JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case 8'1" The reel is 100% original

The reel is 100% original with no repairs

15 oz which includes the old silk line on the spool

The spigot ferrules fit together nice and tight as they should with a 1/4" gap to allow for wear over time

Serial #1491 from the early 1970s

5 fly reel in an anodized camo finish

JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case 8'1" The reel is 100% originalFor sale here is an all brass JB Moscrop Manchester fly reel in leather D block case. 5" diameter. One of the more scarce British reels patented by John Moscrop in 1888 and again in 1891, Moscrop's fellow Manchester Angling Society members dubbed it the "Manchester Reel". It's a one piece frame construction and the whole reel is made of brass. It has a horn handle and is marked on backplate "J. B. Moscrop's Patent, Manchester" and on the bottom of the