Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" Fly Reel - Dup MKII 7'9" whose name would become familiar

whose name would become familiar to two generations of the firm's customers and would echo down even to our own time

For sale here is a 3 1/4" diameter example of the Hardy Bougle MKVI fly reel

-Maker -" engraved on the butt cap

The winding plate features the Holdfast logo and maker info

Beige wraps with burgundy tipping at the winding check

Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" Fly Reel - Dup MKII 7'9" whose name would become familiarFor sale here is a 3 1 8" Hardy Perfect with Dup. MKII check and flawless original agate line guide. Made in the late 1920s or 30s. Full length ribbed brass foot, filed on one end. Ebonite handle spins freely. Tensioner works perfectly. There is a small casting flaw on the rim which is purely cosmetic (see photos). There are no cracks. Reel is very tight no spindle play or wobble to speak of a great user reel!