Hardy Bougle Fly Reel (Original) 8' The full length ribbed brass

The full length ribbed brass foot is unaltered

All original unaltered rod

The rod is exactly nine feet long and the fact that every section is equal length lends credibility to this rod being originally made with the Halstead ferrule (typically the Halstead ferrules were 3/8" longer than the equivalent size Super Z ferrule)

One tip on this rod was damaged during shipment to me

The rod action is a bit to the slower side of medium

Hardy Bougle Fly Reel (Original) 8' The full length ribbed brassAn extremely scarce original Hardy Bougle fly reel, 3" diameter and set up for the typical RHW. Very good condition with normal cosmetic wear but no meaningful issues that I could find. The reel foot is full length and the spool is nice and tight. Duplicated Mark II check with an ivorine handle. The nickel silver rim tension regulator screw works perfectly. Interestingly, this reel has an internal badge from Von Lengerke and Detmold in New York (I've