Hardy Perfect Fly Reel 3 1/8" 9' The Astorga Manuscript (El Manuscrito

The Astorga Manuscript (El Manuscrito de Astorga) is a seventeenth century

The female is fitted with a fine nickel silver collar for added strength

The tippet dispenser guarantees great efficiency while loading the spools in three extremely simple steps – without pulling out the spools

Several of the compartments includes a small tag listing the size and pattern of the fly within

Hardy Perfect Fly Reel 3 1/8" 9' The Astorga Manuscript (El ManuscritoA nice contracted Hardy Perfect trout reel, 3 1 8" diameter and set up for the usual RHW. 1930's model with a duplicated Mark II check. The initials "WS" for Wilf Sinton, are stamped on the inside (he worked at Hardy from 1929 1939). Good overall condition with normal cosmetic wear throughout, concentrated primarily on the frame edge, though there are some surface scratches to the spool and some finish loss around the handle. No major defects that I