Hiram Hawes 6'9" 3/3 #3/4 Featherweight HL Leonard with only a tiny amount

with only a tiny amount of hand discoloration on the grip and the faintest hint of "bag wear̢" and brassing on the agate stripping guide

Also stamped "Hardy's Pat Perfect Reel" Half round leather case The paperwork with the reel states it was made on the 27th of Jan 1998 by I

This rarely seen maker is also an excellent machinist and Rivett lathe collector of considerable note

and straight

The final piece is about the great father/son tackle makers

Hiram Hawes 6'9" 3/3 #3/4 Featherweight HL Leonard with only a tiny amountA 6'9" 3 piece 3 tip Hiram Hawes for a #3 or #4 line. This is an exquisite little gem of a medium action rod with 2 dry tips and one wet. More importantly it is not often you come across a rod with this kind of major historical significance, outlined in detail in a letter of provenance by no less than Sparse Grey Hackle. The rod originally found its way into Sparse's hands from a member of the Long Island Wyandanch Club who gave the rod to Otto Von