Bill Blackburn Bamboo Fly Rod 7'9" 3/2 #4 2 Weight Most of the original leaded

Most of the original leaded finish remains

which are nice and clean with no brassing to the oxidation

Made in the late 1960s in England by JW Young & Sons when Orvis stopped importing the Lightweight series reels from Hardy Bros

There is one tiny cluster of specks on one part of the rim that I'm not sure I would even characterize as rim rash because it's so faint

5 1/4" blunt cigar grip

Bill Blackburn Bamboo Fly Rod 7'9" 3/2 #4 2 Weight Most of the original leadedA Bill Blackburn hollowbuilt bamboo fly rod, 7'9", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #4 line. Serial #2616. The rod weighs 3. 7 ounces on my scale. Serial #2616. Mint condition. Medium slow action and the rod flexes down into the grip. Light blonde cane done in a two opposed node pattern in a LH spiral. The main wraps are tan with small black edges at the keeper and ferrules. The step ferrules are oxidized jet black. The rod has a light coat of varnish