Hardy Silex Multiplier Fly Reel 6'4" Adjustable Click/Pawl drag system

Adjustable Click/Pawl drag system

The script on the rod written in bright red remains clean and bold

Capacity:  DT4-WF7 + 70yds or more of backing

It would have been nice as I'm not sure what model Payne this was

An excellent Bogdan trout reel in left hand wind

Hardy Silex Multiplier Fly Reel 6'4" Adjustable Click/Pawl drag systemA very nice Hardy Silex Multiplier reel, 2 3 4" diameter. This design with the half moon regulator was made in this size from 1928 until 1939, and, as stated in Drewett's book, only about 400 or so of these was ever produced. This one is in excellent condition and free of any major defects that I could find. The patina is solid, the click is very smooth and the reel is tight. There is a tiny bit of play in the ebonite reel handle but nothing