Bogdan Model 100 Fly Reel 6'6" A Hardy Prince 7/8 fly

A Hardy Prince 7/8 fly reel

and side nut are brass and the foot is marked Special

Serial number 72419643

It carries the “Jan 23 83” stamping on the sliding grease cap and the model "3 1/2" is stamped into the underside of the foot near the porting hole

Bogdan Model 100 Fly Reel 6'6" A Hardy Prince 7/8 flyA nice Bogdan Model 100 salmon reel, set up for RHW. 3 1 2" diameter with a 1 5 32" spool width. It weighs 9. 8 ounces on my scale, a little over a full ounce lighter than typical for this model. This is due to the porting on the front plate and on one side of the spool. The porting on the frontplate is somewhat unusual for this model, more akin to the porting that Stan did on his trout models and I'm sure this was done at the customer's request to