Hardy "Trade Reel" Pattern No. 2 7'11" Set up with a carbide

Set up with a carbide stripper and black guides

Rod tube has a few dents in it but it has done its job well

Comes with its originally supplied neoprene reel case

Dark green sanded blank with matching wraps

the material wears evenly

Hardy "Trade Reel" Pattern No. 2 7'11" Set up with a carbideFor sale here is a 3 1 2 Hardy Trade Reel Pattern No. 2. with emergency checkwork. Although being a low grade Hardy reel and as the late JLH wrote, the least expensive reels that Hardy produced, these are seldom seen, and in my opinion, this one is in quite good cosmetic condition retaining very much of its wartime black paint. The reel is in all original condition with its beautiful ivory handle and smooth brass foot. The full length brass foot is