Hardy Silex Multiplier 2 3/4" - early and very rare! 7'11" The rod features lightly tempered

The rod features lightly tempered cane with chestnut wraps and gold tipping

darkly flamed cane with transparent chestnut wraps and double bands of black tipping

Next to the stamping on the butt cap is the number "5"

Each rod is made from a single culm of genuine Tonkin bamboo

3 1/4" in diameter and 1 3/8" spool width

Hardy Silex Multiplier 2 3/4" - early and very rare! 7'11" The rod features lightly temperedFor 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