Hardy Silex Multiplier 2 3/4" - early and very rare! 7 Weight Hardy made these for sea-trout

Hardy made these for sea-trout and light salmon and steelhead fishing

varnished cherry root burl reel seat spacer

while the appearance will set you apart from the crowd

Wraps are burgundy edged in deep red

A great rod for bigger dry flies

Hardy Silex Multiplier 2 3/4" - early and very rare! 7 Weight Hardy made these for sea-troutFor sale here is a scarce example of the 2 3 4" diameter Hardy Silex Multiplier, catalogued between 1924 and 1937. Designed, said Hardys, as being "suitable for fine fishing in low water". Between John Drewett's Hardy book and other sources, there are believed to have been between approximately 400 550 of these reels ever made and of this amount, 51 were first model reels with the external oil pipe. This one is in excellent plus, smooth free turning