Orvis Bakelite 8'6 5-6wt Bamboo Rod 10' Blued nickel silver cap and

Blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat over a beautifully figured burl wood spacer

The rod is equipped with a red agate stripping guide

black anodized aluminum sideplates (with one ding in the backplate)

Darkly tempered cane with pale gold wraps and purple tipping

Serial #3727 delivered in August of 1958

Orvis Bakelite 8'6 5-6wt Bamboo Rod 10' Blued nickel silver cap andFor sale here is an impregnated Orvis "Bakelite" 8'6" 3 2 5 6wt bamboo fly rod. Serial #5168. The rod was made in 1947 by John Rosencrantz. The rod is in excellent condition with a few minor issues. All wraps are sound with the varnish over the wraps beginning to show slight cracks. The hook keeper is missing and there are some light scratches in the blank. All sections are full length with a set in one of the tips, which I will get straightened