hardy Perfect 1912 check fly reel, 3 1 2" diameter, set up for the typical right hand wind. Unusually this reel has straight pillars, a feature of earlier reels which I've never personally seen on any other 1912 models and have heard of only a few. Curiously the stamp on the inside of the winding plate is "GT" (Gordon Talbot) whose tenure dates to 19291939 (according to John Drewett's reference) well into the period during which