Hardy Brass Faced Perfect Reel 4" New Arrival Brilliantly crafted swelled butt section

Brilliantly crafted swelled butt section and blued hardware

as is the ferrule plug

The rod is straight and the ferrule fit is good

high-gloss varnish finish" (the varnish in the butt section is chipped in a few places but there are no hook digs in the cane)

Hardy Brass Faced Perfect Reel 4" New Arrival Brilliantly crafted swelled butt sectionA very nice Hardy Brass Faced Perfect salmon reel, 4" diameter and set up for the typical RHW. The reel boasts the 1904 design with the improved ratchet pawl, which Hardy introduced to strengthen the pawl with a stronger steel bridge. This reel still has the "C" spring flush against the frame, however, which Hardy would soon orient perpendicularly. Excellent overall condition, with normal cosmetic wear but free of any major defects that I could find.