Hardy 2.5″ Perfect 1891 Original All Brass Perfect Fly Reel EX RARE

Maker: Hardy

Model: All Brass 1891 Original Perfect

Approximate year of manufacture: 1891

Condition: Fine

Material: Brass

Length/ diameter: 2.5″

Country of manufacture: England

Ideal use: For the collector

One of the rarest Hardy reels Thomas Turner have had the pleasure in selling. As part of a huge 120+ Hardy reel collection just in we have this ultra rare Hardy 1891 Original all brass Perfect fly reel. Reel has original factory white handle, rod-in-Hand logo, strapped rim tension adjuster, face plate inscribed with Patent no. 18373-612. Pierced foot and raised pillars with nickel silver bickerdyke line guard. Large and small perforations to the back plate and perforated drum core. Reel turns fine with good strong check. A superb and rarely seen Original 1891 all brass Perfect, in this very small, desirable size, for the Hardy collector.