Hardy All Brass Perfect 4 1/4" Fly Reel - Late 1890s 3 Weight It features german silver safety

It features german silver safety bands and dual roller bars

The reel remains in excellent and original condition with some surface wear and fading

For sale here is a wonderful and early example of a Julius Vom Hofe german silver & hard rubber trout fly reel in the desirable size 3

Duralumin frame with hard rubber panels

Hardy All Brass Perfect 4 1/4" Fly Reel - Late 1890s 3 Weight It features german silver safetyFor sale here is a fine example of a mid to late 1890s Hardy All Brass Perfect. Strapped tension adjuster with turk's head locking nut; open ball race with bronze (brass?) balls it appears 2 balls are missing. Foot has been slightly trimmed at one end, presumably for ease of use. The reel is in good working order with no significant play; the cast foot is, unusually, intact. This is one of the 15 sizes listed in the 1895 catalogue, so only 14 more to