FE Thomas Browntone Bamboo Rod 8' 3/2 #5/6 2 Weight The rod comes with a

The rod comes with a replacement bag and replacement tube with brass fittings

Schwiebert has over 12 references in Arnold Gingrich's book The Fishing in Print and 14 references in Paul Schullery's American Fly Fishing

194 at male

and a tiny mark on the spacer from having a reel attached

This Parabolic 17 has features that are very rarely encountered on Young rods

FE Thomas Browntone Bamboo Rod 8' 3/2 #5/6 2 Weight The rod comes with aFor sale here is a FE Thomas Browntone Special bamboo rod 8' 2 2 5 6wt. The rod weighs 4 3 8 oz. Made in 1939. Medium fast action. 17 64 and 10 64 ferrules. Purchased from Walt Carpenter 20 years ago for $950 after suffering varnish meltdown. Restored by the master, Steve Blake in 1999 (receipt included). All of the original hardware was retained. Steve of course wrapped with correct silks. Never fished post restoration. Replacement bag and what