Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San Francisco 4-Piece No worrisome wobble or end

No worrisome wobble or end play

For sale here is another very rare Kineya special prototype reel - a Model 200 made from nickel silver - the 200Ni

full intermediates of the same color

The reel features a large arbor spool with a large easy palming rim for added control

The foot and spool are aluminum

Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San Francisco 4-Piece No worrisome wobble or endFor sale here is a Thompson No. 500 fly reel made in California in the late 1940's. Original box in very good condition also included. Diameter of is 3 3 8". Similar in style and performance to the classic Hardy Perfect. The reel is in excellent condition with the majority of its wonderful black finish remaining. Just some minor rim rash, but no cracks. Circular line guard and full length smooth brass reel foot. The No. 500 was built to handle 6 7 8