Leonard Duracane Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 2/1 #9

Leonard Duracane Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 2/1 #9A nice HL Leonard Duracane model SDF salmon fly rod, 9', 2 piece, 1 tip and built for a #9 line. 5. 6 ounces. No serial number. Fast action. Medium dark flamed impregnated cane. Green wraps. Two carbide stripping guides and carbide tip tops. Chrome guides, one guide on the tip has been re wrapped and not fully revarnished to the original standard. Polished step ferrules. 7" western style grip with a hidden pocket cap. The uplocking square thread

the number "8" is stamped

barely perceptible

The reel carries the 1896 patent "Edward Vom Hofe Maker -N

The grip is 6" long in a very blunt cigar weighted to the front

The ferrules are polished bright and are a truncated swiss-style with a collar that has an incised slant knurl

Numerous fine illustrations

an almost endless variety of adjustments of various tensions

Two-screw lineguard - easily reversed as are the pawls for RHW or LHW use

The rod features moderately tempered cane with transparent honey wraps and chestnut tipping

Mildrum carbide stripper and snake guides are wrapped brown-gold with red edges at the keeper and male ferrules

This is the rare first model with two pillars and rectangular nickel silver line guard

There are 12 hand-tied flies each housed in a small plastic container