Hardy Perfect 3 1/2" Wide Drum Fly Reel 6'9" Maker" in the cartouche

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2 9/16" fly reel with three-screw latch from the 1930s

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Hardy Perfect 3 1/2" Wide Drum Fly Reel 6'9" Maker" in the cartoucheFor sale here is a 3 1 2" Hardy Perfect wide drum fly reel from the pre WWII era (made in the late 1920s), complete with rotating nickel silver line guard. The reel is in excellent overall condition. The brass reel foot is either a replacement or it has been very neatly trimmed to accommodate modern reel seats. No chips, cracks, or line grooves. Excellent spool spindle fit. The spool screw shows a bit of buggering. The winding plate was professionally