Hardy "Trade Reel" Pattern No. 2

Hardy "Trade Reel" Pattern No. 2For sale here is a 3 1 2 Hardy Trade Reel Pattern No. 2. with emergency checkwork. Although being a low grade Hardy reel and as the late JLH wrote, the least expensive reels that Hardy produced, these are seldom seen, and in my opinion, this one is in quite good cosmetic condition retaining very much of its wartime black paint. The reel is in all original condition with its beautiful ivory handle and smooth brass foot. The full length brass foot is

104 flies combined

and fighting butt were machined from solid 360 brass bar stock and single-point threaded for a precision fit

Aluminum up-locking reel seat with a fine wood spacer

A Conrad Green Butt salmon fly tied by Keith Fulsher

there is no retention screw provision in the spindle back plate

2-tip built for a #3/4 line

My bet is that this rod won't last long

dirty but in good original shape

An excellent W

Currently LHW

Pot-belly ferrules with patent date

The butt section is 3'3" in length and the two tip sections are 5'1" in length