Hawes 8'6" 3/2 #5 Bamboo Rod 4 Weight Lightly oxidized aluminum dual ring

Lightly oxidized aluminum dual ring reel seat over a cork spacer with a bright aluminum "button" butt cap

Cigar grip 7 1/4" in length

Model 00 specs follow:

35" spool width

The backside of the spacer features a brass inlay leaf pattern

Hawes 8'6" 3/2 #5 Bamboo Rod 4 Weight Lightly oxidized aluminum dual ringFor sale here is a Hawes bamboo fly rod made in 1912 for Abercrombie & Fitch. Measuring 8'6", three pieces with two tips. The rod weighs 4 3 8 oz and casts nicely with a 5wt line. The rod is in good refinished condition. The cane is a blonde straw color though the mid and half of one tip are darker. Both tips are short and one of the tip tops is a bit mangled. The ferrules are clicking. Oil matte finish with bright red silks and full intermediates,