Leonard Model 39H Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #6 [SALE PENDING] 9'3" Blued nickel-silver cap and ring

Blued nickel-silver cap and ring reel seat with a highly figured mortised tiger maple spacer

Number H60953 made in 1964

and ephemera come from the collection of Craig Lynch

On the interior of the lid there is also three zippered pockets and three elastic pockets

so whatever happened here is inconsequential to the reel's operating ability

Leonard Model 39H Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #6 [SALE PENDING] 9'3" Blued nickel-silver cap and ringA HL Leonard model 39H bamboo fly rod, 7'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #6 line. Serial #1987 which puts the manufacture date at 1974. 4 ounces. The rod appears to be lawn cast with one tip only. There is just the faintest hint of brassing to the inner guide. Everything appears factory mint. The rod feels a bit faster than most Leonards of the period. Blond oven tempered cane done in a three up node pattern. 326 red wraps with purple and red