Otto Zwarg Laurentian 400 Reel 3/0 Brooklyn Era Model 7'5" Light use with no ferrule

Light use with no ferrule cracks and just a tiny amount of hand soiling

No length was lost

The rod is a bit of a Frankenstein

This is the circa 1950 model with the raised pillar side plates

The reel also features an exposed spool rim for palming / manual brake control

Otto Zwarg Laurentian 400 Reel 3/0 Brooklyn Era Model 7'5" Light use with no ferruleA nice Otto Zwarg 400 Laurentian model salmon reel in 3 0 size. 3 5 8" diameter and set up for RHW. 13. 4 oz in weight. Serial #B24, indicating a rare circa 1947 Brooklyn made reel, and it has the Brooklyn stamp on the oil port as well (after two years of operation in Brooklyn, Zwarg moved his reelmaking operation to Florida in 1947. Zwarg, of course, had been the foreman at the Vom Hofe shop for many years). The reel is in good overall condition with