Abel #2 Fly Reel with Spare Spool 9'6" Princess Raimonda Lanza di Trabia

Princess Raimonda Lanza di Trabia from Italy was a longtime customer and friend of Stan Bogdan

The rod is pin straight and the ferrules are tight

2-tip built for a #6 or #7 line (the sticker on the tube states a #6 while the writing on the rod states a HCF-7

This is a later Maxwell period Leonard with a nice mortised tiger maple uplocking screwlock reel seat (polished bright)

A scarce Bill Ballan Salmon Reel

Abel #2 Fly Reel with Spare Spool 9'6" Princess Raimonda Lanza di TrabiaA nice Abel No. 2 fly reel with a spare spool, 3. 3" diameter and set up for RHW. Mint unfished condition. Black anodized throughout with a strong cork drag. The spool currently loaded on the reel is unported, but the spare spool has porting so that you can shave a little bit of weight off of the reel if you like. Serial number "385", one of the early ones to come off of the Abel shop floor. Both the reel and spool come in their original Abel cordura