Hardy Spitfire Perfect 2 7/8" Special Edition Trout Fly Reel

Hardy Spitfire Perfect 2 7/8" Special Edition Trout Fly ReelFor sale here is a Hardy Spitfire Perfect 2 7 8" Special Edition Trout Fly Reel. Limited edition numbered reel of only 250 in this size. The reel has a grey agate lineguard which is unblemished. Stamped inside JWS 232. The reel is in near mint condition (most would call it mint) with the most minor handling marks. The reel has never been lined. Comes with a Hardy reel pouch as shown.

Classic blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat over a beautifully figured mortised wood spacer

For sale here is a Tibor Freestone spare spool

For sale here is a Philbrook & Paine Marbleized trout fly reel made in the late 1800s

The slide band reel seat is mahogany with a wood lip meeting the last cork of the grip

The original leaded finish is almost completely worn

Size 11/64 and 17/64 ferrules with a pleasing fit

Beige silks with red tips

3 3/4" diameter set up for left hand wind

Corsetti is no longer producing Peerless reels

It comes with a strap-over tensioner (another feature hard to find on Dingley reels) that works perfectly

There is a very small chip out of the inner ebonite ring (visible in second photo)

this reel also has the standard double action 2:1 retrieve and famous double brake Bogdan drag