Hardy Brass Face Perfect 4 3/4" Fly Reel HL Leonard This copy in near-fine condition

This copy in near-fine condition with the bottom of the spine bumped slightly

For those of you wanting to own and/or fish with one of these brilliant Vom Hofe treasures

Handsome aluminum winding check

Cigar shaped grip measures 5 1/2" in length

graphite fly rod

Hardy Brass Face Perfect 4 3/4" Fly Reel HL Leonard This copy in near-fine conditionHuge 5 pillar wide drum Hardy Brass Face Perfect in the rarely seen 4 3 4" size. Superb colour to the brass (bronze, with a range of colours) face, with open oval, rod in hand and Hardy's Pat logos. 1896 check with old repair to the outgoing arm, the broken limb of which remains. Strapped tension adjuster with turks head nut. 3 3 4" long smooth brass foot, both ends of which have had some minor filing over the last 100+ years. The aluminium frame has