Hardy 1912 Perfect Salmon Fly Reel 3 1/2" 9'9" Each reel was individually numbered

Each reel was individually numbered and I believe Joe only made approximately 40 of these particular reels

It has somewhat of a cult following

For sale here is a Perrine #89 fly box with vintage wet flies

Bengt is among the best in the world at working on these reels

Hardy 1912 Perfect Salmon Fly Reel 3 1/2" 9'9" Each reel was individually numberedA 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