Hardy Uniqua 3 1/8" Fly Reel - circa 1912 Dingley-made!

Hardy Uniqua 3 1/8" Fly Reel - circa 1912 Dingley-made!For sale here is a very scarce 3 1 8" Hardy Uniqua fly reel. Ivorine handle. Fixed 1912 era compensating check mechanism. German silver horseshoe drum release latch. The 2 7 8" smooth brass foot is full length and unmolested. The reel weighs 4. 6 oz. Mechanically the reel is still in excellent condition. No cracks, chips, corrosion, or line burns. Much of the original finish has worn off. What makes this reel even more fascinating and historically

evolutions of the big four

The 240cm length of this model makes it a more user friendly

The rod's sensitive tips allow you to make gentle casts at short distances but if required the rod also has the power in the butt and mid sections for long distance casts as well

the farmer marks and node spacing suggest that this was put together with "B"quality blanks

actually favoring left

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There is a small tear at the bottom of the butt section sleeve of the bag

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Hardware is an uplocking screw lock with "H

The cork shows only the lightest of handling marks

The reel has a strong non-adjustable click (it is convertible from LHW to RHW)