Hardy St. George 3 3/4" Fly Reel with agate line guide

Hardy St. George 3 3/4" Fly Reel with agate line guideFor sale here is a classic Hardy St. George reel diameter is 3 3 4". Three screw latch. Ivorine handle spins freely. No cracks, chips or dings. Dated between 1917 and the early 1920s. Great leading on the reel. Pawl and gear teeth still in superb shape. No wobble or end play to speak of. Original smooth alloy foot is un filed. Tension regulator works as intended. Smoky brown agate is free from cracks. Stamped 16 throughout. Reel weighs 7. 15 oz which

we know of a very similar 8 1/2' rod made for Marion Lively in 1953 with also a 15 ferrule and a 5/64 tip top

bamboo rod - 7'6

And an excellent interpretation by Marc here

This rod has been authenticated by Craig Lynch and Glenn Brackett as absolutely original

patented in 1928

legendary rod builder with the H

Slight line grooves by one pillar as shown in the photos

Scarce blue & silver colour combination

A nice EF Payne fly rod

Hardy's made this run of reels supposedly on machines that utilize the tooling of the original 1971-1972 reels

For sale here is a lot comprising 11 classic sportsman / outdoor magazines -- mostly from the 1930's but there is one from 1915 and a couple from 1960-70

fair to good