Hardy Zenith Fly Reel - rare first model Vintage Fly Tackle Comes with the original poplin

Comes with the original poplin bag and brass-capped aluminum tube

The ferrules are size 16/64 and 10/64 with a perfect fit

Near mint+ condition with the only marks being on the edges of the reel foot from being mounted on a rod

The first tip is 1 3/4" short and the second tip has been broken off at the ferrule

81" and the pillar length is 1/07"

Hardy Zenith Fly Reel - rare first model Vintage Fly Tackle Comes with the original poplinFor sale here is a Hardy Zenith wide drum reel. LHW or RHW. Good overall condition cosmetically and excellent condition mechanically. The Zenith was part of Hardy's Lightweight Series of reels. This was one of two wide drum Lightweight models made in the early to late 1960s, the Husky being the other. Both were 3 3 8" diameter. Spool width 1 3 16". The reel weighs 6 3 4 oz. Original ribbed alloy foot is unmolested. This is the rare first model with