Kirkfield, Stuart - "The Fine Bamboo Fly Rod" 9 Weight Cap and ring retain about

Cap and ring retain about 85% of the original oxidation

For sale here is a Wright & McGill Granger Special Model 8040 - 8' 3/2 for a 4 or 5 weight line

Another remarkable piece of Leonard rod making history

The spacer wood is a well-varnished burl

There is no sign of a reel ever contacting the seat either

Kirkfield, Stuart - "The Fine Bamboo Fly Rod" 9 Weight Cap and ring retain aboutStackpole, Harrisburg, PA, 1986. Hardcover. Book Condition: Like new. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Two tone cloth with gilt spine titles; 8vo; 192pp; illustrated with b w photos. color photographic dust jacket. With chapters on assessing repairs, guide & wrap placement, varnishing techniques, cleaning cork, ferrule replacement, repairing fractures and delaminations and installing new seats & grips.