Otto Zwarg Laurentian 400 Salmon Reel 4/0 8'5" This is a rare offering

This is a rare offering

The weight of the rod with the three tips is 4

98% Mint (there is a tiny bit of hand soil to grip and a micro bit of edge rub to oxidized butt cap)

4" diameter with a 1

Winston bamboo rod -  8'6"

Otto Zwarg Laurentian 400 Salmon Reel 4/0 8'5" This is a rare offeringA superb Otto Zwarg 400 Laurentian model salmon reel in 4 0 size. 14. 8 oz in weight. Serial #B114, 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 excellent overall condition with clean hard rubber