Hardy Perfect 4" 1917 check fly reel w/ rotating line guide 8'2" This color #326 is the

This color #326 is the "Leonard red" used during the Simroe-era

Bronzed ring hook keeper

The varnish has made the spacer appear much darker than usual

Inked on the cane flats is the following:

6 1/2 feet for a 3 weight line

Hardy Perfect 4" 1917 check fly reel w/ rotating line guide 8'2" This color #326 is theFor sale here is a scarce Hardy Perfect wide drum fly reel 4" diameter with 1917 check. Excellent+ condition. Most of the original leading (and even the lacquer!) remains on the reel surface. Rotating nickel silver line guide. Full length original foot. Ivory handle spins freely. Stamped "10" throughout. Very tight reel mechanically. No cosmetic issues to speak of other than the extremely faint initials on the winding plate (you must tilt the reel