Hardy Featherweight Silent Check Reel 6'8" Counterbalanced serpentine handle with the

Counterbalanced serpentine handle with the oil port built into the retaining screw

for some applications (and it still has) because of the unreliable quality of the more common materials in daily use

Blued nickel silver ferrules size 19/64 and 12/64 (made before the "F" sizing vernacular)

For sale here is a 3 5/8" Hardy Perfect fly reel from the pre-WWII era (made in late 1920s/1930s) with a Duplicated Mk II check

a 4wt wouldn't seem to be out of the question

Hardy Featherweight Silent Check Reel 6'8" Counterbalanced serpentine handle with theA Hardy Featherweight silent check fly reel, set up for RHW. Smooth alloy foot. Two screw latch plate with a reversible U shaped two screw nickel silver line guard. Fair used condition with substantial cosmetic wear to the frame edges and more limited wear to the rest of the frame. Mechanically the reel functions as it should with a silent check that is adjustable via the knob on the backplate. No bag.