VR Design Fly Reel 2 3/4"

VR Design Fly Reel 2 3/4"A very nice VR Design (Vladimir Rachenko) Trutta Perfetta aluminum fly reel, 2 3 4" diameter and set up for LHW. Mint condition. Clear silver aluminum frame and spool with a brass foot. "VR Design" stamped into the side of the foot as well as serial number "260" on the opposite side. The backplate has the reel model etched in a script as well as a nice little trout figure. Ivorine handle. Smooth click and pawl design. The reel is designed to have the

Nice clear anodized frame with black sideplates and serpentine handle in the classic s-style

as there is a faint trace of a reel foot impression (that may have also been done at the factory to check the line up to the flat)

Some of the ferrules appear to be Wright & McGill ferrules and the stamp "Granger Favorite" is clearly a later stamp from the Wright & McGill era

Medium full flexing action which you can feel well down into the cork and which should work nicely with a light scandi or skagit setup

M 35 model

Baginski describes this model as follows

it looks like it has been fished very little

Original bag and labeled tube included with the sale

9" long and the reel weighs 7

and the brass tube top are all engraved by Paolo Barbetti

Weight: 184g / 6 1/2 oz

Chestnut brown thread at the ferrules and winding check