Hardy Perfect 2 7/8" Fly Reel Gary Howells On the same flat just

On the same flat just below the agate stripping guide is the serial #8331B

Packed in a varnished wood box with a foam insert with cutouts for the reel as well as the spare spool and oiler bottle included in the package

This rod appears to have been semi refinished sometime in its past

The large (12 corks) 6" grip is deeply sculpted to a hand-fitting fish-tail shape

T41 stamped by the reel foot

Hardy Perfect 2 7/8" Fly Reel Gary Howells On the same flat justFor sale here is a 2 7 8" Hardy Perfect with leaded finish and ribbed brass foot. Marked with circular writing and is stamped "The Perfect Fly Reel" in the center of the winding plate. Reel makers initials TH (Thomas Hall) stamped inside winding plate dates the production to 1928 30 as Thomas Hall made reels at Hardy only during that short period. 95%+ of the leaded finish intact as well as most of the original lacquer that coated the leaded finish.