Maxwell Leonard 39DF-5 Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #5 Salmon and Steelhead Rods This 49-6 has honey color

This 49-6 has honey color wraps on the guides and burgundy wraps on the ferrules

baking about 100 reel seats in the tempering oven to achieve this light caramelized color

Light tip is marked with a band of red at the tip top

I still think these are the best engineered screw locks I have come across (on that small lathe it was extremely time-consuming to make all 4 parts and was thus very

Koa mortised slide band seat

Maxwell Leonard 39DF-5 Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #5 Salmon and Steelhead Rods This 49-6 has honey colorA handsome Maxwell Leonard 39DF 5 from the early Maxwell period. 2 piece, 2 tip. Excellent DF action. This rod is about as near to mint unused as you can get. I can see only the tiniest amount of brassing inside the snake guides. Of course this rod sports the superb and flawless Maxwell varnish finish. Light flame cane, 3 up node pattern wrapped light brown with darker brown edges on all wraps. "39DF #5" inked on guide flat. Serial #561 on reverse