F.E. Thomas Special Fly Rod 8’ 3/2 #4/5 12'6" Wraps are dark burgundy

Wraps are dark burgundy

Plus reels are engineered and assembled at their factory in Iceland

A brass plate wind reel with a 3 1/4" diameter with oval Hardy logo

two of which were originally in the Payne Gallway family library and are inscribed accordingly (the P-Gs of British shooting and publishing fame)

F.E. Thomas Special Fly Rod 8’ 3/2 #4/5 12'6" Wraps are dark burgundyA nice FE Thomas Special fly rod, 8', 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #6 line. Serial #6E48 (1951). 4. 2 ounces. Lightly used or near mint condition, no cosmetic ferrule cracks and only very light hand soiling to the grip. Medium action. The varnish is hard and in very nice condition. The wraps are brown. The stripping guide is a golden agateen and the snake guides are reverse twist bronze. The grip is 5 1 2" and shaped to a medium cigar profile. The