Phillipson Peerless Dry Fly Special Bamboo Rod 8'6 3/2 6wt 7'8" John - "Hardy Brothers -

John - "Hardy Brothers - The Masters The Men And Their Reels"

and Per's micro swiss style ferrules

Circa 1890-1900 -- the "Sole Agent" era

Bright nickel silver down-locking reel seat over a beautifully figured bird's eye maple spacer

No cracks or corrosion

Phillipson Peerless Dry Fly Special Bamboo Rod 8'6 3/2 6wt 7'8" John - "Hardy Brothers -For sale here is a Phillipson impregnated bamboo rod Peerless "5" Dry Fly Special 8'6" 3 2 for a 6wt line. Dark impregnated cane, beautiful and classic Phillipson wraps henna brown tipped with yellow spiral wraps. Cigar cork grip with Phillipson bronze anodized aluminum reel seat. The nickel silver ferrules are size 12 64 and 18 64 and fit together nicely. Excellent plus original condition. Strong medium fast action with a lot of backbone. The rod