Leonard Mills Model 44 Raised Pillar Fly Reel HL Leonard For sale here is a

For sale here is a Brackett-era R

Action is reminiscent of a Payne 201 or 202

Nickel silver up-locking sliding band reel seat and a beautiful rosewood spacer

The reel foot is original and full-length

This reel carries the 1883 patent stamp on the oil cap

Leonard Mills Model 44 Raised Pillar Fly Reel HL Leonard For sale here is aFor sale here is a late era Leonard Mills Model 44 raised pillar fly reel. This is a post Julius Vom Hofe era reel, probably made in the early 1960s (I have the 1961 Wm Mills catalog and this reel appears in it). Frame and spool are made of duralumin and the side plates are made of hard rubber. The Model 44 is seen much less often than the slightly larger Model 50. The clicker works great, is of medium strength and the directional winding bias is