Hardy Bros. Palakona "C.C. de France" Bamboo Rod 6'10 4-5wt 7'10" Mortised reel seat made from

Mortised reel seat made from Koa with nickel silver railed inlaid

Bolt fly rod

One lifetime

sweet-casting rod with a host of great features

Cap and ring seat with a polished (bright) hardware and a mortised red swamp maple burl wood spacer

Hardy Bros. Palakona "C.C. de France" Bamboo Rod 6'10 4-5wt 7'10" Mortised reel seat made fromFor sale here is a Hardy Palakona "C. C. de France" 6'10" 2 1 4 5wt bamboo fly rod. Serial H12678, made in 1957. The rod is in excellent original condition with a few exceptions. There is an invisible repair wrap over a break on the tip section 6 1 2" in length starting about an inch above the ferrule. No length was lost. The wraps have received a light touch up coat of varnish at some point in the rods life. Both sections are full length with a kink