Hardy Brass Face Perfect 4 1/2" Fly Reel 4-Piece in the early part of

in the early part of the Tom Maxwell era manufacture date

The rod features moderately tempered cane with black wraps and burnt orange tipping

Quarterbound in dark red bonded leather over red cloth

Comes with my bag and standard polished brass-topped tube

Chrome guides and a mildrum carbide stripper

Hardy Brass Face Perfect 4 1/2" Fly Reel 4-Piece in the early part ofFor sale here is a fine and scarce brass face Hardy Perfect wide drum fly reel 4 1 2" diameter with 1896 check. Excellent+ condition. Full length original foot. Ivory handle spins freely. Stamped "VI". Nice tight reel mechanically. No cosmetic issues to speak of. The reel appears to be 100% original. Cleaned and put back on the shelf. These 100+ year old reels are wildly coveted throughout the world as the "Perfect" reel to bring salmon, steelhead,