John Bradford Legacy III Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 3/2 #5 Two Handed Fly Rod Un-filed original smooth nickel silver

Un-filed original smooth nickel silver reel foot with two screws measures 2

For sale here we have an Abel TR-3 fly reel

Original and full-length smooth alloy foot

Curiously the stamp on the inside of the winding plate is "GT" (Gordon Talbot) whose tenure dates to 1929–1939 (according to John Drewett's reference) well into the period during which Hardy was using its venerable MK II check

John Bradford Legacy III Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 3/2 #5 Two Handed Fly Rod Un-filed original smooth nickel silverA John Bradford Legacy III bamboo fly rod, 7'6", 3 piece, 2 tip and built for a double taper #5 line. Serial #1740. Oven temper cane in a left hand spiral with mirror tips. Condition is modestly used with some hand soiling to the grip. The rod action is on the faster D. F. side. Excellent varnish with brown main wraps and yellow edges on all. The original owner's name is on the rod. Agate stripper and black snake guides. The step ferrules are oxidized