Hardy Uniqua Fly Reel 2 5/8"

Hardy Uniqua Fly Reel 2 5/8"For sale here is a Hardy Uniqua fly reel, diameter 2 5 8". This is the more rare model with the tension adjuster on the rim. RHW. MKII check. It's in excellent shape, both cosmetically and mechanically. The original ebonite handle spins freely as it should. The springs are nice and tight. Gear teeth and dual pawls are in great shape with very sharp points. Frame has knurled edges. Original ribbed brass reel foot has not been filed. No wobble and no

Stunning rainbow trout scrimshaw insert with down-locking hardware

and the rod comes with ferrule plugs

most of them if not all are unused

A very scarce reel and in fantastic original condition

Maurice's most recent price list has this reel listed for $4

For sale here is a very scarce Orvis fishing tackle catalog from 1964

Red agate stripping guide insert

Diameter - 2

3 3/4" diameter set up for left hand wind

Norm McDonald was a master machinist and an avid sport fisherman for most of his life

The bottom foot of the first stripping guide has been re-wrapped crudely but functionally in black thread

The vise is capable of rotary action with simple operating mechanics